| Business Summary | | The
First
Years,
Inc.
is
a
developer
and
international
marketer
of
a
broad
line
of
products
for
infants
and
toddlers.
Major
channels
through
which
the
Company
sells
its
products
include
mass
merchants,
supermarkets,
drug
stores,
department
stores,
wholesale
clubs,
convenience
stores,
specialty
stores,
internet-based
retailers,
mail-order
catalogs
and
catalog
showrooms.
The
Company's
product
line,
which
contains
more
than
250
items
that
range
in
retail
price
from
approximately
$0.99
to
$59.99,
is
marketed
under
The
First
Years
brand
and
several
licensed
brands,
including
Winnie
The
Pooh,
Disney
Mickey
and
Sesame
Street.
Utilizing
these
brands,
the
Company
sells
a
broad
range
of
products
for
infants
and
toddlers
in
three
categories,
Feeding
&
Soothing,
Play
&
Discover
and
Care
&
Safety. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | First
Years,
Inc.
manufactures,
develops
and
markets
broad
line
of
products
for
infants
and
toddlers.
KIDD
sells
its
products
through
department
stores,
variety
and
drug
chains,
mail
order
catalogs
and
wholesale
clubs.
For
the
three
months
ended
3/31/01,
net
sales
decreased
8%
to
$33.8
million.
Net
income
fell
21%
to
$2.4
million.
Revenues
reflect
inventory
cutbacks
by
major
customer
accounts.
Earnings
also
reflect
increased
payroll
costs. Recent Earnings Announcement For
the
3
months
ended
06/30/2001,
revenues
were
33,509;
after
tax
earnings
were
1,496. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.) | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| Ronald Sidman, 54 Chairman,
Pres, CEO | $591K | $91K | John Beals, 46 CFO,
Sr. VP-Fin., Treasurer | 220K | 16K | Richard Schaub, Jr., 41 Exec.
VP of Sales and Marketing | -- | -- | Bruce Baron, 40 Sr.
VP - Operations | 216K | -- | James Connors, Jr., 44 Sr.
VP - Product Devel. | 214K | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 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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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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