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Profile - Merit Medical Systems (NasdaqNM:MMSI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 30Price hit new 52-week high ($16.09)
Aug 28Stock Split 5 for 4
Location
1600 West Merit Parkway
South Jordan, UT 84095
Phone: (801) 253-1600
Fax: (801) 253-1688
Email: nschultz@merit.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,038
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Medical Equipment & Supplies
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 41%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 7 insider sells; 73.0K shares
  (1.7% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 17% (29% of float)
(35 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 183.0K shares (+9.52%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets disposable medical products primarily for use in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The Company's products are designed to provide physicians and other health care professionals with devices that enable them to perform interventional and diagnostic procedures safely and effectively. The Company's products include, among others, control syringes (CCS and Smart Tip), waste handling and disposal products (Merit Disposal Depot and Backstop), angiography needles (Majestik Series), blood containment devices (Captiva), diagnostic angiographic pigtail catheters, and diagnostic cardiology and radiology catheters, (SofTouch and Performa), sheath introducers (DialEase) and diagnostic guide wires (RadStat and BackStop). These products are sold separately and in custom kits consisting primarily of selected combinations of products.
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Financial Summary
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes disposable medical products for use in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales rose 16% to $53.1 million. Net income totalled $3 million, vs. a loss of $115 thousand. Revenues reflect increased sales of the Company's custom kits and stand alone devices. Earnings also reflect higher gross margins and lower debt levels.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Fred Lampropoulos, 51
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$353K--  
Kent Stanger, 46
CFO, Sec., Treasurer,
222K$10.0K
B. Leigh Weintraub, 51
COO, VP-Operations
221K13.2K
Brian Ferrand, 46
VP-Sales
246K--  
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:MMSIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 8-Jan-2001
$4.00 
Recent Price$15.78 
52-Week High
on 30-Aug-2001
$16.09 
Beta0.58 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)192.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)324.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+225.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+336.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$161.8M
Shares Outstanding10.3M
Float6.00M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 5 for 4 on 28-Aug-2001
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.89 
Earnings (ttm)$0.39 
Earnings (mrq)$0.18 
Sales (ttm)$9.83 
Cash (mrq)$0.04 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)4.05 
Price/Earnings (ttm)40.05 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.60 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$98.9M
EBITDA (ttm)$10.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$3.99M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)4.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.52%
Return on Equity (ttm)11.23%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.39 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.40 
Total Cash (mrq)$359.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short813.0K
Percent of Float13.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
8,000 
Short Ratio1.91 
Daily Volume426.0K
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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