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Profile - Sonus Networks, Inc. (NasdaqNM:SONS)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
5 Carlisle Road
Westford, MA 01886
Phone: (978) 692-8999
Fax: (978) 392-9118
Email: contact@sonusnet.com
Employees (last reported count): 745
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Communications Equipment
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 61%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 50 insider sells; 3.14M shares
  (2.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 59% (150% of float)
(356 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 22.1M shares (+15.61%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Sonus Networks, Inc. is a provider of voice infrastructure products for the new public network. The Company's products are carrier-class switching equipment and software that enable voice services to be delivered over packet-based networks. Packet-based networks, which transport traffic in small bundles, or packets, are designed to offer a more flexible, cost-effective and efficient means for providing communications services than circuit-based networks designed for telephone calls. The Company's target customers include new and established communications service providers, such as long distance carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, Internet service providers, cable operators, international telephone companies and carriers that provide services to other carriers.
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Financial Summary
Sonus Networks is a provider of voice infrastructure products for the new public network. The Company's products are a new generation of carrier-class switching equipment and software that enable voice services to be delivered over packet-based networks. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues totaled $94.1 million, up from $7.6 million. Net loss totaled $133.9 million, up from $31.4 million. Results reflect the addition of new customers, offset by non-cash charges.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Rubin Gruber, 56
Chairman
$150K
Hassan Ahmed, 43
Pres, CEO, Director
538K
Stephen Nill, 49
CFO, VP of Fin. and Admin., Treasurer
200K
Gary Rogers, 45
VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing
751K
Terri Griffin
VP of Marketing
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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:SONSAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 4-Apr-2001
$12.00 
Recent Price$14.77 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$56.729
Daily Volume (3-month avg)4.33M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)3.57M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-72.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-63.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$3.01B
Shares Outstanding203.7M
Float79.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 10-Oct-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.75 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.94 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.30 
Sales (ttm)$0.88 
Cash (mrq)$0.67 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)5.38 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)16.75 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$138.2M
EBITDA (ttm)-$52.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$152.5M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-42.17%
Return on Equity (ttm)-48.30%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.90 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.02 
Total Cash (mrq)$136.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short16.0M
Percent of Float20.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
15.9M
Short Ratio5.04 
Daily Volume3.18M
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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