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Profile - ESC Medical Systems Ltd. (NasdaqNM:ESCM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 15Earnings Announcement
Location
P.O. Box 240, Yokneam Industrial Park
Yokneam Israel 20692, Israel
Phone: (724) 959-9000
Email: ir@escmed.com
Employees (last reported count): 765
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Medical Equipment & Supplies
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 47%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 24 insider sells; 1.13M shares
  (6.4% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 55% (103% of float)
(132 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 4.68M shares (+19.67%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
ESC Medical Systems Ltd. designs, manufactures and markets a range of pulsed light and laser-based systems for the aesthetic and medical communities. ESC's primary markets include dermatology, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, general surgery, gynecology, oncology, urology, orthopedics, veterinary medicine, oral surgery, dentistry and ear, nose and throat. ESC offers many laser systems, utilizing CO2 ruby, alexandrite, Nd:YAG, erbium, holmium and diode technologies. The lasers come in a variety of sizes and power levels designed to serve a broad range of medical procedures in physician offices, outpatient clinics and hospitals. In addition, the Company offers over 500 application-driven laser accessories designed for integration with its laser systems. Many of these accessories are disposable, generating recurring revenue.
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Financial Summary
ESCM develops, manufactures and markets medical devices utilizing lasers and proprietary intense pulsed light technology for non-invasive treatment of varicose veins and other benign vascular lesions, as well as other clinical applications. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales rose 58% to $124.2 million. Net loss before extraordinary item totaled $142.1 million vs. an income of $7.3 million. Revenues reflect higher unit sales. Net loss reflects higher S/G/A expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Jacob Frenkel, 58
Chairman
--  
Yacha Sutton, 57
Pres, CEO
$595K
Asif Adil, 46
CFO, Exec. VP, Bus. Devel.
--  
Sagi Genger, 29
COO
--  
Moshe Grencel, 47
VP-Operations
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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 -- NasdaqNM:ESCMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-Jan-2001
$10.375
Recent Price$28.96 
52-Week High
on 22-June-2001
$32.14 
Beta0.75 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)639.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)632.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+52.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+105.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.01B
Shares Outstanding35.0M
Float18.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 3-June-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.20 
Earnings (ttm)-$4.20 
Earnings (mrq)-$4.70 
Sales (ttm)$7.22 
Cash (mrq)$2.51 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)24.16 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)4.01 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$207.3M
EBITDA (ttm)-$123.7M
Income available to common (ttm)-$132.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-63.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)-60.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-58.13%
Return on Equity (ttm)-449.59%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.31 
Debt/Equity (mrq)5.97 
Total Cash (mrq)$85.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.38M
Percent of Float7.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.03M
Short Ratio2.13 
Daily Volume649.0K
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