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Profile - Ameritrans Capital Corp. (NasdaqSC:AMTC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
747 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (800) 214-1047
Employees (last reported count): 6
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Business Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 43%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 8 insider buys; 15.0K shares (2.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 1% (2% of float)
(one institution)
·Net Inst. Selling: 19.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Ameritrans Capital Corporation (Ameritrans) is the holding company of Elk Associates Funding Corporation (Elk), a small business investment company (SBIC) formed in 1979 and licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Elk makes loans to the owners of taxi medallion businesses in the New York City, Chicago, Miami and Boston markets and to other small businesses. Loans made to finance the purchase or continued ownership of taxi medallions, taxis, and related assets represented approximately 79% of Elk's loan portfolio as of June 30, 2000. Loans made to finance the acquisition and/or operation of other small businesses constitute the balance of Elk's loan portfolio. Both Ameritrans and Elk are registered as business development companies (BDCs).
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Financial Summary
Ameritrans Capital Corp., a specialty finance company, through its subsidiary, Elk Associates Funding Corporation, makes loans to the owners of medallion taxi businesses and other small businesses. For the nine months ended 3/31/01, revenues rose less than 1% to $5 million. Net income fell 26% to $419 thousand. Revenues reflect an increase in interest on loan receivables. Lower income reflects higher interest expenses and a $413 thousand write-off of merger charge.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gary Granoff, 52
Chairman, Pres
$225K
Steven Etra, 51
VP, Director
--  
Lee Forlenza, 43
VP, Director
50K
Ellen Walker, 45
VP, Gen. Counsel, Director
110K
Silvia Maria Mullens, 49
VP
70K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-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 -- NasdaqSC:AMTCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-May-2001
$2.00 
Recent Price$5.30 
52-Week High
on 4-Oct-2000
$10.00 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)455 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)0 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-35.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-13.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$9.25M
Shares Outstanding1.75M
Float1.00M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$7.25 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.20 
Earnings (mrq)$0.01 
Sales (ttm)$3.79 
Cash (mrq)$0.34 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.73 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.40 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$6.62M
EBITDA (ttm)$3.81M
Income available to common (ttm)-$354.0K
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-5.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)2.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJune 30
Most recent quarter31-Mar-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-0.58%
Return on Equity (ttm)-2.74%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)3.65 
Total Cash (mrq)$603.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume0 
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-Mar-2001)

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