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Profile - Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE:CPK)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
909 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 734-6799
Fax: (302) 734-6750
Email: hwatkins@chpk.com
Employees (last reported count): 542
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 ·Sector: Utilities
 ·Industry: Natural Gas Utilities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 5%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 9 insider buys; 0  shares
 · one insider sell; 1,000  shares
  (0.4% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 12% (12% of float)
(40 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 35.0K shares (+5.89%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified utility company engaged in natural gas distribution and transmission, propane distribution and marketing, advanced information services and other related businesses. Chesapeake's three natural gas distribution divisions serve approximately 40,800 residential, commercial and industrial customers in southern Delaware, Maryland's Eastern Shore and Florida. The Company's natural gas transmission subsidiary, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, operates a 281-mile interstate pipeline system. The Company's propane distribution operation serves approximately 35,300 customers in southern Delaware, the Eastern Shore of both Maryland and Virginia and parts of Florida. The advanced information services segment provides consulting, custom programming, training and development tools for national and international clients.
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Financial Summary
Chesapeake Utilities is engaged in the transmission and distribution of natural gas, propane distribution, and marketing and advanced information services. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenue increased 25% to $205.1 million. Net income rose 1% to $6 million. Revenues reflect increased natural gas distribution. Earnings were partially offset by a decline in propane distribution margin earned due to higher priced supply cost.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Ralph Adkins, 58
Chairman
$194K
John Schimkaitis, 53
Pres, CEO
335K
Michael McMasters, 42
CFO, VP, Treasurer
229K
William Boyles, 43
VP, Sec.
145K
Stephen Thompson, 40
VP
227K
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:CPKAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 16-Oct-2000
$16.75 
Recent Price$18.74 
52-Week High
on 6-June-2001
$19.55 
Beta-0.00 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)6,864 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)9,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+8.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+45.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$100.5M
Shares Outstanding5.36M
Float5.10M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.10 
Dividend Yield5.87%
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 5-Apr-1989
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$12.71 
Earnings (ttm)$1.38 
Earnings (mrq)$0.12 
Sales (ttm)$68.95 
Cash (mrq)$0.75 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.48 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.62 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.27 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$376.0M
EBITDA (ttm)$24.3M
Income available to common (ttm)$7.53M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)4.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.96%
Return on Equity (ttm)11.50%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.75 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.09 
Total Cash (mrq)$4.01M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1,000 
Short Ratio0.43 
Daily Volume7,000 
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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