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Profile - Communications Systems (NasdaqNM:CSII)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 23Price hit new 52-week low ($6.02)
Location
213 South Main Street
Hector, MN 55342
Phone: (320) 848-6231
Fax: (320) 848-2702
Email: dorish@commsysinc.com
Employees (last reported count): 924
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Communications Equipment
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 49%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 3,000  shares
·Institutional: 28% (54% of float)
(43 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 125.0K shares (+5.69%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Communications Systems Inc. is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of modular connecting and wiring devices for voice and data communications. The Company classifies its businesses into four segments. Suttle manufactures U.S. standard modular connecting and wiring devices for voice and data communications. Austin Taylor manufactures British standard line jacks, patch panels, wiring harness assemblies, metal boxes, distribution cabinets and distribution and central office frames. Transition Networks designs and markets data transmission and computer network products and other operations. JDL Technologies Inc. provides telecommunications network design, specification and training services to educational institutions. The Company conducts manufacturing in the United States (including Puerto Rico), the United Kingdom and Costa Rica.
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Financial Summary
Communications Systems manufactures and markets connectors and wiring devices for voice, data and video communications under the brand name Suttle. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 23% to $48.8 million. Net income decreased 87% to $500 thousand. Revenues reflect a significant reduction in capital spending by telecommunications industry companies. Earnings also suffered from lower margins due to lower volumes.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Curtis Sampson, 67
Chairman, CEO
$228K--  
Paul Hanson, 54
VP-Fin., Treasurer, CFO
--  --  
Jeffrey Berg, 58
Pres and Gen. Mang. Suttle Apparatus Corp.
202K$144K
Daniel Easter, 44
Pres, Transition Networks, Inc.
233K--  
Thomas Lapping, 42
Pres, JDL Technologies, Inc.
120K--  
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:CSIIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 23-Aug-2001
$6.02 
Recent Price$6.18 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$17.125
Beta0.91 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)14.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)13.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-63.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-51.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$51.7M
Shares Outstanding8.37M
Float4.30M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.40 
Dividend Yield6.47%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 12-Apr-1993
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.10 
Earnings (ttm)$0.37 
Earnings (mrq)$0.04 
Sales (ttm)$12.21 
Cash (mrq)$2.35 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.76 
Price/Earnings (ttm)16.57 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.51 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$105.6M
EBITDA (ttm)$8.97M
Income available to common (ttm)$3.27M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.55%
Return on Equity (ttm)4.67%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.38 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.13 
Total Cash (mrq)$19.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1,000 
Short Ratio0.08 
Daily Volume24.0K
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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