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Profile - Sonic Corporation (NasdaqNM:SONC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 23Price hit new 52-week high ($32.20)
Location
101 Park Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: (405) 280-7654
Fax: (405) 280-7568
Employees (last reported count): 258
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Restaurants
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 53%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 7 insider sells; 149.0K shares
  (1.0% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 87% (184% of float)
(278 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 151.0K shares (+0.65%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Sonic Corp. operates and franchises a chain of drive-in restaurants. As of August 31, 2000, the Company had 2,175 restaurants in operation, consisting of 312 Company-owned restaurants and 1,863 franchised restaurants, principally in the south central and southeastern United States. Sonic restaurants offer made-to-order hamburgers and other sandwiches and feature Sonic signature items, such as extra-long cheese coneys, hand-battered onion rings, tater tots, specialty soft drinks including cherry limeades and slushes, and frozen desserts. At a typical Sonic restaurant, a customer drives into one of 24 to 36 covered drive-in spaces, orders through an intercom speaker system, and has the food delivered by a carhop within an average of four minutes.
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Financial Summary
Sonic Corporation operates and franchises the largest chain of drive-in restaurants in the United States. As of 11/00 Sonic had 2,219 restaurants in operation, consisting of 319 Company-owned and 1,900 franchise restaurants. For the nine months ended 5/31/01, revenues increased 14% to $225.9 million. Net income increased 17% to $25.5 million. Results reflect increased sales from the net addition of 84 Company-owned restaurants, and improved operating margins.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

J. Clifford Hudson, 46
Chairman, CEO
$604K--  
Kenneth Keymer, 52
Pres, COO, Director
450K--  
W. Scott McLain, 38
CFO, Sr. VP
247K--  
Pattye Moore, 42
Exec. VP
373K$214K
Ronald Matlock, 49
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
258K--  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Aug-2000 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:SONCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 5-Sep-2000
$20.25 
Recent Price$30.29 
52-Week High
on 23-Aug-2001
$32.20 
Beta0.90 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)152.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)143.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+41.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+90.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$809.8M
Shares Outstanding26.7M
Float12.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 1-Dec-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$6.92 
Earnings (ttm)$1.31 
Earnings (mrq)$0.41 
Sales (ttm)$11.12 
Cash (mrq)$0.10 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)4.37 
Price/Earnings (ttm)23.05 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.72 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$307.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$85.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$36.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)11.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)20.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsAug 31
Most recent quarter31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)12.31%
Return on Equity (ttm)22.15%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.79 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.66 
Total Cash (mrq)$2.75M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short429.0K
Percent of Float3.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
489.0K
Short Ratio3.13 
Daily Volume137.0K
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-May-2001)

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