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Profile - Professional Detailing (NasdaqNM:PDII)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 22Price hit new 52-week low ($27.06)
Aug 13Earnings Announcement
Location
10 Mountainview Road
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Phone: (201) 258-8450
Fax: (201) 258-8445
Email: scotugno@pdi-inc.com
Employees (last reported count): 4,061
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 ·Industry: Business Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 63%
·Institutional: 61% (167% of float)
(209 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 39.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Professional Detailing, Inc. is a provider of sales and marketing services to the pharmaceutical industry. Within its three operating segments Contract Sales, Product Sales and Distribution, and Marketing Services, the Company provides dedicated contract sales services; syndicated contract sales services; LifeCycle X-Tension services, providing sales, marketing and distribution services for companies facing portfolio optimization challenges; LifeCycle Launch services, providing commercial launch services for emerging and biotechnology companies to independently launch new brands; marketing research and consulting services, and medical education and communication services, through which clients can access continuing medical education, Sales Force Tactical Briefings and peer-to-peer promotion.
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Financial Summary
Professional Detailing, Inc. provides customized product detailing programs and other marketing and promotional services to the United States pharmaceutical industry. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues totaled $317 million, up from $147.1 million. Net income rose 47% to $15.3 million. Revenues reflect the recording of the sales of Ceftin for the first time. Earnings were partially offset by higher facilities expansion and advertising/promotion expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

John Dugan, 64
Chairman of Strategic Planning
$137K
Charles Saldarini, 36
Pres, CEO
741K
Bernard Boyle, 55
CFO, Exec. VP, Sec. and Treasurer
432K
Steven Budd, 43
COO and Exec. VP
488K
Robert Higgins, 57
Exec. VP- Client Programs
235K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 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:PDIIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Aug-2001
$27.06 
Recent Price$30.02 
52-Week High
on 27-Nov-2000
$142.00 
Beta1.20 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)435.1K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)654.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-37.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-15.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$416.8M
Shares Outstanding13.9M
Float5.10M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$11.12 
Earnings (ttm)$2.26 
Earnings (mrq)$0.31 
Sales (ttm)$41.53 
Cash (mrq)$8.60 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.70 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.29 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.72 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$586.8M
EBITDA (ttm)$50.5M
Income available to common (ttm)$31.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)5.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)8.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)12.93%
Return on Equity (ttm)23.55%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.83 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$119.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short854.0K
Percent of Float16.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
751.0K
Short Ratio1.15 
Daily Volume742.0K
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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