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Profile - Hercules Incorporated (NYSE:HPC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  1Price hit new 52-week low ($10.27)
Location
Hercules Plaza, 1313 North Market St.
Wilmington, DE 19894
Phone: (302) 594-5000
Fax: (302) 594-5400
Email: aspizzo@herc.com
Employees (last reported count): 9,789
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Paper & Paper Products
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 25%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 4,000  shares
·Institutional: 65% (87% of float)
(477 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.01M shares (+1.41%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Hercules Incorporated is a diversified, global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and related services for a broad range of business, consumer and industrial applications. The Company's principal products are chemicals used by the paper industry to increase product performance and enhance the manufacturing process, water treatment and industrial process chemicals, water-soluble polymers, resins and polypropylene and polyethylene fibers. These products impart such qualities as durability, water-resistance and improved aesthetics for everyday consumer goods, such as writing paper, toothpaste and diapers. The primary markets the Company serves include pulp and paper, personal care, petroleum refining, oil and gas drilling and recovery, paints and coatings, construction materials, adhesives and pharmaceuticals.
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Financial Summary
Hercules Inc. operates in three industry segments: Process Chemicals and Services (pulp, paper, BetzDearborn); Functional Products (aqualon, food gums) and Chemical Specialties (resins, fibervisions). For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 15% to $1.37 billion. Net income fell 75% to $13 million. Results suffered from the effects of the divested functional products and hydrocarbon resins businesses, and increased borrowing costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

William Joyce, Ph.D.
Chairman, CEO
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June Barry, 49
Exec. VP, CAO
$431K
Isreal Floyd, 54
Exec. VP, Sec., Gen. Counsel
673K
Dominick DiDonna, 52
Exec. VP, Corp. Devel.
427K
Stuart Shears, 50
VP, Treasurer
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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 -- NYSE:HPCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 1-Aug-2001
$10.27 
Recent Price$11.30 
52-Week High
on 5-Dec-2000
$20.188
Beta0.84 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)321.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)194.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-14.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+14.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.22B
Shares Outstanding108.4M
Float81.3M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.32 
Dividend Yield2.83%
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 31-Jan-1995
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.24 
Earnings (ttm)$0.54 
Earnings (mrq)$0.21 
Sales (ttm)$26.91 
Cash (mrq)$0.38 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.56 
Price/Earnings (ttm)21.00 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.42 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$2.90B
EBITDA (ttm)$511.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$58.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)14.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.10%
Return on Equity (ttm)7.17%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.90 
Debt/Equity (mrq)2.83 
Total Cash (mrq)$41.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3.61M
Percent of Float4.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.91M
Short Ratio11.00 
Daily Volume328.0K
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-June-2001)

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