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Profile - Laser Vision Centers, Inc (NasdaqNM:LVCI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Sep  5Earnings Announcement
Location
540 Maryville Centre Drive, Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: (314) 434-6900
Fax: (314) 434-2424
Email: ir@laservision.com
Employees (last reported count): 372
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Medical Equipment & Supplies
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 12%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 6 insider buys; 14.0K shares (0.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 20% (23% of float)
(67 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 155.0K shares (+3.09%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Laser Vision Centers, Inc. provides access to excimer lasers, microkeratomes, other equipment, and value added support services to eye surgeons for the treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and cataracts. Much of the Company's equipment is mobile and is routinely moved from location to location in response to customer demand. The Company also provides its equipment at fixed locations. The Company's flexible delivery system enlarges the pool of potential locations, eye surgeons and patients that it can serve, and allows it to effectively respond to changing market demands. Eye surgeons pay the Company a fee for each procedure they perform using its equipment.
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Financial Summary
Laser Vision Centers, Inc. provides excimer lasers and other equipment to eye surgeons for the treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and cataracts. For the fiscal year ended 4/30/01, revenues increased 9% to $96.1 million. Net income applicable to Common decreased 92% to $1.1 million. Revenues reflect increased number of U.S. lasers in operation and eye surgery performed. Earnings were offset by higher personnel and marketing expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Pay

John Klobnak, 50
Chairman and CEO
$1.3M
James Wachtman, 40
Pres and COO
391K
Robert May, 54
Vice Chairman, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
313K
B. Charles Bono, lll, 53
CFO, Exec. VP, Treasurer
288K
James Tiffany, 44
VP and Gen. Mang. -- MSS Cataract Division
224K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-Apr-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 -- NasdaqNM:LVCIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 20-Dec-2000
$1.125
Recent Price$3.54 
52-Week High
on 6-Sep-2000
$6.875
Beta0.57 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)189.4K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)359.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-45.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-26.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$91.7M
Shares Outstanding25.9M
Float22.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 10-Aug-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.59 
Earnings (ttm)$0.04 
Earnings (mrq)$0.03 
Sales (ttm)$3.92 
Cash (mrq)$0.96 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.99 
Price/Earnings (ttm)86.34 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.90 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$96.1M
EBITDA (ttm)$16.1M
Income available to common (ttm)$1.09M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)1.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsApr 30
Most recent quarter30-Apr-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.04%
Return on Equity (ttm)1.20%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.44 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.19 
Total Cash (mrq)$24.8M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short395.0K
Percent of Float1.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
399.0K
Short Ratio3.11 
Daily Volume127.0K
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