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Profile - Lazare Kaplan Intern'l (AMEX:LKI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 10Earnings Announcement
Aug  1Price hit new 52-week low ($4.50)
Location
529 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 972-9700
Fax: (212) 972-8561
Employees (last reported count): 205
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 ·Sector: Consumer Cyclical
 ·Industry: Jewelry & Silverware
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 61%
·Institutional: 33% (83% of float)
(35 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 109.0K shares (+4.72%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Lazare Kaplan International, Inc. is engaged in the cutting, polishing and selling of ideally proportioned diamonds that it markets internationally under the brand name Lazare Diamonds. Ideally proportioned diamonds are distinguished from non-ideal cut (commercial) diamonds by the symmetrical relationship of their facets, which maximizes brilliance, sparkle and fire. In addition, through a cooperative agreement with the largest Russian diamond mining company, the Company cuts and polishes commercial diamonds at three diamond cutting facilities in Russia which it markets to wholesalers, distributors and, to a growing extent, retail jewelers.
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Financial Summary
Lazare Kaplan International is engaged in the cutting, polishing and selling of ideally proportioned diamonds which it markets internationally under the brand name Lazare Diamonds'r'. For the nine months ended 2/28/01, revenues fell 27% to $211 million. Net income before accounting change fell 33% to $2 million. Revenues reflect a decrease in rough diamond sales. Net income also reflects increased S/G/A expenses due to higher advertising costs.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 05/31/2001, revenues were 59,830; after tax earnings were -465. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Maurice Tempelsman, 71
Chairman
$210K
Leon Tempelsman, 44
Vice Chairman, Pres
390K
Robert Speisman, 47
Sr. VP of Sales
254K
William Moryto, 42
VP, CFO
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Lucien Burstein, 78
Sec., Director
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Dollar amounts are as of 31-May-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 -- AMEX:LKIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 1-Aug-2001
$4.50 
Recent Price$4.80 
52-Week High
on 20-Sep-2000
$6.813
Beta0.49 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1,364 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-24.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+2.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$35.4M
Shares Outstanding7.37M
Float2.90M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$10.91 
Earnings (ttm)$0.20 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.06 
Sales (ttm)$34.87 
Cash (mrq*)$0.43 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.44 
Price/Earnings (ttm)24.61 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.14 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$270.8M
EBITDA (ttm*)$7.00M
Income available to common (ttm)$1.54M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)0.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)0.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsMay 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
28-Feb-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.84%
Return on Equity (ttm)1.89%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)3.07 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.57 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.13M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume2,000 
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, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 28-Feb-2001)

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