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Profile - MDS Inc. (NYSE:MDZ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
100 International Blvd., Ontario
Toronto, M9W 6J6, Canada
Phone: (416) 675-7661
Fax: (416) 675-0688
Employees (last reported count): 10,379
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Biotechnology & Drugs
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 19%
·Institutional: 43% (53% of float)
(59 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 13.5M shares (+20.62%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
MDS Inc. is a Canadian health and life sciences corporation focused on providing technology-based solutions to its customers to help them improve the health and well-being of people. Customers include providers of healthcare such as hospitals, physicians and other medical facilities, and manufacturers of health-related products such as pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies and manufacturers of medical devices. The services and products of the Corporation are designed to assist customers to lower costs and improve the safety and efficacy of their products and services.
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Financial Summary
MDS Inc., an international health and life sciences company, provides laboratory testing, R&D of new drugs, and products manufacturing to prevent, diagnose, and manage diseases. For the six months ended 4/30/01, revenues rose 26% to C$801.2 million. Net income rose 27% to C$55.2 million. Revenues reflect increased sales in Life Science and Health segments. Earnings also reflect a C$36.2 million gain on the issuance of shares by a subsidiary.
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Officers
Wilfred G. Lewitt, Chmn.
John A Rogers, Pres./CEO
Gary W. Goertz, Exec. VP-Fin./CFO
Peter E. Brent, VP/Counsel/Secy.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:MDZAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 27-June-2001
$10.25 
Recent Price$12.18 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$43.313
Daily Volume (3-month avg)4,182 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)3,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-71.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-62.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.47B
Shares Outstanding120.4M
Float97.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.06 
Dividend Yield0.46%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$6.61 
Earnings (ttm)$0.55 
Earnings (mrq)$0.03 
Sales (ttm)$7.31 
Cash (mrq)$0.82 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.84 
Price/Earnings (ttm)22.14 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.67 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.04B
EBITDA (ttm)$195.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$78.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)7.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)12.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsOct 31
Most recent quarter30-Apr-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.25%
Return on Equity (ttm)10.79%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.36 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.42 
Total Cash (mrq)$98.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short26.0K
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
30.0K
Short Ratio8.67 
Daily Volume3,000 
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-Apr-2001);   dollar amounts based on an exchange rate of 1.55 Canadian Dollars/US Dollar

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