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Profile - Lightspan Inc. (NasdaqNM:LSPN)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 21Earnings Announcement
Location
10140 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 824-8000
Fax: (858) 824-8001
Email: kmcelwee@lightspan.com
Employees (last reported count): 616
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 ·Industry: Software & Programming
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 54%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 10.0K shares
·Institutional: 17% (38% of float)
(56 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.80M shares (+18.25%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Lightspan Inc. provides curriculum-based educational software and Internet products and services used both in school and at home. The Company's technology, delivery systems and content help increase student interest in learning and assessment, parental involvement in their children's education, and productive interaction among teachers, parents and students. Nearly 700 studies by schools that use the Company's products and services indicate that its products improve overall student performance.
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Financial Summary
Lightspan provides curriculum-based educational software and Internet products and services used both in school and at home, helping to increase student interest in learning, parental involvement and interaction among teachers. For the three months ended 4/30/01, revenues fell 81% to $10.7 million. Net loss totaled $17.8 million vs. an income of $1.2 million. Results reflect the absence of recognition of $46.4 million of deferred revenue and increased amortization.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 07/31/2001, revenues were 19,467; after tax earnings were -13,844. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

John Kernan, 54
Chairman and CEO
$346K
Carl Zeiger, 57
Pres, COO, Director
346K
Michael Sicuro
CFO, Sr. VP
--  
John Brandon, 44
Exec. VP, Pres of Academic Systems
383K
Merritt Farren
VP and Gen. Mang., Internet Operations
--  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Jan-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:LSPNAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 21-Dec-2000
$0.844
Recent Price$1.45 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$3.563
Daily Volume (3-month avg)251.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)134.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-57.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-43.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$66.9M
Shares Outstanding46.2M
Float21.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$2.38 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.45 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.30 
Sales (ttm)$1.17 
Cash (mrq*)$1.43 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.61 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.24 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$53.7M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$54.4M
Income available to common (ttm)-$66.6M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJan 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
30-Apr-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-41.44%
Return on Equity (ttm)-49.24%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)3.55 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.00 
Total Cash (mrq)$52.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short18.0K
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
14.0K
Short Ratio0.07 
Daily Volume255.0K
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-July-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 30-Apr-2001)

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