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Profile - Taro Pharmaceutical Ind. (NasdaqNM:TARO)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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July 27Stock Split 2 for 1
Location
c/o TARO U.S.A., Five Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Phone: (800) 544-1449
Fax: (800) 329-8276
Employees (last reported count): 490
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 34%
·Institutional: 51% (77% of float)
(105 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 2.50M shares (+18.64%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. commenced operations as a manufacturer of solid dosage form products, but an agreement with American Home Products Corporation in 1954 allowed the Company to expand operations to include sterile products. The Company entered the steroid market following an agreement with the Schering Corporation in 1955. In 1957, an agreement with Endo Laboratories provided Taro with products such as Percodan and Coumadin, which Taro continues to manufacture and sell in Israel today.
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Financial Summary
TARO manufactures, markets and distributes OTC and prescription pharmaceuticals primarily in the Unites States, Canada and Israel, offering topical corticosteroids and antifungal cream products. For the six months ended 6/30/01, sales rose 39% to $64.7 million. Net income totaled $8.8 million up from $3.7 million. Revenues benefited from introduction of the CB Cream and other new products. Earnings also benefited from increases in gross margins due to introduction of CB Cream.
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Officers

Position
Barrie Levitt, M.D.Chairman
A. LevittPres, Director
Eric HillsVice Chairman
Daniel Moros, M.D.Vice Chairman
K. ConnellySr. VP, CFO
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:TAROAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 7-Sep-2000
$7.813
Recent Price$42.50 
52-Week High
on 19-July-2001
$49.375
Beta0.83 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)685.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)427.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+347.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+500.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$912.2M
Shares Outstanding21.5M
Float14.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 27-July-2001
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.72 
Earnings (ttm)$0.61 
Earnings (mrq)$0.24 
Sales (ttm)$4.93 
Cash (mrq)$0.25 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)15.62 
Price/Earnings (ttm)69.67 
Price/Sales (ttm)8.62 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$121.9M
EBITDA (ttm)$21.3M
Income available to common (ttm)$15.2M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)12.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)17.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)12.63%
Return on Equity (ttm)30.10%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.86 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.99 
Total Cash (mrq)$5.47M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.05M
Percent of Float7.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.63M
Short Ratio0.81 
Daily Volume1.31M
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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