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Profile - LightPath Technologies (NasdaqNM:LPTH)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 28Price hit new 52-week low ($2.50)
Location
3819 Osuna, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 342-1100
Fax: (505) 342-1111
Email: sacklin@light.net
Employees (last reported count): 125
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 29%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 5,000  shares
·Institutional: 30% (42% of float)
(104 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 828.0K shares (+16.79%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
LightPath Technologies uses its proprietary automated manufacturing processes, including laser fusion and laser polishing, to provide optical components and sub-assemblies to telecommunications manufacturers. The impact of using highly flexible automated processes is to significantly increase volume production with reduced cost and improved reliability and performance. The Company manufactures its family of high-performance, small and large beam fiber-optic collimators and GRADIUM glass products at its headquarters in Albuquerque, NM. The Company's subsidiary, Horizon Photonics, manufactures its isolator products using its proprietary automation technology in Walnut, CA. LightPath also has an office in Warren, NJ dedicated to developing various optical matrix switching fabrics. LightPath products are used in telecommunications networks as well as the traditional optics markets.
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Financial Summary
LPTH uses its proprietary automated manufacturing processes, including laser fusion and laser polishing, to provide optical components and sub-assemblies to telecommunications manufacturers. For the nine months ended 3/31/01, revenues totalled $21.1 million, up from $880 thousand. Net loss applicable to Common totalled $35 million, up from $6.3 million. Results reflect additional sales due to acquisitions, offset by the inclusions of stock compensation and acquired R&D charges.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 06/30/2001, revenues were 5,049; after tax earnings were -25,826. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Robert Ripp, 59
Chairman
--  --  
Donald Lawson, 49
Pres, CEO, Director
$241K$1.2M
Dennis Yost
COO, Exec. VP
--  --  
Robert Cullen, 49
Exec. VP
--  --  
Donna Bogue
Sr. VP, CFO, Sec., Treasurer
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-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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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:LPTHAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 28-Aug-2001
$2.50 
Recent Price$3.69 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$55.50 
Beta2.29 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)272.4K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)174.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-93.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-91.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$71.4M
Shares Outstanding19.4M
Float13.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$5.22 
Earnings (ttm)-$3.19 
Earnings (mrq)-$1.33 
Sales (ttm)$1.37 
Cash (mrq*)$1.76 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.71 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.69 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$26.1M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$25.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$60.8M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJune 30
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
31-Mar-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-54.60%
Return on Equity (ttm)-58.14%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)8.18 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.00 
Total Cash (mrq)$29.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.53M
Percent of Float11.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.54M
Short Ratio6.95 
Daily Volume220.0K
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, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 31-Mar-2001)

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