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Profile - Hickory Tech Corporation (NasdaqNM:HTCO)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
221 East Hickory Street, P.O. Box 3248
Mankato, MN 56002
Phone: (800) 326-5789
Fax: (507) 625-9191
Email: info@hickorytech.com
Employees (last reported count): 552
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 6%
·Institutional: 11% (11% of float)
(66 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 230.0K shares (+18.64%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Hickory Tech Corporation (HickoryTech) is a diversified communications company whose core business is the operation of four incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs). This business consists of connecting customers to the telephone network, providing switched service and dedicated private lines, connecting customers to long distance service providers and providing many other services commonly associated with ILECs. In 1998, HickoryTech undertook business startup initiatives in long distance, Internet access and competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) businesses. HickoryTech also provides wireless telecommunications services to customers in and in the area surrounding its ILEC service territory in Minnesota, and in an area surrounding Minneapolis/St. Paul. In addition, Hickory Tech provides data processing services to the telecommunications industry and installs and maintains telephone systems.
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Financial Summary
HTCO is a diversified communications company operating in five business segments: local telephone, communications services, wireless communications, billing/data services, and communications products. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 8% to $54.2 million. Net income before accounting change fell 9% to $4 million. Revenues reflect an increased customer base. Earnings were offset due to increased interest expense for capital expenditures.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Robert Alton, Jr., 51
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$550K
John Finke, 37
VP and Pres of the Company's Telephone Sector
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David Christensen, 47
VP, CFO, Treasurer, Sec.
236K
Mary Jacobs, 42
VP, Director of HR
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Jon Anderson, 47
VP
188K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 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:HTCOAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 13-Mar-2001
$12.00 
Recent Price$17.36 
52-Week High
on 5-Oct-2000
$23.75 
Beta0.51 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)8,409 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)4,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-14.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+14.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$241.3M
Shares Outstanding13.9M
Float13.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.44 
Dividend Yield2.54%
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 18-Aug-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$5.69 
Earnings (ttm)$0.54 
Earnings (mrq)$0.14 
Sales (ttm)$7.60 
Cash (mrq)$0.13 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)3.05 
Price/Earnings (ttm)32.09 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.29 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$106.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$38.4M
Income available to common (ttm)$7.57M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)7.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)21.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.04%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.75%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.61 
Debt/Equity (mrq)2.13 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.82M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short9,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
6,000 
Short Ratio1.29 
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 30-June-2001)

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