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Profile - MedQuist, Inc. (NasdaqNM:MEDQ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 25Conference call: MedQuist Quarterly
Location
Five Greentree Centre, Suite 311
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: (856) 810-8000
Fax: (856) 596-2575
Email: investor@medquist.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,400
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 72%
·Institutional: 20% (71% of float)
(232 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.06M shares (+16.89%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
MedQuist, Inc. is a national provider of medical transcription services, a key component in the provision of healthcare services. Transcription is the process by which dictation is converted into an electronic medical report. The timely production of accurate reports is necessary for patient care and for healthcare providers to receive reimbursement. The Company provides customized solutions to shorten its customers' billing cycles and reduce their overhead and other administrative costs. The Company serves approximately 2,700 clients nationwide through its client service centers. The Company also provides other medical document management services, such as digital dictation systems and reimbursement coding services.
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Financial Summary
MedQuist, Inc. provides electronic transcription and document management services to the healthcare industry converting free-form medical dictation into electronically formatted patient records. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 5% to $193.1 million. Net income fell 9% to $23.5 million. Revenues reflect the addition of new customers and higher sales to existing clients. Net income was offset by the absence of a $3.7 million gain on the sale of securities.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Compensation
PayExer

David Cohen, 59
Chairman, Cheif Exec. Officer
$704K--  
John Donohoe, Jr., 45
Pres, Chief Operating Officre
439K--  
Brian Kearns
Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer
--  --  
Ronald Scarpone, 55
Sr. VP - New Bus. Devel.
199K--  
John Suender, 39
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
217K$172K
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:MEDQAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 30-Oct-2000
$10.688
Recent Price$25.75 
52-Week High
on 11-July-2001
$33.66 
Beta0.49 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)118.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)44.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+26.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+69.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$949.4M
Shares Outstanding36.9M
Float10.3M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 16-June-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$9.30 
Earnings (ttm)$0.97 
Earnings (mrq)$0.28 
Sales (ttm)$9.98 
Cash (mrq)$3.05 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.77 
Price/Earnings (ttm)26.49 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.58 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$373.7M
EBITDA (ttm)$81.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$36.4M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)9.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)15.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)10.49%
Return on Equity (ttm)11.74%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)6.50 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.01 
Total Cash (mrq)$112.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short222.0K
Percent of Float2.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
215.0K
Short Ratio1.97 
Daily Volume113.0K
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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