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Profile - Positron Corporation (OTC BB:POSC.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
1304 Langham Creek Drive, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77084
Phone: (281) 492-7100
Fax: (281) 492-2961
Employees (last reported count): 36
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 ·Sector: Healthcare
 ·Industry: Medical Equipment & Supplies
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 39%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(one institution)
·Net Inst. Selling: 6,000  shares (+152.77%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Positron Corporation designs, manufactures, markets and services advanced medical imaging devices utilizing positron emission tomography (PET) technology, under the name Posicam systems. PET technology permits the measurement of the biological processes of organs and tissues as well as producing anatomical and structural images. Posicam systems, which incorporate patented and proprietary technology, enable physicians to diagnose and treat patients in the areas of cardiology, neurology and oncology. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the initial Posicam system for marketing in 1985, and as of December 31, 2000, the Company had sold 21 Posicam systems, of which 13 are in medical facilities in the United States and five are installed in international medical institutions.
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Financial Summary
Positron designs, manufactures, markets and services advanced medical imaging devices, which utilize positron emission tomography (``PET'') technology under the tradename POSICAM systems. PET measures the biological processes of organs and tissues. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenue fell 65% to $942 thousand. Net loss rose from $469 thousand to $1.3 million. Revenues reflect the absence of any system sales. Higher loss reflects an increase in operating expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

S. Lewis Meyer, Ph.D., 56
Chairman
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Gary Brooks, 52
Pres, Acting CFO, Sec.
$202K
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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- OTC BB:POSC.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 7-May-2001
$0.10 
Recent Price$0.21 
52-Week High
on 21-Sep-2000
$0.687
Beta0.32 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)20.4K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)10.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-62.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-49.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$13.0M
Shares Outstanding62.0M
Float37.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$0.05 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.02 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.01 
Sales (ttm)$0.08 
Cash (mrq)$0.01 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)4.02 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.77 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$4.96M
EBITDA (ttm)-$2.59M
Income available to common (ttm)-$1.11M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-22.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-55.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-13.65%
Return on Equity (ttm)-27.65%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.82 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.28 
Total Cash (mrq)$923.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-May-1997
Shares Short123.0K
Percent of Float15.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
77.0K
Short Ratio3.00 
Daily Volume41.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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