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Profile - Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NasdaqNM:ASCA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 26Price hit new 52-week high ($21.90)
Location
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway
Suite 490 South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 567-7000
Fax: (702) 755-2737
Employees (last reported count): 6,400
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Casinos & Gaming
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 87%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 3 insider sells; 54.0K shares
  (0.3% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 10% (74% of float)
(34 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 450.0K shares (+18.29%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company that owns and operates casinos and related hotel, food and beverage, entertainment and other facilities, with six properties in operation in Missouri, Iowa, Mississippi and Nevada. All of the Company's principal operations are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company's properties are the Ameristar Kansas City in Missouri; Ameristar Council Bluffs in Iowa; Ameristar St. Charles in St. Louis, Missouri; Ameristar Vicksburg in Mississippi, and the Jackpot Properties in Nevada, which includes the Cactus Petes Resort Casino and The Horseshu Hotel & Casino. The Reserve, which included The Reserve Hotel Casino located in Henderson, Nevada, was sold to Station Casinos, Inc. on January 29, 2001.
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Financial Summary
ASCA is a gaming company that owns and operates casinos and related hotel, food and beverage, entertainment and other facilities, with six properties in operation in Missouri, Neveda, Mississippi and Iowa. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues rose 88% to $304 million. Net income before acct. change totalled $12.9 million, up from $2.3 million. Results reflect recent casino expansions and an aggressive marketing approach, along with improved margins.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Craig Neilsen, 59
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$754K
Thomas Steinbauer, 50
Sr. VP-Fin., Treasurer, Sec.
388K
Gordon Kanofsky, 45
Sr. VP, Legal Affairs
468K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:ASCAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 17-Jan-2001
$4.50 
Recent Price$15.42 
52-Week High
on 26-July-2001
$21.90 
Beta0.47 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)97.1K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)39.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+242.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+359.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$321.6M
Shares Outstanding20.9M
Float2.70M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.01 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.19 
Earnings (mrq)$0.40 
Sales (ttm)$22.83 
Cash (mrq)$1.97 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)7.68 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.68 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$484.2M
EBITDA (ttm)$48.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$23.2M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-4.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-3.53%
Return on Equity (ttm)-56.22%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.82 
Debt/Equity (mrq)17.25 
Total Cash (mrq)$40.8M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short354.0K
Percent of Float13.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
401.0K
Short Ratio2.98 
Daily Volume119.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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