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Profile - D&E Communications, Inc (NasdaqNM:DECC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
124 East Main Street, P.O.Box 458
Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone: (717) 733-4101
Fax: (717) 733-7461
Employees (last reported count): 670
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 11%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 1,000  shares (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 2% (2% of float)
(8 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 26.0K shares (+22.03%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
D&E Communications, Inc, a telecommunications holding company, became the successor parent company to its telephone-operating subsidiary, Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company in June 1996. In addition, D&E Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) became a subsidiary of D&E Communications, Inc. D&E Communications, Inc, its subsidiaries and affiliates provide telecommunications services in the south central Pennsylvania area and in certain areas of Eastern Europe. In October 2000, The Company initiated a new Internet Service Provider using the trade name D&E Jazzd. During 2000, The Company also acquired two companies that provide computer-networking services. On December 31, 2000, TDS merged these operations and renamed the surviving entity D&E Networks, Inc. D&E Telephone furnishes telephone service through 61,098 access lines to an estimated population in excess of 100,000 in an area of approximately 227 square miles in Pennsylvania.
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Financial Summary
D&E Communications supplies local and long distance telephone services. DECC also provides network access service, directory advertising and billing services. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues rose 26% to $42.6 million. Net loss applicable to Common and before acct'g change and extraordinary items fell 44% to $2.9 million. Revenues reflect acquisitions and the initiation of internet service. Lower loss also reflects reduced losses in affiliates.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Anne Sweigart, 86
Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Chairman
$612K
Thomas Morell, 40
CFO, VP, Treasurer
336K
Robert Lauman, 75
COO, Exec. VP, Director
441K
G. William Ruhl, 61
Sr. VP, CEO of D&E Telephone Company
356K
W. Garth Sprecher, 49
VP, Sec., Director, CEO D&E Networks
273K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-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 -- NasdaqNM:DECCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 13-Mar-2001
$16.50 
Recent Price$23.51 
52-Week High
on 5-Oct-2000
$28.00 
Beta0.14 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)4,818 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)2,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+12.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+50.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$173.6M
Shares Outstanding7.39M
Float6.60M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.50 
Dividend Yield2.13%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.04 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.14 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.01 
Sales (ttm)$11.20 
Cash (mrq)$1.36 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)3.34 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.10 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$82.8M
EBITDA (ttm)$17.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$8.41M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-10.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-6.56%
Return on Equity (ttm)-14.71%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.54 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.83 
Total Cash (mrq)$10.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2,000 
Short Ratio0.22 
Daily Volume9,000 
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)

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