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Profile - Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NasdaqNM:SCMR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 22Price hit new 52-week low ($4.85)
Aug 21Earnings Announcement
July 31Fiscal quarter ended
Location
150 Apollo Drive
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone: (978) 250-2900
Fax: (978) 256-3434
Email: angus@sycamorenet.com
Employees (last reported count): 687
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 ·Industry: Communications Equipment
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 57%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 5 insider sells; 1.56M shares
  (1.0% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 16% (37% of float)
(358 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 8.21M shares (+23.00%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Sycamore Networks Inc. develops and markets software-based intelligent optical networking products that enable network service providers to quickly and cost-effectively provide bandwidth and create new high speed data services. The Company's intelligent optical networking products are designed to allow service providers to deploy, manage and optimize the performance of their fiber optic networks. Sycamore's products are based on a common software architecture that it believes will accelerate its release of new products and enable the Company's customers to upgrade with minimal network impact and operator training. The Company has designed its products to protect service providers' existing investment in fiber optic and transmission equipment and provide a migration path to the next generation optical public network infrastructure.
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Financial Summary
Sycamore Networks, Inc. develops and markets products that transport voice and data traffic over wavelengths of light, designed to enable customers to quickly and cost effectively create usable network capacity over existing fiber. For the fiscal year ended 7/31/01, revenues rose 89% to $374.7 million. Net loss totaled $279.8 million vs. an income of $668 thousand. Results reflect sales of new products, offset by increased amortization and restructuring costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gururaj Deshpande, 49
Chairman of Directors
--  
Daniel Smith, 51
Pres, CEO
$100K
Frances Jewels, 35
CFO, VP, Fin. and Admin., Treasurer and Sec.
155K
Chikong Shue, 49
Exec. VP, Central Engineering
--  
Ryker Young, 36
Sr. VP, Worldwide Sales and Support
776K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-July-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 -- NasdaqNM:SCMRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Aug-2001
$4.85 
Recent Price$5.61 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$146.00 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)2.82M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)2.25M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-96.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-94.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.53B
Shares Outstanding273.5M
Float117.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 1 on 14-Feb-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$5.67 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.17 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.17 
Sales (ttm)$1.50 
Cash (mrq)$3.37 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.99 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.73 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$374.7M
EBITDA (ttm)-$284.7M
Income available to common (ttm)-$279.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-74.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)-93.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJuly 31
Most recent quarter31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-16.67%
Return on Equity (ttm)-18.29%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)5.79 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$825.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short4.50M
Percent of Float3.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
4.65M
Short Ratio2.47 
Daily Volume1.82M
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-July-2001)

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