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Profile - MDC Corporation (NasdaqNM:MDCA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 31Price hit new 52-week low ($2.40)
Location
45 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
M5R 2E3, Canada
Phone: (416) 960-9000
Fax: (416) 960-9555
Email: jblair@mdccorp.com
Employees (last reported count): 4,850
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Business Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 15%
·Institutional: 52% (61% of float)
(34 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 248.0K shares (+2.71%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
MDC Corporation Inc. is an international organization with operating units in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. The Company is a provider of secure transaction products and services, and marketing communications services, to customers in more than 60 countries. The Company carries on business through two operating divisions. The Secure Transactions division provides security sensitive transaction products and services in five primary areas: Personalized Transaction Products, such as personal and business cheques; Electronic Transaction Products, such as credit, debit, telephone and smart cards; Secure Ticketing Products, such as airline, transit and event tickets; Stamps; and Business and Technology Services, such as customer communication design, database management, information presentation, statement outsourcing and business process services. The Marketing Communications division operates through its Integrated Communications and Specialized Communications divisions.
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Financial Summary
MDCA carries on business through two divisions: Secure Transaction Products and Services and Marketing Communications Services. For the six months ended 6/30/01, sales rose 2% to C$564.7 million. Net income from continuing operations decreased 91% to C$2.4 million. Revenues reflect higher sales of security and specialty products. Net income was offset by the absence of a C$24.4 million gain on asset dispositions and increased goodwill charges.
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Officers

Position
Miles NadalChairman, Pres and CEO
Stephen PustilVice Chairman
Peter LewisExecutivr VP, Cheif Financial Officer
Stephen MarshallExec. VP - Corp. Devel., Director
Walter CampbellSr. VP, Fin.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:MDCAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-Aug-2001
$2.40 
Recent Price$2.45 
52-Week High
on 5-Oct-2000
$10.25 
Beta0.70 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)26.1K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)56.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-68.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-58.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$42.4M
Shares Outstanding17.3M
Float14.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 6 on 31-May-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.12 
Earnings (ttm)$0.53 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.04 
Sales (ttm)$40.88 
Cash (mrq)$0.84 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.30 
Price/Earnings (ttm)4.62 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.06 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$761.6M
EBITDA (ttm)$101.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$10.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)10.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.65%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.94%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.31 
Debt/Equity (mrq)3.04 
Total Cash (mrq)$14.2M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short231.0K
Percent of Float1.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
229.0K
Short Ratio7.97 
Daily Volume29.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001);   dollar amounts based on an exchange rate of 1.55 Canadian Dollars/US Dollar

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