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Profile - OSCA, Inc. (NasdaqNM:OSCA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
156 Commission Boulevard
Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone: (318) 837-6047
Fax: (318) 837-3832
Employees (last reported count): 467
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 ·Sector: Energy
 ·Industry: Oil Well Services & Equipment
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 64%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 5,000  shares
 · 2 insider sells; 477.0K shares
  (4.8% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 36% (102% of float)
(86 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 85.0K shares (+1.55%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
OSCA, Inc. provides specialized oil and gas well completion fluids, completion services and downhole completion tools to major oil companies and independent exploration and production companies, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and in select international markets. Well completion activities are conducted after drilling and prepare the well to begin production. The Company's products and services are focused on the target reservoir, and are essential in preparing the well for production, thereby optimizing the recovery of oil and gas. OSCA's products and services encompass completion fluids, completion services, marine well services, skid-mounted pressure-pumping services, coiled tubing services and downhole completion tools.
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Financial Summary
OSCA, Inc. provides specialized oil and gas well completion fluids, completion services and downhole completion tools to major oil companies and independent exploration and production companies. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net revenue rose 55% to $85.6 million. Net income totaled $5.2 million, up from $2.4 million. Results reflect rising well completion activity due to higher commodity prices and improved operating margins due to higher revenues.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Mark Bulriss, 49
Chairman
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Robert Hollier, 58
Pres, CEO, Director
$527K
Richard Alario, 46
Exec. VP
225K
Donald Michel, 49
Sr. VP- Western Hemisphere Operations
222K
Steven Brading, 49
VP, CFO
214K
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:OSCAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 1-Dec-2000
$10.875
Recent Price$16.55 
52-Week High
on 30-Apr-2001
$29.76 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)164.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)81.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+5.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+41.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$245.6M
Shares Outstanding14.8M
Float5.30M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$4.97 
Earnings (ttm)$0.68 
Earnings (mrq)$0.16 
Sales (ttm)$10.91 
Cash (mrq)$0.76 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)3.33 
Price/Earnings (ttm)24.41 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.52 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$162.2M
EBITDA (ttm)$19.5M
Income available to common (ttm)$10.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)6.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)11.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)8.20%
Return on Equity (ttm)14.88%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.54 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.38 
Total Cash (mrq)$11.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short490.0K
Percent of Float9.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
553.0K
Short Ratio2.34 
Daily Volume209.0K
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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