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Profile - BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
1000 rue de La Gauchetiere Ou.
Bureau 3700, Montreal
Quebec, H3B 4Y7, Canada
Phone: (800) 339-6353
Fax: (514) 786-3970
Email: investor.relations@bce.ca
Employees (last reported count): 56,608
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 22% (23% of float)
(443 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 111.7M shares (+160.20%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
BCE, Inc. is Canada's largest communications company and operates the following business groups: Bell Canada; CGI Group, Inc. and BCE Emergis, Inc.; BCE Media, Inc.; Nortel Networks Corporation; and Bell Canada International, Inc. Bell Canada provides a range of communications services, including local and long distance telephone services, Internet access, high-speed data services and directories. CGI is an information technology services company that provides outsourcing, systems integration, consulting, and business solutions worldwide. BCE Emergis is an electronic commerce services provider that delivers network-centric e-commerce solutions worldwide. BCE Media provides the delivery of satellite entertainment and business services. Nortel Networks is a supplier of networking solutions and services that support voice, data and video transmission over wireless and wireline technologies. BCI owns, develops and operates advanced telecommunications networks outside of Canada.
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Financial Summary
BCE provides wireline, wireless, data/Internet, and satellite services throughout Canada, largely under the Bell brand; and is also engaged in broadcasting, publishing, and e-commerce. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 37% to C$11.21 billion. Net income from continuing operations applicable to Common rose from C$228 million to C$648 million. Results reflect increased subscribers for wireless, DSL, and satellite services, BCE Emergis growth, and C$3.73 billion in gains on sale of Nortel shares.
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Officers

Position
Jean MontyChairman, CEO
Michael SabiaPres
Siim Vanaselja, 44CFO
Patrick Pichette, 37Exec. VP, Planning and Performance Management
Gary DavisVP, Controller
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:BCEAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 8-Sep-2000
$21.00 
Recent Price$24.82 
52-Week High
on 14-Dec-2000
$29.563
Beta1.31 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)291.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)238.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+9.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+46.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$20.0B
Shares Outstanding807.6M
Float799.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.78 
Dividend Yield3.14%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 23-May-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$13.11 
Earnings (ttm)$1.19 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.03 
Sales (ttm)$17.87 
Cash (mrq)$1.43 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.89 
Price/Earnings (ttm)20.80 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.39 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$13.5B
EBITDA (ttm)$5.73B
Income available to common (ttm)$854.2M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)8.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)21.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.94%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.63%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.75 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.11 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.16B
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2.96M
Percent of Float0.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.90M
Short Ratio9.06 
Daily Volume326.0K
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