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Profile - Cognizant Technology Sol. (NasdaqNM:CTSH)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
500 Glenpointe Centre West
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: (201) 801-0233
Fax: (201) 801-0243
Email: awhite@cognizantcorp.com
Employees (last reported count): 3,164
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Software & Programming
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 61%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 13 insider sells; 172.0K shares
  (1.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 31% (79% of float)
(179 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 302.0K shares (+4.87%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation delivers cost-effective, full life cycle solutions to complex software development and maintenance problems that companies face as they transition to e-business. These services are delivered through the use of a seamless on-site and offshore consulting project team. The Company's solutions include application development and integration, application management and re-engineering services. The number of customers for whom the Company has provided services has grown from 40 customers in 1998, to 57 customers in 1999 and 90 customers in 2000. The Company's customers include ACNielsen Corporation, First Data Corporation, CCC Information Services Incorporated, GEAC Computer Systems Incorporated, Computer Sciences Corporation, Nielsen Media Research, Inc., The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Northwest Airlines, Inc., IMS Health Incorporated and Pacific Exchange, Inc.
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Financial Summary
Cognizant Technology Solutions is a provider of full life cycle solutions to complex software development and maintenance problems that companies face as they transition to e-business. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues increased 51% to $88.8 million. Net income rose 53% to $11.4 million. Results reflect increased demand for the Company's large scale offshore outsourcing services and improved operating margins.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Wijeyaraj Mahadeva, 49
Chairman, CEO
$842K$592K
Lakshmi Narayanan, 48
Pres and COO
245K551K
Gordon Coburn, 37
CFO, Sec., Sr. VP, Treasurer
383K150K
Francisco D'Souza, 32
Sr. VP- North American Operations and Bus. Devel.
376K1.2M
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:CTSHAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 29-Mar-2001
$27.813
Recent Price$42.29 
52-Week High
on 23-Jan-2001
$53.75 
Beta2.42 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)80.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)59.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+10.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+47.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$808.4M
Shares Outstanding19.1M
Float7.50M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 17-Mar-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$4.35 
Earnings (ttm)$1.07 
Earnings (mrq)$0.29 
Sales (ttm)$8.25 
Cash (mrq)$3.55 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)9.72 
Price/Earnings (ttm)39.60 
Price/Sales (ttm)5.12 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$167.0M
EBITDA (ttm)$37.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$21.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)12.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)19.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)20.66%
Return on Equity (ttm)32.10%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)4.94 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$67.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short151.0K
Percent of Float2.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
164.0K
Short Ratio1.52 
Daily Volume99.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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