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Profile - Sprint PCS Group (NYSE:PCS)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
PO Box 11315
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: (913) 624-3000
Fax: (913) 624-3281
Email: investorrelation.sprintcom@mail.sprint.com
Employees (last reported count): 11,500
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 500
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 49%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 26.0K shares
·Institutional: 48% (93% of float)
(1,233 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 39.8M shares (+8.17%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Sprint PCS Group operates a 100% digital PCS wireless network in the United States, using a single frequency and a single technology. Sprint PCS, a subsidiary of Sprint Corporation, comprises Sprint Corporations' wireless PCS operations. The Company provides nationwide service through operating its own digital network in major United States metropolitan areas; affiliating with other companies, mainly in and around smaller United States metropolitan areas; roaming on other providers' analog cellular networks using dual-band/dual-mode handsets; and roaming on other providers' digital PCS networks that use code division multiple access. At year-end 2000, the PCS Group, together with affiliates, operated PCS systems in over 300 metropolitan markets. The service offered by the Company and its affiliates reaches more than 220 million people.
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Financial Summary
Sprint PCS Group is engaged in the wireless mobile telephone operations conducted by Sprint Corp., including Sprint Spectrum, SprintCom, PhillieCo, and an interest in Cox PCS. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues increased 60% to $4.32 billion. Net loss before extraordinary item and before acct. change and applicable to Common decreased 34% to $647 million. Revenues reflect the increase in the customer base. Lower loss was partially offset by higher operating expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

William Esrey, 61
Chairman, CEO
$1.4M$27.8M
Charles Levine, 47
Pres
1.9M9.7M
Arthur Krause, 59
CFO, Exec. VP
575K8.9M
Michael Fuller, 56
Pres--Local Telecommunications Division
523K15.7M
Don Hallacy, 44
Pres--Technology Services
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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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:PCSAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Mar-2001
$15.72 
Recent Price$24.98 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$51.25 
Beta3.06 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)7.75M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)7.02M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-50.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-33.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$23.4B
Shares Outstanding938.2M
Float478.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 7-Feb-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.56 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.59 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.26 
Sales (ttm)$8.15 
Cash (mrq)$0.14 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)15.99 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.06 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$7.96B
EBITDA (ttm)$887.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$1.56B
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-19.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-15.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-7.91%
Return on Equity (ttm)-77.96%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.35 
Debt/Equity (mrq)10.95 
Total Cash (mrq)$136.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short102.5M
Percent of Float21.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
80.2M
Short Ratio9.28 
Daily Volume11.0M
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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