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Profile - Cookson Group PLC (OTC BB:CKSNY.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 31Price hit new 52-week low ($8.45)
Upcoming Events
Oct 26Dividend payment of $0.318
Location
The Adelphi, 1-11 Adam Street
London WC2N 6HJ, UK
Phone: (212) 657-7800
Fax: (212) 224-8503
Employees (last reported count): 19,662
Financial Links
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Electronic Instruments & Controls
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(3 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 11.0K shares (+23.37%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Cookson Group PLC is an international materials technology group, providing advanced materials, equipment and enabling technologies to its customers worldwide. Cookson Group, headquartered in London, is managed through three divisions: Electronics, Ceramics and Engineering. The Electronics Division is a manufacturer and supplier of materials and equipment used in both the fabrication and assembly of printed circuit boards. The Ceramics Division is, through its Vesuvius business, engaged in the manufacture of ceramic refractory systems. The Engineering Division operates through three business sectors: Precious Metals, Telecommunication Products and Plastic Moldings.
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Financial Summary
Cookson Group Plc is a world-wide supplier of specialist industrial materials. The Group operates under three divisions: electronics, ceramics, and engineering. For the fiscal year ended 12/31/00, revenues rose 35% to L2.58 billion. Net income before U.S. GAAP rose from L36.7 million to L75.5 million. Revenues reflect higher income from ongoing operations. Earnings also benefitted from higher operating profit as a percentage of sales and lower cost of exceptional items.
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Officers

Position
Bryan Nicholson, 66Chairman
Howard Stephen, 45Group Chief Exec.
Gian Carlo CozzaniDirector and CEO of the Ceramics Division
Ray Sharpe, 50Director and CEO of the Electronics Division
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Statistics at a Glance -- OTC BB:CKSNY.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-July-2001
$8.45 
Recent Price$9.25 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$17.75 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)0 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)0 
Stock Performance
52-Week Change-47.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-30.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$6.71B
Shares Outstanding725.9M
Float718.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.28 
Earnings (ttm)$0.15 
Earnings (mrq)$0.08 
Sales (ttm)$5.17 
Cash (mrq)$0.08 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)7.22 
Price/Earnings (ttm)61.26 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.79 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.75B
EBITDA (ttm)$311.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$109.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter31-Dec-2000
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.61%
Return on Equity (ttm)12.15%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.45 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.30 
Total Cash (mrq)$58.3M
Short Interest
Shares ShortN/A 
ADR Information
Shares/ADR1
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 31-Dec-2000);   dollar amounts based on an exchange rate of 1.45 Dollars/British Pounds

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