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Profile - General Semiconductor Inc (NYSE:SEM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
10 Melville Park Road
Melville, NY 11747
Phone: (631) 847-3000
Fax: (631) 847-3024
Email: investor@gensemi.com
Employees (last reported count): 5,700
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Semiconductors
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 66%
·Institutional: 95% (279% of float)
(246 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.94M shares (+5.69%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
General Semiconductor Inc. is engaged in the power semiconductor components sector of the semiconductor industry. GSI designs, manufactures and sells a broad array of power management products, including low-to-medium power rectifiers, transient voltage suppressors (TVS), small signal transistors, diodes and MOSFETs. The Company is a world leader in the power rectifier and transient voltage suppressor markets, with products that represented 84% of its 2000 net sales, and an approximate 14% market share as measured by net sales in 2000. The Company's products are essential components of most electronic devices and systems and are used throughout a wide range of industries, including the computer, automotive, telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. GSI operates six production facilities located in China, France, Germany, Ireland, Taiwan and United States, and the Company produces an average of 42 million units per day.
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Financial Summary
General Semiconductor designs, manufactures a broad array of discrete semiconductors, including power rectifiers, transient voltage suppressors, small signal transistors and small signal diodes. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 24% to $186 million. Net loss totaled $4.3 million vs. an income of $21.6 million. Revenues reflect decreased unit volume and lower selling price. Net loss also reflects the charges for employee separation and asset impairments.
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Officers
FY2000 Pay

Ronald Ostertag, 60
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$917K
Robert Gange, 45
CFO, Sr. VP
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W. John Nelson, 46
COO
847K
John Phillips, 55
Exec. VP of Worldwide Marketing
620K
Stephen Paige, 53
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
444K
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 -- NYSE:SEMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 27-Dec-2000
$6.125
Recent Price$12.95 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$15.188
Beta0.94 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)373.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)296.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-13.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+15.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$491.1M
Shares Outstanding37.9M
Float12.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 4 on 28-July-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$4.89 
Earnings (ttm)$0.47 
Earnings (mrq)$0.01 
Sales (ttm)$9.99 
Cash (mrq)$0.03 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.65 
Price/Earnings (ttm)27.85 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.30 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$436.5M
EBITDA (ttm)$49.9M
Income available to common (ttm)$20.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)4.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)10.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.54%
Return on Equity (ttm)11.63%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.64 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.25 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.09M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short4.16M
Percent of Float32.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.86M
Short Ratio5.89 
Daily Volume705.0K
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