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Profile - Metrologic Instruments (NasdaqNM:MTLG)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 14Earnings Announcement
Location
90 Coles Road
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Phone: (856) 228-8100
Fax: (856) 228-6673
Email: investor@metrologic.com
Employees (last reported count): 750
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Computer Peripherals
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 82%
·Institutional: 17% (91% of float)
(11 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 129.0K shares (+16.51%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Metrologic Instruments, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets bar code scanning and high-speed automated data capture solutions using laser, holographic and vision-based technologies. Metrologic's vision-based technologies provide two-dimensional bar code reading and optical character recognition-compatible image lift. Other significant products include parcel-dimensioning and singulation detection devices. The Company's automatic identification products serve customers in retail, commercial, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, as well as postal and parcel delivery industries. Metrologic also offers laser beam delivery and control products for semiconductor and fiber optic manufacturing equipment, wavefront sensor products and adaptive optics systems for certain government applications. In addition to its extensive line of bar code scanning and vision system equipment, the Company also provides a complete line of educational laser products to schools and universities.
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Financial Summary
MTLG designs, manufactures and markets bar code scanning equipment incorporating laser and holographic technology. MTLG's main products are hand-held scanners, fixed projection scanners, in counter and industrial scanners. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 27% to $57.8 million. Net loss totalled $7 million vs. net income of $2.4 million. Revenues reflect the acquisiton of Adaptive Optics Associates. Net loss reflects costs associated with the acquisition.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

C. Harry Knowles, 72
Chairman, CEO
$527K
Thomas Mills IV, 41
Pres, COO, Chief Financial Officer, Director
467K
Dale Fischer, 60
VP, International Sales
305K
Mark Schmidt, 30
VP of Marketing
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Benny Noens, 53
VP, European Sales, and Managing Director, Metrologic Instruments GmbH
325K
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:MTLGAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 20-Dec-2000
$5.063
Recent Price$8.25 
52-Week High
on 11-Sep-2000
$14.25 
Beta0.67 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1,227 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)0 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-41.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-20.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$45.0M
Shares Outstanding5.46M
Float1.00M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$5.00 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.22 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.17 
Sales (ttm)$19.12 
Cash (mrq)$0.58 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.65 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.43 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$104.3M
EBITDA (ttm)-$7.39M
Income available to common (ttm)-$6.65M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-6.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-7.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-8.16%
Return on Equity (ttm)-20.39%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.33 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.52 
Total Cash (mrq)$3.14M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short4,000 
Percent of Float0.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Short Ratio4.00 
Daily Volume1,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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