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Profile - Southern Peru Copper Corp (NYSE:PCU)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 29Dividend payment of $0.047
Aug 16Price hit new 52-week low ($11.02)
Location
1150 North 7th. Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520) 798-7500
Employees (last reported count): 3,682
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Metal Mining
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 71%
·Institutional: 4% (13% of float)
(98 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 96.0K shares (+3.18%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Southern Peru Copper Corp. (SPCC) is an integrated producer of copper, operates mining, smelting and refining facilities in the southern part of Peru. The copper operations of the Company involve the mining, milling and flotation of copper ore to produce copper concentrates, the smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister copper and the refining of blister copper to produce copper cathodes. The Company also produces refined copper using solvent extraction/electrowinning technology. The Company operates the Toquepala and Cuajone mines, high in the Andes, approximately 984 kilometers southeast of Lima. It also operates a smelter and refinery west of the mines at the Pacific Ocean Coast City of Ilo, Peru. SPCC is the largest mining company in Peru and one of the 10 largest private sector copper mining companies in the world.
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Financial Summary
Southern Peru Copper Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern Peru Limited, is an integrated producer of copper that operates mining, smelting, and refining facilities in southern Peru. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 2% to $325.3 million. Net income fell 33% to $23.2 million. Revenues reflect higher copper, silver and molybdenum sales volume. Earnings were offset by increased exploration and interest expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
German Larrea Mota-Velasco, 46Chairman, CEO
Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, 61Pres, Director
Hector Calva Ruiz, 62VP Exploration and Devel., Director
Genaro Larrea Mota-Velasco, 39VP Commercial, Director
Daniel Tellechea Salido, 54VP, Director
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:PCUAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 16-Aug-2001
$11.02 
Recent Price$12.00 
52-Week High
on 13-Sep-2000
$15.875
Beta0.73 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)31.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)25.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-14.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+15.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$960.0M
Shares Outstanding80.0M
Float23.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.19 
Dividend Yield1.55%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$14.94 
Earnings (ttm)$1.02 
Earnings (mrq)$0.09 
Sales (ttm)$8.95 
Cash (mrq)$6.50 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.80 
Price/Earnings (ttm)11.77 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.34 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$716.2M
EBITDA (ttm)$221.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$81.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)11.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)19.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)4.49%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.90%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.83 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.58 
Total Cash (mrq)$519.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short11.0K
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
17.0K
Short Ratio0.37 
Daily Volume30.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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