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Profile - LCA Vision, Inc. (NasdaqNM:LCAV)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
7840 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236
Phone: (513) 792-9292
Fax: (513) 792-5620
Email: invest@lca.com
Employees (last reported count): 293
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 ·Industry: Healthcare Facilities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 35%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 37.0K shares (0.2% of insider shares)
 · 2 insider sells; 19.0K shares
  (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 10% (15% of float)
(61 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 985.0K shares (+17.65%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
LCA Vision, Inc. operates 34 laser vision correction centers, 32 of which are located in metropolitan markets throughout the United States, one of which is in Canada and one of which is in Europe. Its centers are supported by credentialed ophthalmologists and optometrists. The ophthalmologists perform the laser vision correction procedures, and either ophthalmologists or optometrists carry out the pre-procedure evaluations and post-procedure follow-ups. The Company has performed laser vision correction procedures since 1991, and nearly all procedures are now LASIK.
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Financial Summary
LCA Vision, Inc. is a leading developer and operater of free-standing laser refractive surgery centers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues increased 32% to $43.9 million. Net income totaled $2.1 million vs. a loss of $606 thousand. Revenues reflect an increase in the number of procedures performed. Earnings benefitted from lower spending on outside professional services, lower marketing and advertising expenditures.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Stephen Joffe, M.D., 58
Chairman
$333K
Thomas Wilson, 62
CEO
217K
Joseph Dzialo, 46
Pres, COO
263K
Alan Buckey, 42
CFO, Exec. VP
125K
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 -- NasdaqNM:LCAVAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 27-Dec-2000
$1.00 
Recent Price$2.03 
52-Week High
on 4-Apr-2001
$3.438
Beta1.44 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)79.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)127.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-32.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-9.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$94.7M
Shares Outstanding46.6M
Float30.3M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 4 on 5-June-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.39 
Earnings (ttm)$0.01 
Earnings (mrq)$0.02 
Sales (ttm)$1.52 
Cash (mrq)$0.61 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.46 
Price/Earnings (ttm)290.00 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.34 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$74.1M
EBITDA (ttm)$3.29M
Income available to common (ttm)$292.0K
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)0.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-2.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.39%
Return on Equity (ttm)0.43%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)5.41 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.00 
Total Cash (mrq)$28.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short242.0K
Percent of Float0.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
210.0K
Short Ratio3.27 
Daily Volume74.0K
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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