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Profile - Syms Corp. (NYSE:SYM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
Syms Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: (201) 902-9600
Fax: (201) 902-9874
Email: info@symsclothing.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,594
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Apparel)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 78%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 63.0K shares
  (0.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 35% (158% of float)
(50 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 38.0K shares (+0.68%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Syms Corp. operates a chain of 45 "off-price" retail stores located throughout the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions and in the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Each Syms store offers a broad range of first quality, in-season merchandise bearing nationally recognized designer or brand-name labels at prices substantially lower than those generally found in department and specialty stores. Syms directs its merchandising efforts at predominantly middle-income, fashion-minded and price-conscious customers. The Company maintains a 277,000-square-foot distribution center and executive headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey.
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Financial Summary
Syms Corp. operates a chain of 45 off-price retail stores located throughout the U.S., offering a range of first quality in-season merchandise bearing nationally recognized designer or brand-name labels. For the 13 weeks ended 6/2/01, net sales fell 12% to $71.6 million. Net loss totaled $777 thousand vs. an income of $144 thousand. Results reflect the closing of two stores, a difficult economic environment and the absence of $537 thousand in one-time gains.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Pay

Sy Syms, 75
Chairman, Director
$841K
Marcy Syms, 50
CEO, Pres, Director
558K
Allen Brailsford, 57
Exec. VP
141K
Ronald Zindman, 51
Exec. VP and Gen. Merchandise Mang.
367K
James Donato, 45
VP-Operations
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Dollar amounts are as of 3-Mar-2001 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:SYMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 13-Oct-2000
$3.688
Recent Price$5.84 
52-Week High
on 2-Apr-2001
$8.00 
Beta-0.06 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)5,727 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+55.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+108.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$91.9M
Shares Outstanding15.7M
Float3.50M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$15.44 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.58 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.05 
Sales (ttm)$20.93 
Cash (mrq*)$1.48 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.38 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.28 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$332.7M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$3.69M
Income available to common (ttm)-$9.25M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-2.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)-4.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsMar 3
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
2-June-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-3.02%
Return on Equity (ttm)-3.75%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)2.53 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$23.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short14.0K
Percent of Float0.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2,000 
Short Ratio2.33 
Daily Volume6,000 
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-May-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 2-June-2001)

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