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Profile - Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 27Earnings Announcement
Location
Miraflores 222, 11th Floor
Santiago, Chile
Phone: (212) 815-2296
Fax: (212) 570-3050
Employees (last reported count): 3,858
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 18%
·Institutional: 9% (11% of float)
(67 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 489.0K shares (+17.82%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. is an integrated producer of natural nitrates, sulfates, iodine, potassium chloride and lithium carbonate and other chemical products obtained from deposits found in the Atacama Desert region of northern Chile.
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Financial Summary
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. is an integrated producer of natural nitrates, sulfates, iodine, potassium chloride and lithium carbonate and other chemical products obtained from deposits found in the Atacama Desert region of northern Chile. For the fiscal year ended 12/31/97, sales rose 8% to $513.3 million. Net income according to U.S. GAAP fell 16% to $62 million. Results reflect an increase in iodine and lithium carbonate sales, offset by lower margins.
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Officers

Position
Julio PonceChairman
Patricio ContesseCEO
Patricio De SolminihacVice Chairman
Ricardo RamosCFO
Jaime San MartinSr. VP, Devel.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:SQMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 16-July-2001
$17.25 
Recent Price$20.80 
52-Week High
on 7-May-2001
$24.60 
Beta1.14 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)13.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)19.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-10.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+19.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$500.8M
Shares Outstanding24.1M
Float19.7M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book ValueN/A 
Earnings (ttm)$2.60 
EarningsN/A 
SalesN/A 
CashN/A 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/Earnings (ttm)8.00 
Price/SalesN/A 
Income Statements
SalesN/A 
EBITDAN/A 
IncomeN/A 
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter31-Dec-1997
Management Effectiveness
Return on AssetsN/A 
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total CashN/A 
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short24.0K
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
20.0K
Short Ratio1.20 
Daily Volume20.0K
ADR Information
Shares/ADR10
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Dec-1997)

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