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Profile - Pegasus Communications (NasdaqNM:PGTV)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  9Conference call: Pegasus Communications Earnings (Q2 2001)
Aug  9Earnings Announcement
July 25Price hit new 52-week low ($10.76)
Location
c/o Pegasus Communications Mgt
225 City Line Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone: (888) 438-7488
Fax: (610) 341-1835
Email: info@pgtv.com
Employees (last reported count): 979
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Broadcasting & Cable TV
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 62%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 2,000  shares
·Institutional: 62% (162% of float)
(287 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 422.0K shares (+1.22%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Pegasus Communications Corporation is the holding company of Pegasus Satellite Communications Inc., a cable, satellite TV and Internet services company that is primarily focused on providing services to rural and underserved areas of the United States. The Company is the tenth largest multichannel video provider in the United States and the third largest direct broadcast satellite provider. The Company is the largest independent distributor of DIRECTV, with over 1.4 million subscribers as of December 31, 2000. Through agreements with Liberate Technologies, Genuity, Hughes Network Systems and other companies, the Company expands its array of advanced digital satellite products and services, including high-speed Internet connectivity through Pegasus Express Powered by DirecPC (a two-way broadband always-on satellite connection).
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Financial Summary
PGTV is a diversified media and communications company that provides direct broadcast satellite television services to customers in rural areas of the US. For the six months ended 6/01, total revenues rose 73% to $428.8 million. Net loss from continuing operations before extra item applicable to Common rose 44% to $148.5 million. Revenues reflect acquisitions and internal growth in the Company's DBS subscriber base. Higher loss reflects business growth costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Marshall Pagon, 44
Chairman, Pres, CEO, Director
$460K
Ted Lodge, 43
Sr. VP, CAO, Gen. Counsel, Sec., Director
272K
Rory Lindgren
Sr. VP, Customer Relationship Management
--  
M. Kasin Smith, 39
VP-Fin., CFO
--  
Howard Verlin, 38
VP, Assistant Sec.
303K
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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:PGTVAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 25-July-2001
$10.76 
Recent Price$11.50 
52-Week High
on 3-Oct-2000
$54.50 
Beta1.25 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)658.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)363.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-77.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-69.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$646.5M
Shares Outstanding56.2M
Float21.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 31-May-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$15.96 
Earnings (ttm)-$5.44 
Earnings (mrq)-$1.29 
Sales (ttm)$14.46 
Cash (mrq)$1.13 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.72 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.80 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$798.7M
EBITDA (ttm)-$34.9M
Income available to common (ttm)-$300.4M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-34.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)-36.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-10.27%
Return on Equity (ttm)-43.38%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.91 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.32 
Total Cash (mrq)$63.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2.46M
Percent of Float11.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.82M
Short Ratio2.92 
Daily Volume843.0K
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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