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Profile - Universal Security Instr. (OTC BB:USEC.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
7-A Gwynns Mill Court
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone: (410) 363-3000
Fax: (410) 363-2218
Email: info@universalsecurity.com
Employees (last reported count): 16
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 ·Sector: Consumer Cyclical
 ·Industry: Audio & Video Equipment
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 56%
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Business Summary
Universal Security Instruments Inc. designs and markets a variety of popularly priced security and private label products which currently consist primarily of smoke alarms and related products. Most of the Company's products either require minimal installation, or are designed for easy installation by the consumer without professional assistance and requiring little or no technical knowledge. In the sale of smoke alarms, the Company competes in all of its markets with First Alert, Firex and Walter Kidde. The Company also markets a variety of private label products on a made-to-order basis, such as telephones and video products.
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Financial Summary
Universal Security Instruments designs and markets a variety of security products, telecommunications products and video products. For the fiscal year ended 3/31/01, revenues increased 1% to $7.7 million. Net loss totaled $759 thousand vs. an income of $41 thousand. Revenues reflect marketing to the electrical distribution trade through USI Electric. Net losses reflect the absence of a $805 thousand gain on sale of a Company's headquarters and impact of sluggish worldwide economy.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 06/30/2001, revenues were 2,255; after tax earnings were 62. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers
FY2001 Pay

Michael Kovens, 58
Chairman
$175K
Harvey Grossblatt, 54
Pres, CFO, Sec., Treasurer, Director
122K
Stephen Knepper, 57
Vice Chairman
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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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- OTC BB:USEC.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-June-2001
$0.90 
Recent Price$1.05 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$4.031
Beta0.65 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1,182 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-73.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-64.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$958.0K
Shares Outstanding912.0K
Float400.0K
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 4 on 9-Mar-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$3.62 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.80 
Earnings (mrq)$0.07 
Sales (ttm)$8.69 
Cash (mrq*)$0.04 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.29 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.12 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$7.94M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$505.0K
Income available to common (ttm)-$728.0K
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-8.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)-7.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsMar 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
31-Mar-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-9.80%
Return on Equity (ttm)-18.91%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.23 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.56 
Total Cash (mrq)$0 
Short Interest
As of 8-Feb-1999
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1,000 
Daily Volume0 
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, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 31-Mar-2001)

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