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Profile - Family Dollar Stores, Inc (NYSE:FDO)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 26Price hit new 52-week high ($30.70)
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Oct 15Dividend payment of $0.06
Location
10401 Old Monroe Road
Matthews, NC 28105
Phone: (704) 847-6961
Fax: (704) 847-5534
Employees (last reported count): 16,200
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 22%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 5 insider sells; 83.0K shares
  (0.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 82% (105% of float)
(554 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.79M shares (+1.25%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates a chain of self-service retail discount stores. As of February 3, 2001, the Company operated 3,875 stores. The Company's stores are operated on a self-service, cash-and-carry basis, and low overhead permits the sale of merchandise at a relatively moderate markup. The stores offer a variety of hardlines and softlines merchandise. Hardlines merchandise includes primarily household chemical and paper products, health and beauty aids, candy, snack and other food, electronics, housewares and giftware, toys, school supplies, hardware and automotive supplies. Softlines merchandise includes men's, women's, boys', girls' and infants' clothing, shoes and domestic items such as blankets, sheets and towels.
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Financial Summary
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates a chain of self-service retail discount stores in 39 states and the District of Columbia. As of 3/01, the Company operated 3,920 stores. For the nine months ended 6/2/01, net sales rose 17% to $2.74 billion. Net income rose 10% to $155.4 million. Revenues reflect a 3.4% increase in same store sales and the net addition of 340 new stores. Earnings were partially offset by costs related to new store openings.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Leon Levine, 63
Chairman
$1.5M--  
Howard Levine, 41
Pres, CEO, Director
775K--  
R. James Kelly, 53
Vice Chairman
669K--  
R. David Alexander, Jr., 43
COO, Exec. VP, Director
337K$348K
George Mahoney, Jr., 58
Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
376K1.1M
Dollar amounts are as of 26-Aug-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:FDOAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 13-Oct-2000
$16.75 
Recent Price$30.00 
52-Week High
on 26-July-2001
$30.70 
Beta0.99 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1.09M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)908.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+59.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+113.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$5.15B
Shares Outstanding171.8M
Float134.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.24 
Dividend Yield0.80%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 1-May-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$5.42 
Earnings (ttm)$1.08 
Earnings (mrq)$0.31 
Sales (ttm)$20.50 
Cash (mrq*)$0.22 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)5.53 
Price/Earnings (ttm)27.88 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.46 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.53B
EBITDA (ttm*)$356.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$185.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)5.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)8.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsAug 26
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
2-June-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)14.73%
Return on Equity (ttm)21.98%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)2.17 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$37.7M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2.71M
Percent of Float2.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.69M
Short Ratio1.58 
Daily Volume1.72M
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