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Profile - U.S. Laboratories Inc. (NasdaqNM:USLB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
7895 Convoy Court, Suite 18
San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: (858) 715-5800
Fax: (858) 715-5810
Email: kehoewhiteco@cs.com
Employees (last reported count): 506
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Business Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 77%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 7 insider sells; 279.0K shares
  (7.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 21% (89% of float)
(10 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 924.0K shares (+48.66%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
U.S. Laboratories, Inc. offers construction control services, from conception to completion of a building project, in order to verify that the project conforms to construction specifications. U.S. Laboratories analyzes the soil that will be built upon to determine whether it can hold the proposed structure. The Company also analyzes the structural strength of the concrete, masonry and steel materials to be used during construction. Its projects involve a broad range of construction, including high-rises, low-rises, shopping centers, residential structures, schools, hospitals, bridges, tunnels, highways, stadiums, airports and military facilities. The Company works for governmental agencies, real estate developers, general contractors, school districts and other types of landowners.
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Financial Summary
U.S. Laboratories Inc. offers construction control services from conception to completion of a building project in order to verify that the project conforms to construction specifications. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenue rose 47% to $23.4 million. Net income rose 45% to $1.2 million. Results reflect an influx of major contracts in the New Jersey and Virginia operations, partially offset by lower gross margins due to the relocation of offices.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Dickerson Wright, 54
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$330K
Joseph Wasilewski, 51
CFO, Treasurer, Director
187K
Mark Baron, 45
Exec. VP
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Gary Elzweig, 45
Exec. VP
276K
Martin Lowenthal, 44
Exec. VP
144K
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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:USLBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 17-Nov-2000
$3.313
Recent Price$9.948
52-Week High
on 27-Apr-2001
$15.00 
Beta-0.61 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)58.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)45.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+127.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+205.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$46.8M
Shares Outstanding4.70M
Float1.10M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$4.37 
Earnings (ttm)$0.58 
Earnings (mrq)$0.16 
Sales (ttm)$11.96 
Cash (mrq)$1.55 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.27 
Price/Earnings (ttm)17.27 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.83 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$42.6M
EBITDA (ttm)$4.31M
Income available to common (ttm)$2.07M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)4.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)8.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)11.91%
Return on Equity (ttm)19.33%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)4.34 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.06 
Total Cash (mrq)$7.12M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
6,000 
Short Ratio0.05 
Daily Volume61.0K
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)

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