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Profile - Lamar Advertising Company (NasdaqNM:LAMR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 30Price hit new 52-week low ($31.55)
Aug  8Earnings Announcement
Location
5551 Corporate Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: (225) 926-1000
Fax: (225) 926-1005
Email: tdoran@lamarhq.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,700
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Advertising
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 87%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 6 insider sells; 8.18M shares
  (8.7% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 70% (523% of float)
(402 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 12.0M shares (+14.75%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Lamar Advertising Company is an owner and operator of outdoor advertising structures in the United States and Canada. The Company conducts a business that has operated under the Lamar name since 1902. As of December 31, 2000, Lamar Advertising operated approximately 131,000 outdoor advertising displays in 43 states. The Company also operates the largest logo sign business in the United States. Logo signs are signs located near highway exits, which deliver brand name information on available gas, food, lodging and camping services. As of December 31, 2000, the Company maintained over 90,500 logo sign displays in 20 states and the province of Ontario, Canada. The Company also operates transit advertising displays on bus shelters, bus benches and buses in several markets.
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Financial Summary
LAMR is engaged in the outdoor advertising business. The Co. operates approximately 131,000 outdoor advertising displays in 43 states. The Company also maintains over 90,500 logo sing displays in 20 states. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 12% to $362.2 million. Net loss applicable to Com. increased 11% to $54.9 million. Revenues reflect acquisitions. Higher loss suffered from increased depreciation expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Kevin Reilly, Jr., 46
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$578K--  
Keith Istre, 48
CFO, Treasurer
406K$1.9M
Sean Reilly, 39
Director, Director of Mergers and Acquisitions and Pres of the Real Estate Division
390K--  
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:LAMRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 30-Aug-2001
$31.55 
Recent Price$32.10 
52-Week High
on 8-Feb-2001
$49.375
Beta1.05 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)708.8K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)663.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-30.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-6.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$3.18B
Shares Outstanding99.2M
Float13.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 2-Mar-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$17.30 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.04 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.21 
Sales (ttm)$7.58 
Cash (mrq)$0.03 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.85 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)4.23 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$725.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$348.4M
Income available to common (ttm)-$99.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-13.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)0.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-2.74%
Return on Equity (ttm)-6.18%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.02 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.06 
Total Cash (mrq)$2.77M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short4.00M
Percent of Float30.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
4.31M
Short Ratio5.27 
Daily Volume759.0K
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