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Profile - Riviana Foods Inc. (NasdaqNM:RVFD)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 16Earnings Announcement
Upcoming Events
Oct  9Dividend payment of $0.16
Location
2777 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019
Phone: (713) 529-3251
Fax: (713) 529-1661
Employees (last reported count): 2,784
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Food Processing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 57%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 1,000  shares
 · one insider sell; 100.0K shares
  (1.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 28% (65% of float)
(84 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 42.0K shares (+1.07%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Riviana Foods, Inc. processes, markets and distributes rice products in the United States, cookies, crackers, fruit juices, nectars and drinks, and processed fruits and vegetables in Central America, and rice and other food products in Europe. The Company conducts rice operations in the United States and in Belgium and Germany through unconsolidated affiliates, Boost Nutrition C.V. and Herto N.V.; food operations in Guatemala and Costa Rica through Alimentos Kern de Guatemala, S.A. and Pozuelo, S.A.; and a food distribution operation in the United Kingdom through Stevens & Brotherton Ltd.
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Financial Summary
Riviana Foods Inc. processes, markets and distributes rice products in the U.S., cookies, crackers, fruit juices, and processed fruits and vegetables in Central America, and rice and other food products in Europe. For the fiscal year ended 7/1/01, net sales decreased 5% to $382 million. Net income decreased 23% to $19.2 million. Results reflect an unfavorable currency translation, higher energy costs, and increased media advertising in the domestic rice business.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Frank Godchaux III, 73
Chairman
--  
Joseph Hafner, Jr., 55
Pres, CEO, Director
$581K
Charles Godchaux, 69
Vice Chairman
--  
W. David Hanks, 55
Exec. VP, Assistant Sec., Director
371K
E. Wayne Ray, Jr., 59
VP, CFO, Treasurer, Director
245K
Dollar amounts are as of 2-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:RVFDAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 28-Mar-2001
$15.125
Recent Price$17.83 
52-Week High
on 28-Dec-2000
$19.875
Beta0.35 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)8,864 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)8,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+4.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+40.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$250.3M
Shares Outstanding14.0M
Float6.00M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.64 
Dividend Yield3.59%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$10.03 
Earnings (ttm)$1.36 
Earnings (mrq)$0.38 
Sales (ttm)$26.96 
Cash (mrq*)$1.07 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)1.78 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.13 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.66 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$382.0M
EBITDA (ttm*)$26.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$19.2M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)5.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.8%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJuly 1
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
1-July-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)9.24%
Return on Equity (ttm)13.91%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)2.04 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.04 
Total Cash (mrq)$15.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3,000 
Short Ratio0.60 
Daily Volume5,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 1-July-2001)

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