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Profile - Methanex Corporation (NasdaqNM:MEOH)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
1800 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC,, Canada
Phone: (604) 661-2600
Fax: (604) 661-2676
Email: invest@methanex.com
Employees (last reported count): 812
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 ·Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 47% (47% of float)
(131 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 9.11M shares (+13.69%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Methanex Corporation is a producer and marketer of methanol. Methanol, produced primarily from natural gas, is a basic chemical building block used to manufacture formaldehyde, methyl tertiary butyl ether, acetic acid and a variety of chemical intermediates. The Company operates methanol production facilities located in North America, New Zealand and Chile, and sources additional methanol produced by others throughout the world. It sells methanol through an extensive global marketing and distribution system.
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Financial Summary
Methanex Corporation is engaged in the production and sale of natural gas based petrochemical products, primarily methanol and gasoline. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues increased 68% to $714.1 million. Net income totalled $109.1 million, up from $19.2 million. Revenues reflect increases in methanol prices and the average realized price per ton. Earnings also reflect decreased depreciation expenses and increased interest income.
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Officers

Position
Jeffrey LiptonChairman
Pierre ChoquettePres, CEO
Allan ColeVP, Fin. and CFO
W. EmmertonVP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
Fred WilliamsVP, Marketing
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:MEOHAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 24-Oct-2000
$3.25 
Recent Price$6.57 
52-Week High
on 21-May-2001
$8.95 
Beta0.27 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)744.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)757.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+7.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+44.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.07B
Shares Outstanding162.5M
Float160.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.14 
Earnings (ttm)$1.41 
Earnings (mrq)$0.25 
Sales (ttm)$8.09 
Cash (mrq)$2.41 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.92 
Price/Earnings (ttm)4.68 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.81 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.35B
EBITDA (ttm)$424.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$234.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)17.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)23.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)13.00%
Return on Equity (ttm)22.08%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)6.56 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.34 
Total Cash (mrq)$391.9M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short480.0K
Percent of Float0.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
146.0K
Short Ratio0.83 
Daily Volume581.0K
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