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Profile - Alcan Inc. (NYSE:AL)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
1188 Sherbrooke St. West, Quebec H3A 3G2
Montreal, Canada
Phone: (514) 848-8000
Fax: (514) 848-8115
Email: investor.relations@alcan.com
Employees (last reported count): 53,000
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Metal Mining
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 53% (54% of float)
(773 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 14.7M shares (+7.93%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Alcan Inc. is the parent company of an international group involved in many aspects of the aluminum and packaging industries. Through subsidiaries, joint ventures and related companies around the world, the activities of Alcan include bauxite mining, alumina refining, power generation, aluminum smelting, manufacturing, recycling and packaging, as well as research and development. Alcan operates three specialized recycling plants in the United States, with total annual capacity of 481,000 tonnes, for the recycling of used beverage cans and process scrap returned from customers. Alcan is a leader in the manufacture and sale of individual packages to the producers of consumer goods in North America and Western Europe. Packaging is used to protect and present consumer goods in individual formats; it is also used to collate and transport consumer packages, and to protect and transport industrial and agricultural goods.
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Financial Summary
Alcan Inc. is engaged in all aspects of the aluminum business, including refining, mining, smelting and recycling. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 60% to $6.49 billion. Net income applicable to Common according to US GAAP before acct. change decreased 45% to $176 million. Revenues reflect increased metal sales, along with a higher number of packages shipped. Earnings were offset by the inclusion of charges for the impairment of bauxite assets in Jamaica.
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Officers

Position
John Evans, 71Chairman
D. Travis Engen, 56Pres, CEO, Director
Geoffery MerszeiCFO, Exec. VP
R. Evans, 52Exec. VP, Pres, Aluminum Fabrication Europe
E. LeBlanc, 58Exec. VP, Pres, Alcan Primary Metal Group
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:ALAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-Oct-2000
$28.188
Recent Price$36.44 
52-Week High
on 21-May-2001
$48.75 
Beta1.22 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1.19M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)662.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+12.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+50.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$11.7B
Shares Outstanding320.8M
Float317.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.60 
Dividend Yield1.65%
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 12-June-1989
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$27.54 
Earnings (ttm)$1.72 
Earnings (mrq)$0.29 
Sales (ttm)$39.95 
Cash (mrq)$0.43 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.32 
Price/Earnings (ttm)21.25 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.91 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$11.7B
EBITDA (ttm)$1.67B
Income available to common (ttm)$456.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)4.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.28%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.09%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.48 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.52 
Total Cash (mrq)$138.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2.81M
Percent of Float0.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.56M
Short Ratio1.94 
Daily Volume1.45M
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