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Profile - Optelecom, Inc. (NasdaqSC:OPTC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
9300 Gaither Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone: (301) 840-2121
Fax: (301) 948-6357
Email: optelecom@optelecom.com
Employees (last reported count): 66
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 15%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(5 institutions)
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Business Summary
Optelecom, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets video communication products, specializing in transmission and distribution equipment for the delivery of real-time video. Optelecom is organized into two operating segments. The Optical Products Unit develops, manufactures and sells optical fiber-based data communication equipment to both commercial and government clients. The Video Communications unit is focused on the delivery and distribution of video systems over Category Five copper cabling as the transmission medium.
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Financial Summary
Optelecom, Inc. is primarily engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of fiber optic communications products and laser systems for commercial and military customers, and multi-media products for sending data over copper wire. For the three months ended 3/31/01, revenues rose 27% to $3.1 million. Net loss totaled $724 thousand, up from $250 thousand. Results reflect higher sales at the Optical Products Unit, offset by increased personnel expenses.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 06/30/2001, revenues were 2,573; after tax earnings were -783. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Clyde Heintzelman, 62
Chairman, Interim Pres and CEO
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Linda Broenniman
CFO
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Edmund Ludwig, 61
Exec. VP of Operations, Director
$159K
James Armstrong
Controller
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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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqSC:OPTCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 21-Dec-2000
$1.125
Recent Price$1.60 
52-Week High
on 6-Sep-2000
$9.688
Beta0.87 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)3,591 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)3,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-79.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-72.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$4.51M
Shares Outstanding2.82M
Float2.40M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 2-Dec-1997
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$0.82 
Earnings (ttm)-$2.54 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.28 
Sales (ttm)$4.22 
Cash (mrq*)$0.10 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)1.96 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.38 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$11.5M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$5.54M
Income available to common (ttm)-$6.65M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-57.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)-51.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
31-Mar-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-88.32%
Return on Equity (ttm)-205.56%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.37 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.98 
Total Cash (mrq)$0 
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Short Ratio0.67 
Daily Volume3,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 31-Mar-2001)

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