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Profile - Westcoast Energy Inc. (NYSE:WE)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 23Conference call: Westcoast Energy Quarterly
Upcoming Events
Sep 30Dividend payment of $0.222
Location
1333 West Georgia Street
Vancouver BC V6E 3K9, Canada
Phone: (604) 488-8000
Fax: (604) 488-8500
Email: investorservices@westcoastenergy.com
Employees (last reported count): 5,455
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 ·Industry: Natural Gas Utilities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 28% (28% of float)
(140 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 3.90M shares (+10.25%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Westcoast Energy Inc. is primarily engaged in transmission and field services, gas distribution, power generation, services and other international business activities. These operations are conducted through four business units.
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Financial Summary
WE, through its four divisions, provides pipeline storage, transportation and services; engages in natural gas distribution; provides power generation; and pursues energy ventures. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues totaled C$7.36 billion, up from C$3.52 billion. Net income applicable to Common rose 24% to C$234 million. Results reflect a strong performance by the British Columbia Pipeline, partially offset by the Alliance and Vector pipelines capacity losses.
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Officers

Position
Michael PhelpsChairman and CEO
Arthur WillmsPres, Director
Graham WilsonCFO, Exec. VP
Robert ReidCOO, Exec. VP
Irvine KoopExec. VP, Pres and CEO, Pipelines and Midstream
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:WEAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Sep-2000
$18.188
Recent Price$23.90 
52-Week High
on 2-Jan-2001
$24.563
Beta0.33 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)26.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)16.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+23.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+66.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$2.94B
Shares Outstanding122.8M
Float121.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.89 
Dividend Yield3.71%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$15.23 
Earnings (ttm)$1.97 
Earnings (mrq)$0.52 
Sales (ttm)$65.98 
Cash (mrq)$1.45 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.57 
Price/Earnings (ttm)12.13 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.36 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$8.26B
EBITDA (ttm)$847.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$249.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.12%
Return on Equity (ttm)14.22%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.03 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.86 
Total Cash (mrq)$177.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short53.0K
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
90.0K
Short Ratio2.79 
Daily Volume19.0K
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