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Profile - TransAlta Corporation (TAC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 15Price hit new 52-week low ($15.37)
Upcoming Events
Oct  1Dividend payment of $0.163
Location
110-12th Avenue S.W., Alberta, T2P 2M1
Calgary, Canada
Phone: (403) 267-2520
Fax: (403) 267-2590
Employees (last reported count): 2,679
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 ·Sector: Utilities
 ·Industry: Electric Utilities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 6% (6% of float)
(56 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 746.0K shares (+6.78%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
TransAlta Corporation is Canada's largest non-regulated electricity generation company. TransAlta is an international electric energy company that is focused on enhancing its competitive edge as a low-cost operator of generation and transmission assets, and a successful developer of gas-fired independent power projects. The Company is concentrating its growth in Canada, the United States, Australia and Mexico. TransAlta owns and operates more than 8,000 megawatts (MW) of generation plus significant transmission assets in Alberta. The Company operates four business units: coal and hydro generation, gas-fired generation, high-voltage transmission and energy marketing.
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Financial Summary
TAC through its subsidiaries, TransAlta Utilities and TransAlta Energy, is engaged in the generation and distribution of electricity and thermal energy supply in Canada and international regions. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues totalled C$1.37 billion, up from C$586 million. Net income from continuing operations applicable to Common rose 39% to C$102.9 million. Results reflect increased production and physical trading, partially offset by higher operation expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
John FergusonChairman
Stephen SnyderPres, CEO, Director
Ian BourneCFO, Exec. VP
James DinningExec. VP, Sustainable Devel. and External Relations
Dawn FarrellExec. VP, Independent Power Projects
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Statistics at a Glance -- TACAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 15-Aug-2001
$15.37 
Recent Price$15.86 
52-Week High
on 3-Oct-2000
$28.625
Beta1.38 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)86.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)5,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-35.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-13.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$2.68B
Shares Outstanding168.8M
Float167.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.62 
Earnings (ttm)$0.71 
Earnings (mrq)$0.18 
Sales (ttm)$8.69 
Cash (mrq)$0.16 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.08 
Price/Earnings (ttm)22.27 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.82 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.47B
EBITDA (ttm)$485.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$120.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)10.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)22.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.33%
Return on Equity (ttm)8.81%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.97 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.22 
Total Cash (mrq)$27.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short171.0K
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
137.0K
Short Ratio7.43 
Daily Volume23.0K
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