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Profile - SBS Broadcasting S.A. (NasdaqNM:SBTV)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  6Earnings Announcement
Location
8-10 rue Mathias Hardt, L-1717
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Phone: (212) 986-6667
Fax: (212) 986-8302
Email: webmaster@sbsbroadcasting.com.
Employees (last reported count): 1,413
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Broadcasting & Cable TV
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 79%
·Institutional: 46% (221% of float)
(83 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 2.20M shares (+20.28%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
SBS Broadcasting S.A. owns and operates television and radio broadcasting stations in Scandinavia and other European markets. The Company currently owns and operates television stations that broadcast in or into Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Flemish Belgium and The Netherlands and, together with two European partners, operates a national private television station in Hungary. Additionally, SBS owns 50% of a television station in Switzerland; operates a television station in Slovenia under the terms of management and funding arrangements, and indirectly, through a joint venture, owns a minority interest in a project to develop a national home shopping network in Italy. The Company also owns and operates radio stations that broadcast in Denmark, Sweden and Finland. During 1999, the Company formed the SBS New Media division to expand its Internet-related activities.
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Financial Summary
SBS Broadcasting S.A. owns and operates television and radio broadcasting stations in: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Flemish Belgium, the Netherlands, Hungary and Slovenia. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net revenues increased 2% to $215.5 million. Net loss increased 78% to $41.6 million. Revenues reflect increased viewing shares at the Company's Danish Television operations. Net losses reflect an increase in programming expenses at the Company's Dutch Television operations.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Harry Sloan, 50Chairman
Markus TellenbachPres, COO
Michael Finkelstein, 64Vice Chairman, CEO
Howard Knight, 58Vice Chairman
Finn Kastrup, 43CFO, Sr. VP
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:SBTVAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 4-Dec-2000
$17.25 
Recent Price$21.84 
52-Week High
on 15-Sep-2000
$45.00 
Beta1.19 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)36.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)41.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-50.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-34.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$614.9M
Shares Outstanding28.2M
Float5.90M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$9.09 
Earnings (ttm)-$4.05 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.62 
Sales (ttm)$15.78 
Cash (mrq)$3.04 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.40 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.38 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$429.0M
EBITDA (ttm)$18.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$109.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-25.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)-2.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-16.10%
Return on Equity (ttm)-39.90%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.60 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.87 
Total Cash (mrq)$85.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.14M
Percent of Float19.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.09M
Short Ratio25.40 
Daily Volume45.0K
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