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Profile - Montana Power Company (NYSE:MTP)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  9Price hit new 52-week low ($6.40)
Location
40 East Broadway
Butte, MT 59701
Phone: (406) 497-3000
Fax: (406) 496-5240
Email: invest@mtpower.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,549
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 ·Industry: Electric Utilities
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 15%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 1,000  shares
·Institutional: 44% (52% of float)
(434 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.16M shares (+2.44%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Montana Power Company operates or invests in businesses in North America, Europe and Asia, providing telecommunications and energy products and services. Through Touch America, the Company develops, owns and operates a high-speed fiber optic network spanning 28 states and approximately 18,000 route miles. The Company also provides wireless services mainly through Personal Communication Services and Local Multi-Point Distribution Services. On its fiber optic and wireless network, the Company offers high-speed voice, data, video and Internet services. The Company also provides colocation services, leases dark fiber and conduit rights on its network and offers construction management oversight services for installation of fiber networks. The Company is in the process of divesting its multiple energy businesses, separating them from Touch America.
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Financial Summary
Montana Power Company is transforming itself into a national high-speed, technology advanced, broadband fiber-optic products and services transport company under its telecommunication subsidiary, Touch America. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 89% to $684.9 million. Net income from continuing opts. and applicable to Common fell 74% to $9.9 million. Results reflect the acquisition of Touch America, offset by the higher power supply costs.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Compensation
PayExer

R. Gannon, 55
Chairman and CEO and Pres
$813K$178K
M. Meldahl, 50
Exec. VP, COO
399K--  
R. Cromer, 54
Exec. VP and Chief Operating Oficer - Energy Supply Division
439K62K
J. Haffey, 54
Exec. VP and COO - Energy Services Division
420K--  
Jerrold Pederson, 57
VP, CFO, Director
379K459K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 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:MTPAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 9-Aug-2001
$6.40 
Recent Price$7.05 
52-Week High
on 11-Sep-2000
$39.938
Beta1.20 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)854.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)958.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-80.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-74.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$731.6M
Shares Outstanding103.8M
Float88.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.80 
Dividend Yield11.35%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 9-Aug-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$11.13 
Earnings (ttm)$0.43 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.39 
Sales (ttm)$12.22 
Cash (mrq)$0.24 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.63 
Price/Earnings (ttm)16.28 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.58 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.28B
EBITDA (ttm)$84.1M
Income available to common (ttm)$45.4M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)-0.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.82%
Return on Equity (ttm)4.13%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.75 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.42 
Total Cash (mrq)$25.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short566.0K
Percent of Float0.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
516.0K
Short Ratio0.56 
Daily Volume1.00M
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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