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Profile - BestNet Communications (OTC BB:BESC.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 200
Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: (520) 750-9093
Fax: (520) 750-9194
Email: ddavis@bestnetcom.com
Employees (last reported count): 7
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 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 81%
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Business Summary
BestNet Communications Corp., formerly known as Wavetech International, Inc., develops, markets and sells Internet-based telecom technologies. Under its licenses from Softalk, Inc., BestNet intends to provide commercial voice-quality Internet-based long distance services to corporate and residential subscribers. Its Web-based solution offers subscribers access to low-cost, long-distance rates by using the Internet as the means to launch calls and to view billing within seconds after completing a call. The brand name for the Company's Web-enabled long-distance service is Bestnetcall. The Company is focusing its resources to selected companies with international locations and/or clients.
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Financial Summary
BestNet conducts operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Interpretel. Interpretel is a facilities-based telecommunication co. using an advanced computer telephony platform to deliver enhanced calling card services. For the nine months ended 5/01, revenues totaled $304 thousand, up from $7 thousand. Net loss applicable to Common fell 37% to $2.9 million. Results reflect revenues from customer usage of Bestnetcall services, partially offset by higher marketing expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gerald Quinn, 57
Chairman
$85K
Robert Blanchard
Pres, CEO
--  
Kelvin Wilbore, 46
VP, Director
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Dollar amounts are as of 31-Aug-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 -- OTC BB:BESC.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 9-Apr-2001
$0.55 
Recent Price$2.80 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$6.016
Beta2.62 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)38.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)46.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-46.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-28.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$32.7M
Shares Outstanding11.7M
Float2.20M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 6 on 18-Dec-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.01 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.66 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.13 
Sales (ttm)$0.05 
Cash (mrq)$0.07 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.77 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)60.32 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$326.0K
EBITDA (ttm)-$1.43M
Income available to common (ttm)-$3.84M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsAug 31
Most recent quarter31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-26.23%
Return on Equity (ttm)-29.44%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)6.01 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$864.0K
Short Interest
As of 10-May-1999
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1,000 
Daily Volume8,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-May-2001)

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