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Profile - Biomira Inc. (NasdaqNM:BIOM)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 22Price hit new 52-week low ($4.64)
Location
2011-94th. Street
Edmonton, AB T6N 1H1, Canada
Phone: (780) 450-3761
Fax: (780) 463-0871
Email: jtulloch@biomira.com
Employees (last reported count): 200
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Biotechnology & Drugs
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 6%
·Institutional: 6% (6% of float)
(47 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 504.0K shares (+15.46%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Biomira Inc. is a product focused biotechnology company applying its proprietary immunotherapy and organic chemistry technologies for the development of cancer therapeutics. The Company's lead product, THERATOPE vaccine, is currently being tested in a Phase III clinical trial for metastatic breast cancer. The Company's commitment to the development of products for the treatment of cancer is focused on synthetic therapeutic vaccines and strategies for immunotherapeutic treatment of cancer.
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Financial Summary
Biomira, Inc. is a Canadian biotechnology company utilizing proprietary and patentable methods in the development, manufacture and sale of therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 92% to C$4.7 million. Net loss rose 2% to C$22.9 million. Results reflect increased licensing, royalties and research contract revenues, offset by increased expenditures for clinical programs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Eric BakerChairman
Alex McPherson, M.D., Ph.D.Pres, CEO
Mark Young, Ph.D.COO
B. Michael LongneckerSr. VP, R&D
Edward TaylorVP, Fin. and Admin., CFO and Sec.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:BIOMAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Aug-2001
$4.64 
Recent Price$5.77 
52-Week High
on 21-Sep-2000
$12.875
Beta1.07 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)110.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)196.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-42.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-23.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$288.4M
Shares Outstanding50.0M
Float47.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$0.74 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.59 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.14 
Sales (ttm)$0.09 
Cash (mrq)$0.95 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)7.84 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)63.72 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$4.46M
EBITDA (ttm)-$28.8M
Income available to common (ttm)-$29.3M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-67.60%
Return on Equity (ttm)-80.87%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)6.33 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.00 
Total Cash (mrq)$48.2M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short957.0K
Percent of Float2.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
935.0K
Short Ratio12.11 
Daily Volume79.0K
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