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Profile - e.spire Communications (OTC BB:ESPIQ.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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July 31Price hit new 52-week low ($0.01)
Location
12975 Worldgate Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: (703) 639-6000
Fax: (703) 639-6002
Email: ir@espire.net
Employees (last reported count): 1,086
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 40%
·Institutional: 3% (5% of float)
(54 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 3.72M shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
e.spire Communications, Inc. is a facilities-based integrated communications provider that primarily serves business customers by offering an extensive range of telecommunications services. As a competitive local exchange carrier, the Company offers a combination of local, long distance, dedicated Internet access and advanced data services, which allows for the switching and transmission of mixed voice, data and video multi-media information, delivered over the Company's own fiber-optic networks. On March 22, 2001, e.spire and its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Federal District of Delaware in order to facilitate the restructuring of e.spire's long-term debt, trade liabilities and other obligations.
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Financial Summary
e.spire Communications is a facilities based Integrated Communications Provider to businesses primarily in major markets in the southern half of the United States. For the fiscal year ended 12/31/00, revenues rose 41% to $344.2 million. Net loss applicable to Common rose 18% to $374.7 million. Revenues reflect the expansion of switched voice services and special access services. Higher loss reflects a $16.9 million asset impairment charge and higher personnel expenses.
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Officers

Position
George Schmitt, 56Chairman, Interim CEO
William Huff, 50Vice Chairman
Bradley Sparks, 52CFO
Michael MillerPres, ACSI Network Technologies, Inc
Christopher Resavy, 39COO
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Statistics at a Glance -- OTC BB:ESPIQ.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-July-2001
$0.01 
Recent Price$0.085
52-Week High
on 6-Sep-2000
$5.125
Beta1.92 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)141.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)104.0K
Stock Performance
52-Week Change-97.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-97.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$4.89M
Shares Outstanding57.6M
Float34.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$10.18 
Earnings (ttm)-$7.07 
Earnings (mrq)-$1.77 
Sales (ttm)$6.48 
Cash (mrq)$0.13 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.01 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$344.2M
EBITDA (ttm)-$53.5M
Income available to common (ttm)-$374.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-85.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)-51.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter31-Dec-2000
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-31.36%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.50 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$7.35M
Short Interest
As of 6-Apr-2001
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume239.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Dec-2000)

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