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Profile - GenCorp Inc. (NYSE:GY)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 31Dividend payment of $0.03
Location
Highway 50 and Aerojet Road
P.O. Box 537012
Rancho Cordova, CA 95853
Phone: (916) 355-4000
Email: edye@gencorp.com
Employees (last reported count): 7,895
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 49%
·Institutional: 66% (129% of float)
(245 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 29.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
GenCorp Inc. operates in two business segments, its aerospace, defense and fine chemicals businesses and its automotive vehicle sealing business. Aerojet-General Corporation, in which GenCorp has invested heavily, is engaged in the development and production of space electronics and smart munitions, as well as solid and liquid rocket propulsion systems and related defense products and services. Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC, which is owned primarily by GenCorp, supplies special intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients primarily to commercial customers. The vehicle sealing business is an automotive supplier, engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of highly engineered extruded and molded rubber sealing systems for vehicle bodies and windows for the automotive original equipment manufacturers.
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Financial Summary
GenCorp Inc. operates primarily in the Aerospace, Defense and Pharmaceutical Fine Chemicals industries and the automotive Vehicle Sealing market. For the six months ended 5/31/01, net sales increased 50% to $763 million. Net income before accounting change decreased 31% to $20 million. Revenues reflect increased sales from the aerospace, defense and fine chemicals segment. Net income was offset by the inclusion of a $19 million restructuring charge.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Robert Wolfe, 62
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$2.0M
Terry Hall, 46
CFO, Sr. VP
910K
William Phillips, 58
Sr. VP, Law, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
1.0M
Samuel Harmon, 50
Sr. VP, Admin.
899K
Thomas Peoples, 52
Sr. VP, International and Washington Operations
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Dollar amounts are as of 30-Nov-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 -- NYSE:GYAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 1-Sep-2000
$7.125
Recent Price$12.40 
52-Week High
on 2-July-2001
$14.25 
Beta0.50 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)122.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)78.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+69.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+127.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$531.7M
Shares Outstanding42.9M
Float21.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.12 
Dividend Yield0.97%
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 24-Dec-1987
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$4.74 
Earnings (ttm)$1.09 
Earnings (mrq)$0.08 
Sales (ttm)$30.76 
Cash (mrq)$0.78 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.61 
Price/Earnings (ttm)11.35 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.40 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.30B
EBITDA (ttm)$145.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$46.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)4.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsNov 30
Most recent quarter31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.07%
Return on Equity (ttm)23.69%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.01 
Debt/Equity (mrq)2.31 
Total Cash (mrq)$33.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short198.0K
Percent of Float0.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
192.0K
Short Ratio3.09 
Daily Volume64.0K
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 31-May-2001)

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