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Profile - Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd (NasdaqNM:VLCCF)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  9Dividend payment of $0.72
Aug  8Price hit new 52-week low ($17.75)
Location
Mercury House, 101 Front Street
Bermuda, Bermuda
Phone: (468) 613-3030
Fax: (468) 613-9909
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 ·Sector: Transportation
 ·Industry: Water Transportation
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 32%
·Institutional: 34% (50% of float)
(75 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 528.0K shares (+10.04%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited is engaged in the acquisition, disposition, ownership, leasing and chartering of, through wholly owned subsidiaries, five very large crude oil carriers (the Vessels) and certain related activities. The Company charters the Vessels to Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (the Charterer) on long-term bareboat charters. The obligations of the Charterer under these charters are jointly and severally guaranteed by Shell Petroleum N.V. and The Shell Petroleum Company Limited. Each Vessel is an approximately 298,000-deadweight ton double-hull Vessel with design features include a cargo system designed for optimum port performance, a high-grade anti-corrosion paint system and pipeline materials that have been specified with a view to long service, an efficient power generation system including shaft generator, additional firefighting and safety equipment and improved structural design. The Vessels are all registered in the Isle of Man.
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Financial Summary
VLCCF engages in the acquisition, disposition, ownership, leasing and chartering of, through wholly owned subsidiaries, five very large crude oil carriers. The Co. charters these vessels to Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd. For the three months ended 3/01, revenues totaled $26.1 million, up from $10 million. Net income totaled $19.3 million, up from $3.1 million. Revenues reflect higher charter hire revenue. Net income also reflects lower depreciation as a percentage of sales.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Ola Lorentzon, 51Chairman
Tor Troim, 38CEO, Vice Chairman
Kate Blankenship, 36CFO, Sec.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:VLCCFAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 8-Aug-2001
$17.75 
Recent Price$17.95 
52-Week High
on 11-Apr-2001
$27.80 
Beta0.65 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)151.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)96.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-23.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+2.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$306.9M
Shares Outstanding17.1M
Float11.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$2.88 
Dividend Yield16.05%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$15.27 
Earnings (ttm)$3.79 
Earnings (mrq)$1.13 
Sales (ttm)$5.40 
Cash (mrq)$0.01 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.18 
Price/Earnings (ttm)4.73 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.32 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$92.4M
EBITDA (ttm)$91.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$64.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)70.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)80.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter31-Mar-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)16.28%
Return on Equity (ttm)24.05%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)12.48 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.48 
Total Cash (mrq)$256.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short228.0K
Percent of Float2.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
585.0K
Short Ratio1.22 
Daily Volume187.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Mar-2001)

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