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Profile - Celanese AG (NYSE:CZ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
Industriepark Hoechst, Building F-821
Frankfurt, Germany
Phone: (908) 522-7784
Fax: (908) 522-7583
Email: m.buss@celanese.com
Employees (last reported count): 13,200
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 27%
·Institutional: 13% (18% of float)
(63 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 956.0K shares (+12.39%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Celanese AG, incorporated as Diogenes Erste Aktiengesellschaft in 1996, is a global industrial chemicals company. The Company's business involves processing chemical raw materials, such as ethylene and propylene, and natural products, including natural gas and wood pulp, into value-added chemicals and chemical-based products. Celanese's competitive cost structures are based on economies of scale, vertical integration, technical understanding and the use of technologies. The Company's portfolio consists of five main business segments: Acetyl Products, Chemical Intermediates, Acetate Products, Technical Polymers Ticona and Performance Products.
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Financial Summary
Celanese AG is a global industrial chemicals company involved in the processing of chemical raw materials, and natural products, into value-added chemicals and chemical based products for use in the automotive, pharmaceutical and other industries. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales rose 10% to EUR2.73 billion. Net income from continuing operations fell 29% to EUR36M. Results reflect higher selling prices, offset by increased S/G/A expenses.
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Officers

Position
Claudio Sonder, 57Chairman of the Management Board
Perry Premdas, 47CFO
Guenter Metz, 64Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Reiner Nause, 55Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Edward Munoz, 56CEO, Ticona
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:CZAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Sep-2000
$16.00 
Recent Price$17.85 
52-Week High
on 17-July-2001
$23.76 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)35.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)42.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+2.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+36.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$898.4M
Shares Outstanding50.3M
Float36.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.35 
Dividend Yield1.98%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$54.88 
Earnings (ttm)$0.73 
Earnings (mrq)$0.18 
Sales (ttm)$97.69 
Cash (mrq)$0.52 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.33 
Price/Earnings (ttm)24.55 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.18 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$4.95B
EBITDA (ttm)$425.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$36.4M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)0.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)0.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.52%
Return on Equity (ttm)1.37%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.22 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.40 
Total Cash (mrq)$26.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short54.0K
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
25.0K
Short Ratio1.54 
Daily Volume35.0K
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