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Profile - Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week high ($14.85)
Aug  2Conference call: Fresh Del Monte Earnings (Q2 2001)
Location
800 Douglas Road
North Tower, 12th Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: (305) 520-8400
Fax: (305) 520-8495
Employees (last reported count): 19,000
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Crops
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 69%
·Institutional: 23% (74% of float)
(73 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 10.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (Del Monte), a holding company, produces, transports and markets fresh produce worldwide, through subsidiaries. Incorporated on August 29, 1996, Del Monte is 57.6%-owned by IAT Group Inc., which is 100% beneficially owned by members of the Abu-Ghazaleh family. The Company's products are sourced from Company-owned farms, through joint venture arrangements and through supply contracts with independent growers in 15 locations in North, Central and South America, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. The Company's produce is distributed in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and South America. Del Monte's products, marketed throughout the world under the Del Monte brand name, which has been in existence since 1892, include bananas, pineapples, deciduous fruit and melons. The deciduous fruit that the Company sells includes primarily grapes, plums, nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries, apples, pears and citrus.
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Financial Summary
Fresh Del Monte produces, distributes and markets fresh produce. The Co.'s products are marketed throughout the world in over 50 countries under the DEL MONTE brand name. For the six months ended 6/29/01, revenues rose 2% to $1.08 billion. Net income rose 48% to $82.6 million. Revenues reflect an increase in other fresh produce sales due to higher per unit sales prices of pineapples, melons, deciduous fruit and fresh cut products. Earnings also reflect higher gross margins.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Mohammad Abu-GhazalehChairman and CEO
Hani El-NaffyPres, COO
John InserraCFO, Exec. VP
Jean-Pierre BartoliSr. VP- Europe and Africa
M. Bryce EdmonsonSr. VP- North America
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:FDPAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Oct-2000
$3.375
Recent Price$14.85 
52-Week High
on 31-Aug-2001
$14.85 
Beta0.47 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)132.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)141.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+150.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+235.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$798.5M
Shares Outstanding53.8M
Float16.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$10.02 
Earnings (ttm)$1.11 
Earnings (mrq)$0.77 
Sales (ttm)$34.96 
Cash (mrq*)$0.18 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)1.48 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.34 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.42 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.88B
EBITDA (ttm*)$126.9M
Income available to common (ttm)$60.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 29
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
29-June-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)4.88%
Return on Equity (ttm)12.29%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.40 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.71 
Total Cash (mrq)$9.80M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short205.0K
Percent of Float1.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
143.0K
Short Ratio1.09 
Daily Volume188.0K
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