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Profile - Prime Medical Services (NasdaqNM:PMSI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 27Price hit new 52-week low ($3.10)
Location
1301 Capital of Texas Highway
Austin, TX 78746
Phone: (512) 328-2892
Fax: (512) 328-8510
Email: info@primemedical.com
Employees (last reported count): 350
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Healthcare Facilities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 58%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 2,000  shares
·Institutional: 49% (117% of float)
(39 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 76.0K shares (+1.01%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Prime Medical Services, Inc. is a provider of lithotripsy services. Lithotripsy is a non-invasive procedure for the treatment of kidney stones, typically performed on an outpatient basis, that eliminates the need for lengthy hospital stays and extensive recovery periods associated with surgery. The Company has 67 lithotripters, of which 60 are mobile and seven are fixed site. The Company's lithotripters performed approximately 36,000 procedures in the United States in 2000 through a network of approximately 450 hospitals and surgery centers in 34 states.
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Financial Summary
Prime Medical Services is primarily engaged in the provision of lithotripsy services and the operation of refractive surgery centers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues rose 15% to $71.7 million. Net income fell 37% to $4 million. Revenues reflect higher refractive and manufacturing revenues due to the acquisition of four centers and Calumet Coach Company. Net income was offset by higher maintenance, repair, Stark II compliance and Calumet acquisition costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Kenneth Shifrin, 52
Chairman
$430K
Brad Hummel, 44
Pres, CEO
368K
Cheryl Williams, 49
CFO, Sr. VP-Fin., Sec.
215K
John Barnidge, 49
Sr. VP, Treasurer
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Stan Johnson, 47
VP
231K
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:PMSIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 27-Aug-2001
$3.10 
Recent Price$4.65 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$9.313
Beta0.70 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)33.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)99.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-49.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-32.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$72.4M
Shares Outstanding15.6M
Float6.50M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$6.67 
Earnings (ttm)$0.52 
Earnings (mrq)$0.13 
Sales (ttm)$8.86 
Cash (mrq)$0.46 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.70 
Price/Earnings (ttm)8.91 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.53 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$140.0M
EBITDA (ttm)$66.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$8.27M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)25.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)37.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)13.30%
Return on Equity (ttm)8.18%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.18 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.24 
Total Cash (mrq)$7.17M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1,000 
Short Ratio0.06 
Daily Volume17.0K
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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