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Profile - Central Securities Corp. (AMEX:CET)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
375 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10152
Phone: (212) 688-3011
Fax: (212) 688-5838
Employees (last reported count): 6
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Misc. Financial Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 49%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 1,000  shares
·Institutional: 46% (90% of float)
(25 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 26.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Central Securities Corp. is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The aggregate cost of securities purchased and the aggregate proceeds of securities sold during the six months ended June 30, 2000, excluding short-term investments, were $50.7 million and $82.2 million, respectively. The Plymouth Rock Company, Inc., Southeast Publishing Ventures, Inc., and Transport Corporation of America, Inc. are affiliates as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Financial Summary
Central Securities Corporation is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the six months ended 6/30/01, investment income totaled $3.3 million. Net investment income totaled $2.3 million. Net loss on investments totaled $4.2 million. The net decrease in net assets resulting from operations totaled $2 million. Net asset value per Common share totaled $32.49.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Wilmot Kidd, 58Pres
Charles Edgerton, 55VP and Treasurer
Karen Riley, 49Sec.
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Statistics at a Glance -- AMEX:CETAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 4-Apr-2001
$24.70 
Recent Price$26.98 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$39.00 
Beta0.95 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)6,136 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)9,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-30.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-6.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$487.4M
Shares Outstanding18.1M
Float9.20M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 14 for 13 on 7-Nov-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$32.49 
Earnings (ttm)-$2.63 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.11 
Sales (ttm)$0.39 
Cash (mrq)0 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.83 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)68.68 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$7.35M
EBITDA (ttm)$4.67M
Income available to common (ttm)-$50.7M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating Margin (ttm)63.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-8.20%
Return on Equity (ttm)-8.21%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$3,000 
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1,000 
Short Ratio0.17 
Daily Volume6,000 
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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