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Profile - Career Education Corp. (NasdaqNM:CECO)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 21Price hit new 52-week high ($67.21)
Location
2895 Greenspoint Parkway, Suite 600
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
Phone: (847) 781-3600
Fax: (847) 781-3610
Email: inquiries@careered.com
Employees (last reported count): 962
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Schools
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 9%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 5 insider sells; 189.0K shares
  (8.7% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 91% (100% of float)
(272 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 653.0K shares (+3.17%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Career Education Corporation is a provider of private, for-profit postsecondary education, with 38 campuses throughout the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. The Company's educational programs consist of Visual Communication and Design Technologies, which includes desktop publishing, graphic design, fashion design, interior design, graphic imaging, Webpage design and animation; Information Technology, which includes PC/LAN, PC/Net, computer technical support, computer network operation, computer information management and computer programming; Business Studies, which includes business administration, business operations and e-commerce, and Culinary Arts, which includes culinary arts, restaurant management and pastry arts. The Company has approximately 33,400 students enrolled, as of January 31, 2001, and its schools offer a variety of master's degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree and diploma programs in career-oriented disciplines.
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Financial Summary
Career Education Corp. is a provider of private, for-profit postsecondary education in North America. The Co's schools offer a variety of bachelor's degree, associate degree and non-degree programs in career-oriented disciplines. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 67% to $241 million. Net income before accounting change rose 91% to $11.2 million. Results reflect an increase in net tuition, higher student population and an increase in investment proceeds.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

John Larson, 49
Chairman, CEO, Pres
$1.1M$1.6M
Patrick Pesch, 44
CFO, Sec., Sr. VP, Treasurer, Director
437K--  
Nick Fluge, 49
Sr. VP- Operations
440K196K
Jacob Gruver, 46
Sr. VP- Operations
440K166K
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:CECOAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 25-Oct-2000
$26.00 
Recent Price$57.76 
52-Week High
on 21-Aug-2001
$67.21 
Beta0.38 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)240.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)391.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+37.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+85.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.27B
Shares Outstanding22.0M
Float20.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 28-Aug-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$11.98 
Earnings (ttm)$1.26 
Earnings (mrq)$0.22 
Sales (ttm)$19.27 
Cash (mrq)$0.01 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)4.82 
Price/Earnings (ttm)45.66 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.00 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$422.4M
EBITDA (ttm)$74.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$27.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)6.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)11.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)8.84%
Return on Equity (ttm)12.66%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.03 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.15 
Total Cash (mrq)$273.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short216.0K
Percent of Float1.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
227.0K
Short Ratio0.99 
Daily Volume217.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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