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Profile - Hughes Electronics Corp. (NYSE:GMH)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 364-6000
Email: corpcomm@hughes.com
Employees (last reported count): 9,000
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 8%
·Institutional: 77% (83% of float)
(940 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 6.25M shares (+0.92%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Hughes Electronics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, is engaged in the satellite and wireless communications industry. The Company provides digital entertainment, information and communication services and satellite-based private business networks through its fleet of commercial satellites. The operations of Hughes are comprised of the Direct-To-Home Broadcast, Satellite Services and Network Systems segments. Hughes sold the satellite systems manufacturing businesses (Satellite Businesses) to The Boeing Company on October 6, 2000. PanAmSat, Hughes' 81%-owned subsidiary, expects to add additional satellites as part of its satellite expansion and restoration plan. The additional satellites are intended to meet the expected demand for additional satellite capacity, replace capacity affected by satellite anomalies and provide added back up to existing capacity. Five satellites have been launched, with an additional three satellites under construction.
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Financial Summary
Hughes Electronics provides digital entertainment, information and communication services and satellite-based private business networks through its fleet of commercial satellites. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues rose 10% to $3.88 billion. Net loss from continuing operations before acct. change applicable to Common rose 26% to $302.6 million. Results reflect an increased number of DirecTV subscribers, offset by increased personnel and depreciation expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Harry PearceChairman
Jack ShawCEO, Sr. Exec. VP, Director
Michael Gaines, 42CFO
Sandra HarrisonSr. VP
Pradman KaulSr. VP
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:GMHAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 4-Apr-2001
$17.50 
Recent Price$18.65 
52-Week High
on 2-Oct-2000
$38.00 
Beta1.24 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)2.79M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)2.25M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-46.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-28.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$16.3B
Shares Outstanding875.4M
Float805.4M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 3-July-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.10 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.38 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.14 
Sales (ttm)$5.66 
Cash (mrq)$0.81 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.30 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.29 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$7.63B
EBITDA (ttm)$456.9M
Income available to common (ttm)-$507.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-6.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)-8.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-2.61%
Return on Equity (ttm)-4.87%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.03 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.15 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.05B
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short4.33M
Percent of Float0.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
4.24M
Short Ratio1.62 
Daily Volume2.68M
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