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Profile - EchoStar Communications (NasdaqNM:DISH)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  6Conference call: EchoStar Communications Proposal to Combine With Hughes Electronics CC
Location
5701 S. Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone: (303) 723-1000
Fax: (303) 723-1499
Email: judianne.atencio@echostar.com
Employees (last reported count): 11,000
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 ·Industry: Broadcasting & Cable TV
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 ·Nasdaq 100
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 74%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 10.0K shares
 · one insider sell; 9,000  shares
·Institutional: 37% (143% of float)
(602 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 14.3M shares (+7.44%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
EchoStar Communications Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates in three interrelated business units, which are the DISH Network, EchoStar Technologies Corporation (ETC) and satellite services. The DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite subscription television service in the United States. As of December 31, 2000, the Company had approximately 5.26 million DISH Network subscribers. ETC is engaged in the design, development, distribution and sale of DBS set-top boxes, antennae and other digital equipment for the DISH Network; the design, development and distribution of similar equipment for international direct-to-home (DTH) satellite and other systems; and the provision of uplink center design, construction oversight and other project integration services for international DTH ventures. Satellite Services is engaged in the delivery of video, audio and data services to business television customers and other satellite users.
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Financial Summary
EchoStar provides direct broadcast satellite (DBS) programming services and products such as DBS set-top boxes, antennae and other equipment. DISH also provides turn-key delivery of video, audio and data services. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 51% to $1.83 billion. Net loss applicable to Common fell 48% to $165.1 million. Results reflect increased DISH Network subscribers growth, partially offset by increased subscriber related expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Charles Ergen, 48
Chairman, CEO
$1.0M$9.3M
Michael Dugan, 52
Pres, COO
257K8.2M
Michael McDonnell, 37
CFO, Sr. VP
--  --  
James DeFranco, 48
Exec. VP, Director
220K20.4M
Soraya Hesabi-Cartwright, 40
Exec. VP, DISH Network
231K2.5M
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:DISHAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-Jan-2001
$20.50 
Recent Price$28.16 
52-Week High
on 2-Oct-2000
$56.438
Beta2.04 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)2.70M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1.68M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-46.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-28.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$13.5B
Shares Outstanding478.7M
Float125.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 23-Mar-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$1.53 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.99 
Earnings (mrq)$0.00 
Sales (ttm)$6.99 
Cash (mrq)$4.86 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)4.03 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.33B
EBITDA (ttm)$116.7M
Income available to common (ttm)-$468.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-14.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)-4.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-10.03%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.28 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$2.32B
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short15.7M
Percent of Float12.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
16.1M
Short Ratio4.83 
Daily Volume3.25M
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)

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