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Profile - Northwest Airlines Corp. (NasdaqNM:NWAC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
2700 Lone Oak Parkway
Eagan, MN 55121
Phone: (612) 726-2111
Fax: (612) 726-3942
Employees (last reported count): 53,491
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 ·Sector: Transportation
 ·Industry: Airline
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 51%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 4 insider sells; 826.0K shares
  (1.9% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 55% (113% of float)
(225 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 3.37M shares (+6.69%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Northwest Airlines Corporation is a holding company whose principal indirect operating subsidiary is Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest), which is a major air carrier engaged principally in the commercial transportation of passengers and cargo, directly serving more than 155 cities in 24 countries in North America, Asia and Europe. Northwest's global airline network includes domestic hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Memphis, as well as an extensive Pacific route system with hubs at Tokyo and Osaka, a trans-Atlantic alliance with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which operates through a hub in Amsterdam, and a global alliance with Continental Airlines, Inc. Northwest's operations comprise approximately 95% of the Company's consolidated operating revenues and expenses.
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Financial Summary
Northwest Airlines Corp. is engaged in the domestic and international transport of passengers and cargo through its global airline network. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues decreased 1% to $5.33 billion. Net loss totaled $226 million vs. an income of $118 million. Revenues reflect lower yields and passenger load factor. Net loss also reflects the retroactive wages and benefits related to the AMFA collective bargaining agreement and higher headcount.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gary Wilson, 61
Chairman of Directors
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Richard Anderson, 45
CEO
$3.0M
Douglas Steenland, 49
Pres
2.9M
Mickey Foret, 55
CFO, Exec. VP
2.3M
Philip Haan, 44
Exec. VP-International, Sales and Information Services
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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:NWACAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 14-Mar-2001
$19.00 
Recent Price$21.08 
52-Week High
on 6-Sep-2000
$33.25 
Beta0.85 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)392.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)484.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-31.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-8.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.80B
Shares Outstanding85.2M
Float41.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$0.47 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.31 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.65 
Sales (ttm)$132.11 
Cash (mrq)$15.84 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)44.91 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.16 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$11.3B
EBITDA (ttm)$680.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$90.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-0.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)0.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-0.78%
Return on Equity (ttm)-52.63%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.66 
Debt/Equity (mrq)103.58 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.35B
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2.94M
Percent of Float7.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.44M
Short Ratio10.11 
Daily Volume291.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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