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Profile - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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July 31Dividend payment of $0.02
Location
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 828-0850
Fax: (202) 828-0860
Email: ir@danaher.com
Employees (last reported count): 24,000
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 ·Industry: Scientific & Technical Instr.
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 42%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 4 insider sells; 5.80M shares
  (8.8% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 56% (97% of float)
(816 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 4.93M shares (+5.75%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Danaher Corporation is primarily involved in the production of process/environmental control products and tools and components products. The Process/Environmental Controls Segment produces and sells compact, professional electronic test tools; underground storage tank leak detection systems; motion, position, speed, temperature and level instruments and sensing devices; power switches and controls; communication line products; power protection products; liquid flow and quality measuring devices; quality assurance products and systems; safety devices; and electronic and mechanical counting and controlling devices. The Tools and Components segment is one of the largest worldwide producers and distributors of general purpose mechanics' hand tools and automotive specialty tools.
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Financial Summary
Danaher Corporation produces and sells electronic test tools, storage tank leak detection systems, motion, speed and position instruments and sensing devices, and general purpose and automotive specialty tools. For the six months ended 6/29/01, revenues rose 12% to $1.96 billion. Net income rose 16% to $176.8 million. Revenues reflect acquisitions completed during 2000 and an increase in unit volume. Higher income also reflects cost reduction effort.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Steven Rales, 49
Chairman
--  --  
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., 38
Pres, CEO, Director
$1.3M--  
Patrick Allender, 54
CFO, Exec. VP, Sec.
940K$1.1M
Philip Knisely, 46
Exec. VP
552K--  
Steven Simms, 45
Exec. VP
804K--  
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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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:DHRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 19-Sep-2000
$46.625
Recent Price$55.57 
52-Week High
on 11-Dec-2000
$69.813
Beta1.07 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1.08M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)804.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-1.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+32.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$7.96B
Shares Outstanding143.3M
Float83.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.08 
Dividend Yield0.14%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 1-June-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$14.79 
Earnings (ttm)$2.37 
Earnings (mrq)$0.63 
Sales (ttm)$26.79 
Cash (mrq*)$4.71 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)3.76 
Price/Earnings (ttm)23.50 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.08 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.98B
EBITDA (ttm*)$635.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$348.2M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)8.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)14.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
29-June-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)8.39%
Return on Equity (ttm)17.91%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.94 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.55 
Total Cash (mrq)$675.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short9.77M
Percent of Float11.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.51M
Short Ratio6.21 
Daily Volume1.57M
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 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 29-June-2001)

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