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Profile - Preview Systems, Inc. (PRVWZ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 10Dividend payment of $3.50
July 27Price hit new 52-week low ($0.04)
Location
1195 West Fremont Blvd.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Phone: (408) 720-3500
Fax: (408) 517-3206
Email: erik.knettel@tfn.com
Employees (last reported count): 100
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Competitors:
 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Software & Programming
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 41%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 63.0K shares
  (0.9% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 13% (22% of float)
(67 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 38.0K shares (+1.71%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Preview Systems, Inc. develops and markets a solution that enables networks for the electronic distribution and licensing of digital goods through the Internet. Digital goods are products such as software, music, images, video and documents that can be produced, delivered and licensed electronically. The Company's solution supports direct and indirect distribution and electronically connects publishers, distributors and resellers of digital goods within these networks. The Company earns transaction fees based on the value of digital goods that are distributed and licensed using its solution. The Company develops and markets infrastructure software that allows its customers to implement Internet-based networks for the electronic distribution and licensing of digital goods. The Company's solution provides publishers, distributors, OEMs, and resellers the ability to implement and maintain common networks that allows them to conduct business with each other electronically and seamlessly.
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Financial Summary
Preview Systems, Inc. develops and markets a solution that enables networks for the electronic distribution and licensing of digital goods through the Internet, including software, music, images, video and documents. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 41% to $2.4 million. Net loss rose 61% to $19.9 million. Results reflect lower revenues due to the Company's planned liquidation, and $8.1 million in restructuring and other charges.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gerard Langeler, 50
Chairman of Directors
--  
Vincent Pluvinage, Ph.D., 42
Pres, CEO
$205K
Roger Rowe, 39
CFO, VP
--  
Murali Dharan, 39
Exec. VP
214K
Michael Davison, 43
VP, Operations and Planning
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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 -- PRVWZAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 27-July-2001
$0.04 
Recent Price$0.085
52-Week High
on 11-Sep-2000
$12.563
Daily Volume (3-month avg)121.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)55.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-99.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-98.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.51M
Shares Outstanding17.7M
Float10.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.84 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.86 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.54 
Sales (ttm)$0.35 
Cash (mrq)$3.79 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.02 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.24 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$6.11M
EBITDA (ttm)-$31.8M
Income available to common (ttm)-$32.0M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-35.28%
Return on Equity (ttm)-38.62%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)10.48 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$66.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-June-2001
Shares Short145.0K
Percent of Float1.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
57.0K
Short Ratio0.91 
Daily Volume159.0K
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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