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Profile - Iridium World Comm. Ltd. (IRIDQ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 26Price hit new 52-week high ($1.00)
Location
Clarendon House, 2 Church St.
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
Phone: (441) 295-5950
Fax: (441) 292-4720
Employees (last reported count): 536
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 4%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(3 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 8,000  shares (+44.29%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Iridium World Communications Ltd. is a limited liability company that acquires, owns and manages the Iridium communications system. The Company's subsidiaries include Iridium Operating LLC, Iridium Capital Corporation, Iridium Roaming LLC, Iridium IP LLC, and Iridium Facilities Corporation. Iridium offers its customers the ability to make and receive phone calls and receive pages virtually anywhere in the world. Iridium accomplishes this by providing access to the Iridium satellite constellation as well as the world's cellular networks, all with one phone, one phone number and one customer bill. Iridium believes it will be the only wireless telecommunications company in operation well into the year 2000 that will be able to offer this comprehensive global communications service. As of February 29, 2000, the Company was in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings.
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Financial Summary
IRIDQ sole asset is its investment in Iridium LLC which engages in the establishment and commercialization of a global mobile wireless communications system that will enable subscribers to send and receive telephone calls worldwide. For the three months ended 03/99, revenues totalled $1.5 million, up from $0. Net loss applicable to Common totalled $507.1 million, up from $205 million. Results reflect interest income from cash and investments, offset by higher depreciation expenses.
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Officers
FY1998 Pay

Robert Kinzie, 65
Chairman
$499K
John Richardson, 56
Interim CEO
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Richard Lesher, 65
Vice Chairman and Independent Company Director
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David Gibson
Interim CFO
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Mauro Sentinelli, 52
Exec. VP of Marketing and Distribution
681K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1998 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 -- IRIDQAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 16-Oct-2000
$0.031
Recent Price$0.63 
52-Week High
on 26-July-2001
$1.00 
Beta-1.54 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)77.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)46.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+136.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+217.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$12.4M
Shares Outstanding19.7M
Float18.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.46 
Earnings (ttm)-$115.87 
Earnings (mrq)-$28.91 
Sales (ttm)$0.12 
Cash (mrq)$9.91 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.07 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)5.18 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.64M
EBITDA (ttm)-$555.5M
Income available to common (ttm)-$1.56B
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter31-Mar-1999
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-42.76%
Return on Equity (ttm)-198.24%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.07 
Debt/Equity (mrq)14.09 
Total Cash (mrq)$195.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Nov-1999
Shares Short13.8M
Percent of Float73.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
13.6M
Daily Volume0 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Mar-1999)

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