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Profile - Greif Brothers Corp. (NasdaqNM:GBCOA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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July 27Price hit new 52-week high ($34.49)
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Location
425 Winter Road
Delaware, OH 43015
Phone: (740) 549-6000
Fax: (740) 549-6100
Employees (last reported count): 4,800
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Containers & Packaging
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 42%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 3 insider sells; 8,000  shares
·Institutional: 36% (62% of float)
(122 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 282.0K shares (+3.42%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Greif Brothers Corporation and its subsidiaries principally manufacture industrial shipping containers and containerboard and corrugated products that it sells to customers in many industries primarily in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Company has over 70 operating locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In addition, Greif owns timber properties that are harvested and regenerated in the United States and Canada. The Company operates in three business segments: Industrial Shipping Containers, Containerboard and Corrugated Products and Timber.
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Financial Summary
Greif Brothers Corporation manufactures industrial shipping containers, containerboard and corrugated products. The Company operates 80 locations in 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. For the six months ended 4/30/01, revenues rose 39% to $645.2 million. Net income applicable to Cl. A Common rose 65% to $22.9 million. Revenues reflect the Van Leer acquisition and timberland sales. Earnings also reflect an improved operating margin.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Michael Gasser, 49
Chairman, CEO
$811K
William Sparks, Jr., 59
Pres, COO, Director
571K
Charles Chandler, 65
Vice Chairman
721K
Kenneth Kutcher, 48
CFO, Sec.
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John Lilak, 53
Exec. VP, Containerboard & Corrugated Products
519K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Oct-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:GBCOAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 26-Jan-2001
$23.00 
Recent Price$30.54 
52-Week High
on 27-July-2001
$34.49 
Beta0.28 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)13.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)7,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+5.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+41.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$683.1M
Shares Outstanding22.4M
Float12.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.56 
Dividend Yield1.83%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$26.10 
Earnings (ttm)$3.54 
Earnings (mrq)$0.81 
Sales (ttm)$106.71 
Cash (mrq)$3.42 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.17 
Price/Earnings (ttm)8.64 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.29 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.13B
EBITDA (ttm)$219.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$37.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)7.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)12.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsOct 31
Most recent quarter30-Apr-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)8.01%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.80%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.94 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.36 
Total Cash (mrq)$76.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short23.0K
Percent of Float0.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
23.0K
Short Ratio2.56 
Daily Volume9,000 
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-Apr-2001)

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