Yahoo! FinanceHome - Yahoo! - Help

Market Guide

[ Stock Screener | Company & Fund Index | Financial Glossary ]

Profile - Westpoint Stevens, Inc. (NYSE:WXS)
As of 31-Aug-2001
Enter symbol:
symbol lookup

 
More Info: Quote | Chart | News | Profile | Research | SEC | Msgs | Insider | Options | Financials
Location
507 West Tenth Street
West Point, GA 31833
Phone: (706) 645-4000
Fax: (706) 645-4772
Employees (last reported count): 16,700
Financial Links
 ·Top Institutional Holders
 ·Top Mutual Fund Holders
 ·Analyst Upgrade/Downgrade History
 ·Historical Quote Data
 ·Raw SEC Filings at sec.gov
Competitors:
 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Personal & Household Products
Company Websites
 ·Home Page
 ·Investor Relations
 ·Employment
 ·Yahoo! Category

 ·Search Yahoo! for related links...

Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 72%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 8 insider buys; 2.06M shares (3.3% of insider shares)
 · 4 insider sells; 27.9M shares
  (45.4% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 38% (135% of float)
(178 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 2.81M shares (+17.66%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
More From Market Guide
 ·Highlights
 ·Performance
 ·Ratio Comparisons
Business Summary
Westpoint Stevens, Inc. is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of an extensive range of bed and bath home fashions (Home Fashions) products. In addition, certain Home Fashions products are manufactured and sold pursuant to licensing agreements under designer names that include, among others, Ralph Lauren Home, Sanderson, Joe Boxer, Glynda Turley, Designers Guild and Serta Perfect Sleeper, and starting in 2001, with Disney Home. The Company's products are marketed through department stores, mass merchants, specialty stores, institutional channels and WestPoint Stevens Stores Inc., among others.
More from Market Guide: Expanded Business Description

Financial Summary
Westpoint Stevens, Inc. manufactures and markets bed and bath products (sheets, pillowcases, comforters, towels, blankets, and related products) for distribution to chain and department stores. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues decreased 10% to $820.3 million. Net loss decreased 62% to $28.4 million. Results reflect weak demand for home fashion products, offset by decreased restructuring and impairment charges.
More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Holcombe Green, Jr., 61
Chairman and CEO
$1.1M$1.6M
M. Fontenot, 61
Pres, COO
--  --  
Lester Sears, 53
CFO, Sr. VP-Fin.
--  --  
Robert Dale
Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing
--  --  
Joan Amberg, 40
Sr. VP, Merchandising
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
More from Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded List, Bios, Compensation, Options
Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:WXSAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-June-2001
$0.96 
Recent Price$2.31 
52-Week High
on 14-Sep-2000
$14.313
Beta0.70 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)417.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)204.0K
Stock Performance
[one-year price graph]
big chart [1d | 5d | 3m | 6m | 1y | 2y | 5y | max]
52-Week Change-83.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-77.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$114.5M
Shares Outstanding49.6M
Float13.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.08 
Dividend Yield3.46%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 3-Mar-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$14.62 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.35 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.35 
Sales (ttm)$34.77 
Cash (mrq)$0.12 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.07 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.73B
EBITDA (ttm)$194.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$17.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-1.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-1.17%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.81 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$6.07M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short4.64M
Percent of Float33.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
4.26M
Short Ratio16.76 
Daily Volume277.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

Market Guide offers more in-depth Company Research, Stock Screening, and Hottest Stocks and Industries on over 10,000 U.S. Equities.


Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service
Company information Copyright Market Guide. Historical chart data and daily updates provided by Commodity Systems, Inc. (CSI). Data and information is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading purposes. Neither Yahoo nor any of its data or content providers (such as Market Guide, CSI, etc.) shall be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.