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Profile - Brasil Telecom Part. S.A. (NYSE:BRP)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 30Price hit new 52-week low ($27.70)
Aug 13Conference call: Brasil Telecom Participacoes Earnings (Q2 2001)
Aug 10Earnings Announcement
Location
SAIN Via L4-Quadra 6, Brasilia
DF 70800-200, Brazil
Phone: (561) 415-1414
Fax: (561) 327-5782
Employees (last reported count): 10,016
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 20%
·Institutional: 15% (18% of float)
(183 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 3.22M shares (+24.87%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Brasil Telecom Participacoes S.A. is one of the companies formed as a result of the breakup of Telecomunicaciones Brasileiras S.A. in May 1998. The Company provides fixed-line telecommunications services in Brazil under concessions from the Federal Government. The Concessions authorize the Company to provide local and intrastate fixed-line telecommunications service in an area consisting of eight states located in the western, central and southern regions of Brazil, the Federal District and a small part of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The Company currently is the sole provider of local fixed-line telecommunications services and the dominant provider of intrastate fixed-line telecommunications services in the Region.
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Financial Summary
BRP provides fixed-line telecommunications services in nine states of Brazil under concessions from the Federal Government. For the nine months ended 9/30/00, total revenues increased 26% to CR$2.82 billion. Net income before U.S. GAAP increased 38% to CR$262.7 million. Revenues reflect an increase in the average number of lines and in service charges for local services. Net income also reflects the inclusion of a CR$104.5 million goodwill amortization benefit.
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Officers

Position
Modesto Souza Barros Carvalhosa, 69Chairman
Henrique Sutton De Sousa Neves, 46Pres
Paulo Pedrao Rio Branco, 47CFO
Sergio Leo, 52CTO
Joas Francisco Rached De Oliveira, 46Director of HR
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:BRPAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 30-Aug-2001
$27.70 
Recent Price$29.20 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$72.688
Beta1.66 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)165.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)102.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-59.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-46.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.95B
Shares Outstanding66.9M
Float53.3M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$39.20 
Earnings (ttm)$0.27 
Earnings (mrq)$0.67 
Sales (ttm)$22.61 
Cash (mrq)$7.49 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.74 
Price/Earnings (ttm)107.75 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.29 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.51B
EBITDA (ttm)$114.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$18.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-Sep-2000
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.05%
Return on Equity (ttm)0.72%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.08 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.28 
Total Cash (mrq)$501.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short841.0K
Percent of Float1.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
983.0K
Short Ratio5.92 
Daily Volume142.0K
ADR Information
Shares/ADR1
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