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Profile - W.R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
7500 Grace Drive
Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: (410) 531-4000
Fax: (410) 531-4367
Employees (last reported count): 6,300
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 29%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 4 insider buys; 3.96M shares (26.4% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 40% (56% of float)
(257 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 5.92M shares (+29.10%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
W. R. Grace & Co. (Grace), through its subsidiaries, is a worldwide specialty chemicals company. Grace primarily operates in the two business segments of Davison Chemicals and Performance Chemicals. Davison Chemicals manufactures catalysts and silica-based products. Performance Chemicals produces specialty construction chemicals, specialty building materials and container and closure sealants. W. R. Grace & Co. and 61 of its United States subsidiaries and affiliates filed, in April 2001, voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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Financial Summary
GRA is a specialty chemicals company consisting of catalyst and silica-based products, specialty construction chemicals and building materials, and container products. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 7% to $871.1 million. Net income decreased 36% to $37.6 million. Revenues reflect increased sales in Europe and Asia due to hydroprocessing volume gains. Net income was offset by higher raw material costs and natural gas prices.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Paul Norris, 53
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$1.4M
Robert Tarola, 50
CFO, Sr. VP
526K
David Siegel, 52
Sr. VP and Gen. Counsel
530K
Robert Bettacchi, 58
Sr. VP
602K
W. Brian McGowan, 51
Sr. VP
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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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:GRAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-Apr-2001
$1.25 
Recent Price$1.62 
52-Week High
on 13-Sep-2000
$8.125
Beta0.86 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)193.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)58.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-78.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-71.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$106.0M
Shares Outstanding65.5M
Float46.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 11-Dec-1987
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$0.86 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.72 
Earnings (mrq)$0.35 
Sales (ttm)$25.86 
Cash (mrq)$2.18 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.06 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.70B
EBITDA (ttm)$82.2M
Income available to common (ttm)-$110.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-6.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-2.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-4.35%
Return on Equity (ttm)-849.16%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.82 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$142.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short773.0K
Percent of Float1.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
812.0K
Short Ratio5.52 
Daily Volume140.0K
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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