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Profile - Right Start, Inc. (NasdaqNM:RTST)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 29Price hit new 52-week high ($4.23)
Location
26610 Agoura Road, Suite 250
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: (818) 707-7100
Fax: (818) 707-7132
Employees (last reported count): 218
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 91%
·Institutional: 44% (500% of float)
(17 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 104.0K shares (+4.34%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
The Right Start, Inc. is a specialty retailer of developmental, educational and care products for infants and children. The Company has transferred its catalog operations to its affiliate, RightStart.com, and is focusing on its retail stores. As of April 20, 2001, the Company had 63 retail stores in operation. Twenty-six of these stores were located in large shopping malls and 37 were located in stand-alone locations or in local shopping centers, some of which were known as "lifestyle" centers because they include a mix of retailers of non-essential products. The stores' product mix includes a wide variety of items to meet the needs of parents of infants and small children up to age three, all presented within a store designed to provide a safe, baby-friendly environment.
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Financial Summary
The Right Start, Inc. is a specialty retailer of developmental, educational and care products for infants and children. The Company markets its products through 58 retail stores. For the 13 weeks ended 5/5/01, net sales fell 4% to $12.7 million. Net loss applicable to Com. fell 67% to $1.6 million. Revenues reflect decreased sales to RightStart.com. Lower loss reflects the absence of the loss on the investment in RightStart.com for the period.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Pay

Jerry Welch, 50
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$75K
Raymond Springer, 50
CFO, Exec. VP
258K
Marilyn Platfoot, 46
Exec. VP - Retail
184K
Jon Kubo, 43
Sr. VP, CTO
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Ronald Blumenthal, 54
Sr. VP
166K
Dollar amounts are as of 3-Feb-2001 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:RTSTAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 21-Dec-2000
$0.875
Recent Price$4.00 
52-Week High
on 29-Aug-2001
$4.23 
Beta1.50 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)19.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)68.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+33.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+78.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$22.5M
Shares Outstanding5.62M
Float500.0K
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 2 on 17-Dec-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)-$1.10 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.90 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.28 
Sales (ttm)$9.09 
Cash (mrq*)$0.04 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.44 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$53.1M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$1.22M
Income available to common (ttm)-$4.97M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-8.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)-6.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsFeb 3
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
5-May-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-Apr-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-17.81%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.79 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)2.80 
Total Cash (mrq)$226.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3,000 
Short Ratio0.60 
Daily Volume5,000 
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-Apr-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 5-May-2001)

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