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Profile - CenterSpan Communications (NasdaqNM:CSCC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 16Conference call: CenterSpan Communications Call to Discuss Company News
Location
7175 N.W. Evergreen Pkwy. #400
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: (503) 615-3200
Fax: (503) 615-3300
Email: mark@centerspan.com
Employees (last reported count): 53
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 ·Industry: Computer Peripherals
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 46%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 5,000  shares
  (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 8% (14% of float)
(24 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 42.0K shares (+5.95%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
CenterSpan Communications Corporation is a developer and marketer of peer-to-peer Internet communication and collaboration solutions. The Company has developed a peer-to-peer digital distribution channel enabling members to publish, search and purchase digital content, such as music and video files, in a secure legal environment. In the third quarter of 2000, the Company began development of a peer-to-peer file sharing and search network, C-star, which utilizes digital rights management technology. CenterSpan recently purchased certain assets of Scour, Inc., which developed Internet information location tools and other online services. Its search and peer-to-peer file sharing application, Scour Exchange, facilitates the search and exchange of digital audio, video and image files over the Internet. CenterSpan has begun testing a free beta version of Scour Exchange to test its secure and legal digital distribution channel.
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Financial Summary
CenterSpan Communications is a developer and marketer of peer-to-peer Internet communication and collaboration solutions. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues totalled $12 thousand, up from $1 thousand. Net loss from continuing operations rose 96% to $9.4 million. Revenues reflect the advertising placed on the Scour.com website by third parties. Higher loss reflects increased R&D costs and higher selling, general and administrative expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Frank Hausmann, 43
Chairman, CEO
$347K
Steve Frison, 48
Pres, COO
289K
Mark Conan, 40
CFO, VP of Fin. and Admin., Sec.
197K
Michael Hudson
VP, CTO
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Andrew Mallinger, 42
VP of Marketing
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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 -- NasdaqNM:CSCCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 12-Oct-2000
$4.00 
Recent Price$10.00 
52-Week High
on 24-Jan-2001
$22.313
Beta3.12 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)60.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)69.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-33.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-11.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$87.0M
Shares Outstanding8.70M
Float4.70M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 34 for 33 on 12-Feb-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.43 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.94 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.61 
Sales (ttm)$0.00 
Cash (mrq)$1.42 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)4.12 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)5,910.83 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$12.0K
EBITDA (ttm)-$12.6M
Income available to common (ttm)-$14.1M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-74.19%
Return on Equity (ttm)-84.77%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)11.45 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.03 
Total Cash (mrq)$12.2M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.80M
Percent of Float38.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.75M
Short Ratio34.04 
Daily Volume53.0K
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)

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