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Profile - Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
Edens & Winnetka Road
Northfield, IL 60093
Phone: (847) 446-7500
Fax: (847) 501-2443
Email: wklein@stepan.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,387
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 ·Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 55%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 6 insider sells; 102.0K shares
  (2.0% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 30% (66% of float)
(87 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 22.0K shares (+0.79%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Stepan Company and its subsidiaries produce specialty and intermediate chemicals, which are sold to other manufacturers and then made into a variety of end products. The Company has three reportable segments: surfactants, polymers and specialty products. Principal markets for surfactants are manufacturers of detergents, shampoos, lotions, toothpastes and cosmetics. Surfactants are also sold to the producers of emulsifiers and lubricating products. In addition, the Company provides polymers used in construction, refrigeration, automotive, boating and other consumer product industries. Specialty products are used primarily by food and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The Company does not sell directly to the retail market, but sells to a wide range of manufacturers in many industries.
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Financial Summary
Stepan Company produces specialty and intermediate chemicals used to make other products. Stepan's products include surfactants, polymers, and specialty products such as flavors and lubricant additives. For the six months ended 6/30/01, sales rose 2% to $359.6 million. Net income applicable to Common fell 10% to $9.4 million. Results reflect increases in the volume of Surfactants and Specialty Products, offset by lower margins in the Surfactants and Polymers segments.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

F. Quinn Stepan, 63
Chairman, CEO
$520K$457K
F. Quinn Stepan, Jr., 40
Pres, COO, Director
360K--  
James Hartlage, 63
Sr. VP- Technology and Operations
371K76K
Walter Klein, 54
VP-Fin.
--  --  
Susan Korthase, 50
VP of HR
--  --  
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 -- NYSE:SCLAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 30-Oct-2000
$18.50 
Recent Price$23.10 
52-Week High
on 13-July-2001
$26.38 
Beta0.44 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)3,409 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)3,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+11.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+48.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$214.1M
Shares Outstanding9.27M
Float4.20M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.70 
Dividend Yield3.03%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 16-Dec-1994
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$15.60 
Earnings (ttm)$1.33 
Earnings (mrq)$0.61 
Sales (ttm)$71.07 
Cash (mrq)$0.31 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.48 
Price/Earnings (ttm)17.39 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.33 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$705.7M
EBITDA (ttm)$68.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$13.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)4.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.35%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.38%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.93 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.73 
Total Cash (mrq)$2.86M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
7,000 
Short Ratio0.75 
Daily Volume4,000 
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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