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Profile - Marketing Specialists (OTC BB:MKSP.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week low ($0.009)
Location
17855 N.Dallas Parkway, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75287
Phone: (972) 349-6200
Fax: (781) 933-3680
Employees (last reported count): 4,600
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 ·Industry: Business Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 54%
·Institutional: 4% (9% of float)
(10 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 76.0K shares (+7.81%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Marketing Specialists Corporation, incorporated on March 4, 1998, provides outsourced sales, merchandising and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer goods (Manufacturers). The Company acts as an independent sales and marketing representative, selling grocery and consumer products on behalf of Manufacturers and coordinating the execution of Manufacturers' merchandising programs with retailers, wholesalers, mass merchandisers, supercenters, membership warehouses, drug stores and specialty food outlets (Retailers). The Company's principal source of revenue is the commission it receives from Manufacturers. Marketing Specialists represents more than 1,600 Manufacturers and more than 128,000 food and non-food stock-keeping units and has business relationships with Retailers throughout the United States.
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Financial Summary
Marketing Specialists Corporation is a food brokerage firm providing outsourced sales, merchandising and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer goods. For the three months ended 3/31/01, revenues fell 6% to $89.1 million. Net loss from continuing operations applicable to Common rose 32% to $8.6 million. Results reflect a change in the Company's method of calculating receivable balances and higher interest expense.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Ronald Pedersen, 61
Chairman
$446K
Gerald Leonard, 54
Pres, CEO, Director
514K
Timothy Byrd, 46
CFO, Director
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Bruce Butler, 52
Pres of Brand Devel.
483K
Glenn Gillam, 49
COO
445K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 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:MKSP.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-Aug-2001
$0.009
Recent Price$0.009
52-Week High
on 12-Oct-2000
$1.813
Beta3.23 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)65.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)87.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-99.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-99.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$234.0K
Shares Outstanding26.0M
Float12.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$8.84 
Earnings (ttm)-$10.99 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.33 
Sales (ttm)$14.38 
Cash (mrq)$0.04 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.00 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$375.5M
EBITDA (ttm)-$307.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$367.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-97.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)-88.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter31-Mar-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-108.45%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.38 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.05M
Short Interest
As of 9-Mar-2001
Shares Short30.0K
Percent of Float0.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
31.0K
Short Ratio4.29 
Daily Volume7,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Mar-2001)

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