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Profile - Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE:BGP)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 24Conference call: Borders Group Earnings (Q2 2001)
Aug 23Earnings Announcement
Aug 17Price hit new 52-week high ($24.43)
July 29Fiscal quarter ended
Location
100 Phoenix Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 477-1100
Fax: (734) 477-4538
Email: customerservice@borders.com
Employees (last reported count): 17,000
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 33%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 5 insider sells; 123.0K shares
  (0.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 90% (135% of float)
(347 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 7.51M shares (+9.37%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Borders Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, Borders, Inc. (Borders), Walden Book Company, Inc. (Walden), Books etc., and others is the second largest operator of book superstores and the largest operator of mall-based bookstores in the world, based upon both sales and number of stores. At January 28, 2001, the Company operated 349 superstores, primarily under the Borders name, including nine in the United Kingdom, two in Australia, and one each in Singapore, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. The Company also operated 869 mall-based and other bookstores, primarily under the Waldenbooks name and 31 bookstores under the Books etc. name in the United Kingdom. The Company is also an online retailer of books, music, and video through the operation of its Internet commerce site, Borders.com.
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Financial Summary
Borders Group, Inc. is an operator of book and music superstores and mall-based bookstores throughout the world. BGP, through its subsidiary Borders Online, Inc., is also an online retailer of books, music and videos. For the 26 weeks ended 7/29/01, sales increased 7% to $1.47 billion. Net loss from continuing operations totalled $18.8 million, vs. an income of $700 thousand. Results reflect higher domestic superstore sales due to new store openings, offset by $19.5 million in one time charges.
More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Robert DiRomualdo, 56
Chairman
--  --  
Gregory Josefowicz, 48
Pres, CEO, Director
$776K--  
George Mrkonic, 48
Vice Chairman
--  --  
Bruce Quinnell, 52
Vice Chairman
440K$508K
Edward Wilhelm, 42
CFO, Sr. VP-Fin.
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 28-Jan-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 -- NYSE:BGPAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 27-Dec-2000
$10.875
Recent Price$23.26 
52-Week High
on 17-Aug-2001
$24.43 
Beta1.35 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)562.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)383.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+69.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+128.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.87B
Shares Outstanding80.4M
Float53.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 31-Mar-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$10.14 
Earnings (ttm)$0.61 
Earnings (mrq)$0.00 
Sales (ttm)$41.06 
Cash (mrq*)$0.72 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)2.29 
Price/Earnings (ttm)38.38 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.57 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.36B
EBITDA (ttm*)$109.1M
Income available to common (ttm)$54.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJan 28
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
29-July-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)2.66%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.59%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.23 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.34 
Total Cash (mrq)$59.8M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short981.0K
Percent of Float1.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
885.0K
Short Ratio1.60 
Daily Volume612.0K
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