Yahoo! FinanceHome - Yahoo! - Help

Market Guide

[ Stock Screener | Company & Fund Index | Financial Glossary ]

Profile - Desc, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE:DES)
As of 31-Aug-2001
Enter symbol:
symbol lookup

 
More Info: Quote | Chart | News | Profile | Research | Msgs | Reports
Recent Events
July 27Dividend payment of $0.146
Location
Paseo de los Tamarindos 400-B
Bosques de las Lomas
05120 Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Phone: (525) 261-8000
Fax: (525) 261-8096
Email: desc@mail.desc.com.mx
Employees (last reported count): 22,320
Financial Links
 ·Top Institutional Holders
 ·Top Mutual Fund Holders
 ·Analyst Upgrade/Downgrade History
 ·Historical Quote Data
 ·Raw SEC Filings at sec.gov
Competitors:
 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Misc. Financial Services
Company Websites
 ·Home Page
 ·Subsidiaries
 ·Yahoo! Category

 ·Search Yahoo! for related links...

Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 43%
·Institutional: 2% (3% of float)
(36 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.38M shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
More From Market Guide
 ·Highlights
 ·Performance
 ·Ratio Comparisons
Business Summary
Desc, S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican diversified holding company engaged in five principal lines of business: automotive parts, petrochemicals, diversified products, food and real estate. With the exception of the food business, these businesses are conducted through the Company's principal wholly owned subsidiaries: Unik, S.A. de C.V.; Girsa, S.A. de C.V.; and Dine, S.A. de C.V., each of which is a holding company with no significant operations. Desc's food business is conducted through its four principal operating subsidiaries: Agroken, S.A. de C.V., Aquanova, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Corfuerte, S.A. de C.V. and Authentic Acquisition Corporation, Inc. Collectively, Unik, Girsa, Dine, Agroken, Aquanova, Grupo Corfuerte and Authentic Acquisition Corporation control or own majority interests in more than 100 companies.
More from Market Guide: Expanded Business Description

Financial Summary
Desc, S.A. de C.V. is a diversified holding company engaged in five principal lines of business: automotive parts, petrochemicals, diversified products, food and real estate. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 12% to PS10.4 billion. Net income totaled PS428.7 million, up from PS153.7 million. Revenues reflect lower sales from Unik, Girsa and Dine due to lower demand. Higher income reflects exchange gains and decreased SG&A expenses.
More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers

Position
Fernando MestreChairman and CEO
Luis TellezExec. VP
Vicente BussutilVP - Food
Emilio SaebVP - Automotive Parts
Andres SamblancatVP - Real Estate
More from Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded List, Bios, Compensation, Options
Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:DESAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 2-Jan-2001
$6.188
Recent Price$10.51 
52-Week High
on 18-Sep-2000
$12.563
Beta1.43 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)22.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)58.0K
Stock Performance
[one-year price graph]
big chart [1d | 5d | 3m | 6m | 1y | 2y | 5y | max]
52-Week Change-11.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+18.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$719.4M
Shares Outstanding68.5M
Float39.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$14.16 
Earnings (ttm)$0.87 
Earnings (mrq)$0.42 
Sales (ttm)$35.82 
Cash (mrq)$2.33 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.74 
Price/Earnings (ttm)12.09 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.29 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$2.39B
EBITDA (ttm)$191.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$47.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)8.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.99%
Return on Equity (ttm)4.66%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.38 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.41 
Total Cash (mrq)$159.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short119.0K
Percent of Float0.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
138.0K
Short Ratio14.88 
Daily Volume8,000 
ADR Information
Shares/ADR20
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);   dollar amounts based on an exchange rate of 9.21 Mexican Pesos/Dollar

Market Guide offers more in-depth Company Research, Stock Screening, and Hottest Stocks and Industries on over 10,000 U.S. Equities.


Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service
Company information Copyright Market Guide. Historical chart data and daily updates provided by Commodity Systems, Inc. (CSI). Data and information is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading purposes. Neither Yahoo nor any of its data or content providers (such as Market Guide, CSI, etc.) shall be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.