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Profile - British Biotech plc (NasdaqNM:BBIOY)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug  2Price hit new 52-week low ($2.40)
Location
201 Defense Highway, Suite 260
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 266-7909
Fax: (410) 266-8032
Email: webadmin@britishbiotech.com
Employees (last reported count): 158
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Biotechnology & Drugs
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 15%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(4 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 8,000  shares (+13.35%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
British Biotech plc is a research and development stage company that intends to exploit its proprietary programs in metalloenzyme inhibition; discover and develop new classes of antibiotics; and develop specialized drugs for the treatment of cancer and inflammation. The Company has seven products in development and is actively expanding its portfolio through its own research and collaboration with third parties. Value from products will be realized via development and marketing collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and by retaining commercialization rights to niche markets.
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Financial Summary
British Biotech plc concentrates on the research and development of new and better medicines for the treatment of serious human diseases. For the fiscal year ended 4/30/01, revenues decreased 39% to L1.6 million. Net loss decreased 8% to L23.4 million. Revenues reflect the absence of a milestone of US$5 million from Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Lower loss reflects a reduction in administrative expenses due to the reorganization of the group.
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Officers

Position
Christopher HampsonChairman
Elliot GoldsteinCEO
Anthony WeirSec.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:BBIOYAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 2-Aug-2001
$2.40 
Recent Price$3.00 
52-Week High
on 6-Feb-2001
$4.50 
Beta0.26 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)2,500 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)2,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-4.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+27.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$199.8M
Shares Outstanding66.6M
Float56.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 5-Aug-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.57 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.51 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.22 
Sales (ttm)$0.04 
Cash (mrq)$1.42 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.91 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)86.58 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$2.31M
EBITDA (ttm)-$38.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$34.0M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsApr 30
Most recent quarter30-Apr-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-24.59%
Return on Equity (ttm)-28.16%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)6.66 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.03 
Total Cash (mrq)$94.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume2,000 
ADR Information
Shares/ADR10
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-Apr-2001);   dollar amounts based on an exchange rate of 1.45 Dollars/British Pounds

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