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Profile - Zale Corporation (NYSE:ZLC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 30Earnings Announcement
Location
901 West Walnut Hill Lane
Irving, TX 75038
Phone: (972) 580-4000
Fax: (972) 580-5547
Email: ir@zalecorp.com
Employees (last reported count): 19,500
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 17%
·Institutional: 93% (113% of float)
(452 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 238.0K shares (+0.75%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Zale Corporation is a North American specialty retailer of fine jewelry operating more than 2,300 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as online. Zales Jewelers offers classic and traditional jewelry to a broad range of mainstream consumers. Zales Outlet targets brand-conscious, value-minded consumers with jewelry at savings of 20% to 70% off traditional retail prices. Gordon's Jewelers is a regional jeweler that provides fashionable and contemporary design to upper-moderate customers. Bailey Banks & Biddle Fine Jewelers caters to upscale customers in the market for distinctive designer jewelry and fine giftware. Peoples Jewellers offers Canadian consumers classic and traditional jewelry items in its Peoples Jewellers stores, and high-quality jewelry and exclusive designs in its Mappins Jewellers stores. Piercing Pagoda, a specialty kiosk retailer of popular-priced gold jewelry, also offers silver and diamond jewelry in select locations.
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Financial Summary
Zale Corporation is a specialty retailer of fine jewelry. As of 12/00, the Company operated more than 2,300 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as online. For the nine months ended 4/30/01, net sales rose 15% to $1.63 billion. Net income fell 21% to $79.1 million. Results reflect the acquisition of Piercing Pagoda, offset by a $25.2 million inventory charge and $4.7 million in other special charges.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 07/31/2001, revenues were 417,033; after tax earnings were 2,955. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
Robert J. DiNicola, Chmn./CEO
Alan P. Shor, Pres./COO
Sue E. Gove, Exec. VP/CFO
Mary L. Forte, Exec. VP.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:ZLCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 20-Dec-2000
$23.375
Recent Price$33.10 
52-Week High
on 7-Feb-2001
$38.00 
Beta1.40 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)218.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)208.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-10.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+20.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.14B
Shares Outstanding34.5M
Float28.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$23.99 
Earnings (ttm)$2.38 
Earnings (mrq)$0.09 
Sales (ttm)$59.78 
Cash (mrq*)$1.31 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)1.38 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.91 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.55 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$2.05B
EBITDA (ttm*)$212.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$82.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)4.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)7.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJuly 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
30-Apr-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.59%
Return on Equity (ttm)10.25%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)2.75 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.18 
Total Cash (mrq)$29.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.16M
Percent of Float4.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.24M
Short Ratio4.47 
Daily Volume259.0K
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