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Profile - Hot Topic, Inc. (NasdaqNM:HOTT)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 22Earnings Announcement
Location
18305 East San Jose Ave.
City of Industry, CA 91748
Phone: (626) 839-4681
Email: online@hottopic.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,009
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 14%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 11 insider sells; 188.0K shares
  (6.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 93% (108% of float)
(259 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 594.0K shares (+3.20%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Hot Topic, Inc. is a mall-based specialty retailer of music-licensed and music-influenced apparel, accessories and gift items for young men and women, principally between the ages of 12 and 22. Music-licensed merchandise includes T-shirts, hats, posters, stickers, patches, postcards, books, CDs, videos and other items. Music-influenced merchandise includes woven and knit tops, skirts, pants, shorts, jackets, shoes, costume jewelry, body jewelry, sunglasses, cosmetics and gift items. The Company plans to test a second retail concept in fiscal 2001 with the brand name Torrid. Torrid will offer a selection of apparel, lingerie, shoes and accessories for plus-size women between the ages of 15 and 30. The Company plans to open six of the Torrid stores in fiscal 2001, one of which was opened on April 18, 2001. Hot Topics also maintains a Website, www.hottopic.com, through which it markets its Hot Topic stores, store concept and sells certain of its merchandise.
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Financial Summary
HOTT is a mall-based specialty retailer of music-licensed and music-influenced apparel, accessories and gift items for young men and women principally between the ages of 12 and 22. For the 13 weeks ended 5/5/01, revenues increased 40% to $62.9 million. Net income increased 37% to $3.3 million. Revenues reflect an increase in the number of stores in operation. Earnings were partially offset by pre-opening expenses.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 08/04/2001, revenues were 71,944; after tax earnings were 4,279. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Compensation
PayExer

Robert Jaffe, 48
Chairman, Director
--  --  
Elizabeth McLaughlin, 39
Pres, CEO, Director
$455K$368K
Jim McGinty
CFO
--  --  
Jerry Cook
COO
--  --  
Jane Cruz
Sr. VP of HR
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 29-Jan-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:HOTTAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 13-Oct-2000
$13.696
Recent Price$33.25 
52-Week High
on 22-May-2001
$38.20 
Beta1.34 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)693.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)882.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+117.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+191.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$683.0M
Shares Outstanding20.5M
Float17.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 28-Dec-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$5.06 
Earnings (ttm)$1.16 
Earnings (mrq)$0.19 
Sales (ttm)$13.44 
Cash (mrq*)$2.18 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)6.57 
Price/Earnings (ttm)28.71 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.48 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$295.5M
EBITDA (ttm*)$45.5M
Income available to common (ttm)$25.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)8.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)13.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsFeb 3
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
5-May-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)22.25%
Return on Equity (ttm)28.10%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)4.02 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.00 
Total Cash (mrq)$38.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short4.20M
Percent of Float23.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
4.03M
Short Ratio6.00 
Daily Volume701.0K
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