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Profile - National Vision, Inc. (NVI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 28Price hit new 52-week high ($4.35)
Location
296 Grayson Highway
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Phone: (770) 822-3600
Fax: (770) 822-3601
Email: voe@vistaeyecare.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,860
Financial Links
 ·Raw SEC Filings at sec.gov
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 36%
·Institutional: 3% (5% of float)
(2 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 148.0K shares (+49.83%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
National Vision, Inc., formerly Vista Eyecare, Inc., is a retail optical company with 725 vision centers in the United States and Mexico. The Company operates 499 of its vision centers in host departments, such as Wal-Mart and Fred Meyer locations, and 226 of its freestanding vision centers in malls and strip centers. Its locations sell a wide range of optical products, including eyeglasses, contact lenses and sunglasses. At approximately 690 of its locations, the Company offers the services of optometrists. The Company also operates three manufacturing and distribution centers. On April 5, 2000, the Company and 10 of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11. In March 2001, a plan of reorganization was filed. On May 18, 2001, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia entered an order approving the Company's plan of reorganization. The order became final on May 29, 2001 and the plan became effective on May 31, 2001.
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Financial Summary
NVI is engaged in the retail sale of optical goods and services. The Company operates 725 vision centers in the United States and Mexico. For the 26 weeks ended 6/01, net sales fell 14% to $139.2 million. Net income before acctg. change and extraordinary item totalled $95.4 million vs. a loss of $14.2 million. Revenues reflect the closure of the Company's freestanding stores and all Sam's Club operations. Net income reflects a $92.6 million gain related to Chapter 11 reorganization.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

James Krause, 55
Chairman and CEO
$395K
Angus Morrison, 43
Sr. VP, CFO and Treasurer
170K
Mitchell Goodman, 46
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
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Robert Stein, 44
Sr. VP of HR and Professional Services
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Richard Anderson, 41
Sr. VP- Real Estate
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Dollar amounts are as of 1-Jan-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 -- NVIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 11-Apr-2001
$0.01 
Recent Price$1.49 
52-Week High
on 28-Aug-2001
$4.35 
Beta1.62 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)40.4K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)12.0K
Stock Performance
52-Week Change+634.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+884.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$7.45M
Shares Outstanding5.00M
Float3.20M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 28-Sep-1992
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$4.87 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.23 
Earnings (mrq)$4.57 
Sales (ttm)$13.43 
Cash (mrq)$2.07 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.31 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.11 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$284.9M
EBITDA (ttm)$16.6M
Income available to common (ttm)-$25.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-9.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)0.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-19.41%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.15 
Debt/Equity (mrq)4.93 
Total Cash (mrq)$10.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-May-2000
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
213.0K
Daily Volume0 
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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