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Profile - Wickes Inc. (NasdaqNM:WIKS)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 14Conference call: Wickes Earnings (Q2 2001)
Aug 14Earnings Announcement
Location
706 North Deerpath Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Phone: (847) 367-3400
Fax: (847) 367-3765
Email: webmaster@wickes.com
Employees (last reported count): 3,686
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Home Improvement)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 79%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 8 insider sells; 1.22M shares
  (15.7% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 37% (180% of float)
(20 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 205.0K shares (+6.27%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Wickes Inc. and its subsidiaries supply and manufacture building materials in the United States. The Company sells its products and services primarily to residential and commercial building professionals, repair and remodeling contractors and, to a lesser extent, project do-it-yourself consumers involved in major home improvement projects. As of February 28, 2001, the Company operated 101 sales and distribution facilities, as well as 27 component manufacturing facilities that produce and distribute roof and floor trusses, framed wall panels and pre-hung door units, principally in the Midwest, Northeast and South regions of the United States. The Company targets five customer groups, the production or volume builder; the custom builder; the tradesman; the repair and remodeler, and the commercial developer. Its marketing approach encompasses three channels of distribution, which it refers to as Major Markets, Conventional Markets and Wickes Direct.
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Financial Summary
Wickes Inc. is a supplier and manufacturer of building materials, selling its products and services to residential and commercial building professionals, contractors and others through more than 100 facilities in 24 states. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 8% to $458.9 million. Net loss totaled $5.5 million, up from $1.7 million. Results reflect lower lumber prices, a decline in housing starts and increased general and administrative expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

J. Steven Wilson, 57
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$865K
James Hopwood, 39
VP-Fin., Treasurer
200K
Russell Bonaguidi, 50
VP, Controller
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Jimmie Frank, 46
VP -- Merchandising and Marketing
405K
George Finkenstaedt, 49
VP -- Merchandising
362K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-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:WIKSAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 15-Feb-2001
$3.00 
Recent Price$3.30 
52-Week High
on 6-Sep-2000
$6.438
Beta1.35 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)9,773 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)5,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-44.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-25.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$27.3M
Shares Outstanding8.28M
Float1.70M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.42 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.95 
Earnings (mrq)$0.12 
Sales (ttm)$118.36 
Cash (mrq)$0.03 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.96 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.03 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$989.7M
EBITDA (ttm)$18.9M
Income available to common (ttm)-$7.79M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-0.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)1.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-2.32%
Return on Equity (ttm)-25.90%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.96 
Debt/Equity (mrq)8.71 
Total Cash (mrq)$204.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
5,000 
Short Ratio3.00 
Daily Volume1,000 
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-June-2001)

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