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Profile - Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
345 Encinal Street, P.O. Box 1802
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Phone: (831) 426-5858
Fax: (831) 426-6098
Email: debbie.peterson@plantronics.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,208
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Communications Equipment
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 44%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider buys; 7,000  shares
 · 2 insider sells; 622.0K shares
  (2.9% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 88% (158% of float)
(334 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.67M shares (+3.79%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Plantronics, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of lightweight communications headsets, telephone headset systems, headset accessories, and related services. In addition, the Company manufactures and markets specialty telephone products, such as amplified telephone handsets, specialty telephones for hearing-impaired users, and noise-canceling handsets for use in high-noise environments. Plantronics' headsets are recognized for their safety, reliability, comfort, and sound quality. Plantronics has come to be highly regarded for leading-edge technological innovations, particularly for its emerging market products, such as cellular and computer headsets. The Company's headset products are used globally for call center, mobile, computer, and residential applications.
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Financial Summary
Plantronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets lightweight communications headsets and headset accessories and services. PLT also manufactures specialty telephone products. For the three months ended 6/30/01, net sales decreased 20% to $80.1 million. Net income decreased 60% to $8.1 million. Revenues reflect a decrease in demand for mobile and computer products. Net income also reflects a lower gross profit due to higher growth of lower margin products.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Compensation
PayExer

Marvin Tseu, 53
Chairman
--  --  
S. Kenneth Kannappan, 41
Pres, CEO
$1.0M$2.6M
Barbara Scherer, 45
Sr. VP - Admin. and Fin. and CFO
458K377K
Jean-Claude Malraison, 54
Managing Director- Europe, Middle East & Africa
--  --  
Donald Houston, 47
Sr. VP - Sales
481K4.5M
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Mar-2001 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 -- NYSE:PLTAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 20-Mar-2001
$16.00 
Recent Price$19.90 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$55.75 
Beta1.64 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)331.1K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)195.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-62.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-50.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$953.6M
Shares Outstanding47.9M
Float26.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 9-Aug-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.37 
Earnings (ttm)$1.16 
Earnings (mrq)$0.16 
Sales (ttm)$7.26 
Cash (mrq)$1.61 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)5.91 
Price/Earnings (ttm)17.11 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.74 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$380.8M
EBITDA (ttm)$91.4M
Income available to common (ttm)$61.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)16.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)22.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsMar 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)28.33%
Return on Equity (ttm)39.89%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.30 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$77.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3.28M
Percent of Float12.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.19M
Short Ratio11.05 
Daily Volume297.0K
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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