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Profile - Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE:PIR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
301 Commerce Street, Suite 600
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: (817) 252-8000
Fax: (817) 878-7881
Employees (last reported count): 6,500
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 9%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 3 insider sells; 16.0K shares
  (0.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 86% (94% of float)
(402 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 2.09M shares (+2.50%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. is a specialty retail operation consisting of three chains of retail stores operating under the Pier 1 Imports, The Pier, and Cargo brand names. The Company sells a wide variety of furniture, decorative home furnishings, dining and kitchen goods, bath and bedding accessories and other specialty items for the home. Subject to changes in the retail environment, availability of suitable store sites and adequate financing, Pier 1 plans to open approximately 85 new stores and close approximately 25 stores in North America in fiscal 2002, depending upon lease renewal negotiations, relocation space availability and general economic conditions. Presently, Pier 1 maintains regional distribution center facilities in or near Baltimore, Maryland, Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio, Fort Worth, Texas, Ontario, California, and Savannah, Georgia.
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Financial Summary
Pier one Imports, Inc. is an international specialty retailer of imported decorative home furnishings, gifts and related items. For the three months ended 6/2/01, revenues increased 9% to $325.4 million. Net income decreased 27% to $12.3 million. Revenues reflect a 2.8% increase in same store sales and the addition of new stores. Earnings were offset by lower merchandise margins and increased costs related to a new television advertising campaign.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Compensation
PayExer

Marvin Girouard, 61
Chairman, CEO
$2.5M--  
Charles Turner, 44
Sr. VP-Fin., CFO, Treasurer
663K$316K
J. Rodney Lawrence, 55
Sr. VP - Legal Affairs, Sec.
492K--  
Robert Arlauskas, 46
Sr. VP, Stores
--  --  
Jay Jacobs, 46
Sr. VP- Merchandising
651K571K
Dollar amounts are as of 2-Mar-2001 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 -- NYSE:PIRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 21-Dec-2000
$8.00 
Recent Price$12.15 
52-Week High
on 11-Apr-2001
$14.89 
Beta0.38 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)511.1K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)457.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+1.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+36.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.16B
Shares Outstanding95.1M
Float86.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.16 
Dividend Yield1.32%
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 30-July-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$5.56 
Earnings (ttm)$0.93 
Earnings (mrq)$0.13 
Sales (ttm)$14.76 
Cash (mrq*)$0.42 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)2.18 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.12 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.82 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.44B
EBITDA (ttm*)$187.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$90.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)6.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)10.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsMar 3
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
2-June-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)12.73%
Return on Equity (ttm)17.92%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)3.56 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.05 
Total Cash (mrq)$40.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.12M
Percent of Float1.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.09M
Short Ratio2.46 
Daily Volume456.0K
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