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Profile - Sparton Corporation (NYSE:SPA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 23Price hit new 52-week high ($7.60)
Location
2400 East Ganson Street
Jackson, MI 49202
Phone: (517) 787-8600
Fax: (517) 787-1822
Employees (last reported count): 1,400
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 59%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 1,000  shares
·Institutional: 19% (47% of float)
(27 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 98.0K shares (+6.30%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Sparton Corporation operates in one line of business, electronic manufacturing services. Products and services include microprocessor-based systems, transducers, printed circuit boards and assemblies, sensors and electromechanical devices for the telecommunications, medical, electronics and other industries. The Company also develops and manufactures sonobuoys, air-deployed anti-submarine warfare devices used by the United States Navy and other free-world countries. The United States Navy is the Company's largest single customer.
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Financial Summary
Sparton develops and manufactures electronic parts and assemblies including microprocessor-based systems and sensors. Sparton also manufactures and develops air-deployed anti-submarine warfare devices for the U.S. Navy. For the nine months ended 3/31/01, net sales rose 20% to $135.7 million. Net income totaled $209 thousand vs. a loss of $9.5 million. Results reflect higher commercial EMS sales, and a lower charge related to the New Mexico environmental remediation effort.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 06/30/2001, revenues were 51,924; after tax earnings were 1,410. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Bradley Smith, 55
Chairman
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David Hockenbrocht, 65
Pres, CEO, Director
$273K
Richard Langley, 55
CFO, VP, Treasurer, Director
116K
Douglas Johnson, 52
COO
129K
R. Jan Appel, 54
VP, Sec., Gen. Counsel
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Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-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:SPAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Sep-2000
$3.75 
Recent Price$7.20 
52-Week High
on 23-Aug-2001
$7.60 
Beta0.40 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)3,364 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)4,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+74.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+134.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$55.1M
Shares Outstanding7.65M
Float3.10M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 2-Dec-1983
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$10.28 
Earnings (ttm)$0.21 
Earnings (mrq)$0.18 
Sales (ttm)$24.25 
Cash (mrq*)$1.45 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.70 
Price/Earnings (ttm)34.29 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.30 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$187.6M
EBITDA (ttm*)$4.84M
Income available to common (ttm)$1.62M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)0.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)1.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJune 30
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
31-Mar-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.50%
Return on Equity (ttm)2.06%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)4.18 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$0 
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Short Ratio1.00 
Daily Volume3,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 31-Mar-2001)

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