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Profile - Global-Tech Appliances (NYSE:GAI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 23Price hit new 52-week high ($6.35)
Location
12/F., Kin Teck Industrial Bld
26 Wong Chuk Hang Road
Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Phone: (212) 683-3320
Fax: (212) 725-4880
Employees (last reported count): 4,538
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 ·Sector: Consumer Cyclical
 ·Industry: Appliance & Tool
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 75%
·Institutional: 20% (81% of float)
(12 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 204.0K shares (+9.12%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Global-Tech Appliances Inc., formerly known as Wing Shing International Limited, is a designer and manufacturer of a wide range of small household appliances. The Company's products, all of which are manufactured in China, are sold under brand names such as Black & Decker, DeLonghi, Dirt Devil, Hamilton Beach, Krups, Morphy Richards, Moulinex, Mr. Coffee, Proctor-Silex, Remington, Sunbeam, Vidal Sassoon and West Bend. The Company manufactures over 160 different models, primarily in six product categories: kitchen appliances, such as coffeemakers, breadmakers and deep fryers; personal, beauty and healthcare products, such as hair dryers and hair setters; garment care products, such as steam irons; travel products and accessories, such as travel irons; floor care products, such as upright vacuum cleaners and hand-held steam vacuum cleaners; and environmental care products, such as humidifiers and air cleaners.
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Financial Summary
Global-Tech is an original designer, manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of small household appliances in six catagories: kitchen appliances; personal, beauty and health care; garment care; floor care; travel; and environmental care products. For the fiscal year ended 3/31/01, revenues rose 17% to $108.4 million. Net income fell 68% to $2.8 million. Results reflect higher sales of floor care products, offset by a $5 million inventory write-off charge.
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Officers

Position
Kwong Sham, 67Chairman
John Sham, 36Pres, Chief Exec. and Financial Officer
Neil Bailey, 55Director of Sales, Marketing and Special Projects
Cheok Lee, Ph.D., 37Director of HR
Brian Yuen, 44Director; CEO, Global-Tech USA Inc.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:GAIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 9-Nov-2000
$3.25 
Recent Price$6.13 
52-Week High
on 23-Aug-2001
$6.35 
Beta0.06 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)16.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)10.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+12.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+51.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$74.4M
Shares Outstanding12.1M
Float3.00M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.98 
Earnings (ttm)$0.23 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.48 
Sales (ttm)$8.93 
Cash (mrq)$4.92 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.68 
Price/Earnings (ttm)26.77 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.69 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$108.4M
EBITDA (ttm)-$625.0K
Income available to common (ttm)$2.77M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)-0.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsMar 31
Most recent quarter31-Mar-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)2.06%
Return on Equity (ttm)2.44%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)4.22 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.02 
Total Cash (mrq)$59.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
8,000 
Short Ratio0.08 
Daily Volume13.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Mar-2001)

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