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Profile - Wisconsin Central Transp. (NasdaqNM:WCLX)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 27Price hit new 52-week high ($17.04)
Location
6250 North River Road, Suite 9000
Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: (847) 318-4600
Fax: (847) 318-4628
Email: agthoma@wclx.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,180
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 ·Sector: Transportation
 ·Industry: Railroads
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 44%
·Institutional: 57% (101% of float)
(225 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.05M shares (+4.17%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation is a holding company that conducts its business through subsidiaries and minority-owned corporations. The Company's North American rail business is conducted through its wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries, Wisconsin Central Ltd., Fox Valley & Western Ltd., WCL Railcars, Inc., Wisconsin Chicago Link Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company, WC Canada Holdings, Inc. and Algoma Central Railway Inc. The transportation business in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is conducted by Wisconsin Central International, Inc., another wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, through its minority-owned affiliates in each of those countries.
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Financial Summary
Wisconsin Central Transportation, a holding company, operates approx. 2,855 route miles of railway serving WI, IL, MN, MI, and Ontario. WCLX also has a 24% interest in Tranz Rail and a 33% interest in English Welsh and Scottish Railway. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 1% to $186.3 million. Net income rose 33% to $27.1 million. Results reflect an increase in haulage volume and switching revenue. Earnings benefited from increased International affiliates income.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Robert Wheeler, 55
Chairman
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Thomas Power, Jr., 60
Pres and CEO
$656K
Ronald Russ, 46
CFO, Exec. VP
232K
J. Reilly McCarren, 44
Pres and CEO of the North American operating subsidiaries
359K
James Fisk, 48
Exec. VP - Corp. Devel.
232K
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:WCLXAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 10-Oct-2000
$9.813
Recent Price$17.01 
52-Week High
on 27-Aug-2001
$17.04 
Beta0.74 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)182.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)133.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+32.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+77.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$790.9M
Shares Outstanding46.5M
Float26.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 3-June-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$10.53 
Earnings (ttm)$1.11 
Earnings (mrq)$0.33 
Sales (ttm)$7.92 
Cash (mrq)$0.01 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.61 
Price/Earnings (ttm)15.35 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.15 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$373.6M
EBITDA (ttm)$119.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$52.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)11.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)25.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.56%
Return on Equity (ttm)10.88%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.64 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.81 
Total Cash (mrq)$295.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short646.0K
Percent of Float2.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
614.0K
Short Ratio2.73 
Daily Volume237.0K
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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