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Profile - MTS Systems Corporation (NasdaqNM:MTSC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  6Price hit new 52-week high ($15.60)
Upcoming Events
Oct  1Dividend payment of $0.06
Location
14000 Technology Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: (952) 937-4000
Fax: (952) 937-4515
Email: info@mts.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,350
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Scientific & Technical Instr.
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 37%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider buys; 2,000  shares
 · 3 insider sells; 20.0K shares
  (0.3% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 62% (99% of float)
(110 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 612.0K shares (+4.52%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
MTS Systems Corporation is a technology-based, market-driven company providing hardware, software and engineering services to researchers, designers and manufacturers. MTS bases its business on a set of building-block technologies and business processes. The Company's operations are organized into two business segments, Mechanical Testing and Simulation and Factory Automation. In the Mechanical Testing and Simulation segment, customers use the Company's products and services in research, product development and quality control to determine the mechanical properties and performance of materials, products and structures. Many of the Company's products and services support the customers' mechanical design automation processes. In the Factory Automation segment, customers use the Company's measurement and control instrumentation to measure process variables and to automate production processes.
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Financial Summary
MTSC provides engineering services, equipment, and software for applications in research, product development, quality control and production. Technologies include sensors for measuring machine and process parameters, and control technologies for test and process automation. For the nine months ended 6/01, revenues increased 1% to $281.5 million. Net income totalled $8.2 million vs. a loss of $972 thousand. Results reflect new orders from Europen and Asian customers.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Sidney Emery, Jr., 54
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$334K
Keith Zell, 58
Exec. VP of Mechanical Testing and Simulation sector
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Kathleen Staby, 54
VP, HR
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W. Anderson, 44
VP, MTS Automation Division
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Steven Cohoon, 46
VP of Vehicles Dynamics Division
224K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-Sep-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:MTSCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 12-Dec-2000
$5.50 
Recent Price$13.00 
52-Week High
on 6-Aug-2001
$15.60 
Beta0.25 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)116.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)90.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+103.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+173.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$271.1M
Shares Outstanding20.9M
Float13.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.24 
Dividend Yield1.85%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 3-Feb-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.80 
Earnings (ttm)$0.61 
Earnings (mrq)$0.21 
Sales (ttm)$18.91 
Cash (mrq)$1.13 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.67 
Price/Earnings (ttm)21.24 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.69 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$395.9M
EBITDA (ttm)$40.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$12.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsSep 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.94%
Return on Equity (ttm)8.09%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.26 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.39 
Total Cash (mrq)$23.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short92.0K
Percent of Float0.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
217.0K
Short Ratio0.94 
Daily Volume98.0K
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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