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Profile - Ditech Communications (NasdaqNM:DITC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 16Earnings Announcement
Aug 16Price hit new 52-week low ($5.52)
Location
825 E. Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: (650) 623-1300
Fax: (650) 564-9599
Email: ditech@ditechcom.com
Employees (last reported count): 210
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Communications Equipment
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 43%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider buys; 113.0K shares (0.9% of insider shares)
 · one insider sell; 21.0K shares
  (0.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 53% (92% of float)
(193 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 2.67M shares (+20.50%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Ditech Communications Corporation is a global telecommunications equipment supplier for voice and optical networks. The Company's voice products are echo cancellers, which eliminate echo, a significant problem in existing and emerging wireline, wireless, satellite and voice networks. Ditech Communications Corporation also develops and markets optical subsystems and systems communications products through its wholly owned subsidiary, Altamar Networks, Inc.
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Financial Summary
Ditech Communications designs, develops and markets echo cancellation equipment and equipment that enables and facilitates communications over fiber optic networks. For the fiscal year ended 4/30/01, revenues rose 4% to $121.7 million. Net income applicable to Common fell 93% to $2.1 million. Results reflect higher sales of optical amplifiers and subsystems products. Earnings were offset by additional personnel and material costs associated with the echo cancellation products.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 07/31/2001, revenues were 15,276; after tax earnings were -3,037. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2001 Compensation
PayExer

Timothy Montgomery, 48
Pres, CEO
$474K$1.3M
William Tamblyn, 41
CFO, VP, Sec.
235K948K
Charles Davis, Ph.D., 55
Exec. VP, CTO-DSP Products
--  --  
Robert DeVincenzi, 41
Sr. VP of Sales
253K--  
Ian Wright, 45
Sr. VP of Engineering and CTO, Optical Products
241K--  
Dollar amounts are as of 30-Apr-2001 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:DITCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 16-Aug-2001
$5.52 
Recent Price$6.41 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$61.875
Beta1.78 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)282.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)109.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-89.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-85.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$191.4M
Shares Outstanding29.9M
Float17.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 17-Feb-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$8.44 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.45 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.10 
Sales (ttm)$3.16 
Cash (mrq*)$3.71 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.76 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.03 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$93.5M
EBITDA (ttm*)$28.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$12.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-13.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsApr 30
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
30-Apr-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-4.66%
Return on Equity (ttm)-5.03%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)13.07 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$112.8M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short614.0K
Percent of Float3.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
721.0K
Short Ratio4.29 
Daily Volume143.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-July-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 30-Apr-2001)

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