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Profile - Swift Transportation Co. (NasdaqNM:SWFT)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
2200 South 75th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85043
Phone: (602) 269-9700
Fax: (602) 269-8542
Employees (last reported count): 13,000
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 ·Sector: Transportation
 ·Industry: Trucking
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 54%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 27.0K shares
·Institutional: 46% (101% of float)
(264 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.94M shares (+4.70%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Swift Transportation Co., Inc. is a holding company that operates primarily through Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Swift Transportation Corp. and M.S. Carriers, Inc. The Company conducts its operations, mainly throughout the continental United States, by combining regional operations with a transcontinental van operation. Freight transported by Swift includes department store merchandise, manufactured goods, paper products, non-perishable food, beverages and beverage containers and building materials. In January 2001, the Company expanded its operations through an agreement with Cardinal Freight Carriers Inc., a van and flatbed carrier based in North Carolina. Under the agreement, Swift hired a number of Cardinal Freight's drivers and subleased a number of tractors from Cardinal Freight. On December 11, 2000 Swift and M.S. Carriers, Inc. announced an agreement to merge, in which M.S. Carriers will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Swift. The merger was completed in June 2001.
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Financial Summary
Swift Transportation, a holding company, is a national truckload carrier operating throughout the continental U.S., combining regional operations with a transcontinental van operation. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 9% to $1.05 billion. Net income fell 70% to $11.4 million. Results reflect the expansion of the Company's fleet, offset by increased personnel expenses and higher supplies costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Jerry Moyes, 57
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$816K--  
William Riley, III, 54
CFO, Sr. Exec. VP, Sec., Director
539K--  
Rodney Sartor, 46
Exec. VP
360K--  
Patrick Farley, 56
Exec. VP
357K$93K
Kevin Jensen, 46
Exec. VP
357K81K
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:SWFTAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 26-Oct-2000
$12.00 
Recent Price$21.59 
52-Week High
on 5-Jan-2001
$23.125
Beta1.08 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)535.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)404.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+21.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+62.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.83B
Shares Outstanding84.9M
Float39.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 12-Apr-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.24 
Earnings (ttm)$0.53 
Earnings (mrq)$0.13 
Sales (ttm)$22.84 
Cash (mrq)$0.24 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.62 
Price/Earnings (ttm)40.66 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.94 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.70B
EBITDA (ttm)$191.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$36.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)5.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.11%
Return on Equity (ttm)7.01%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.08 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.52 
Total Cash (mrq)$19.9M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.94M
Percent of Float5.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.11M
Short Ratio3.34 
Daily Volume582.0K
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