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Profile - UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (NasdaqNM:UCOMA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 22Price hit new 52-week low ($3.28)
Aug 14Conference call: UnitedGlobalCom Earnings (Q2 2001)
Aug 14Earnings Announcement
Location
4643 South Ulster Street #1300
Denver, CO 80237
Phone: (303) 770-4001
Fax: (303) 770-4207
Email: cfo@unitedglobal.com
Employees (last reported count): 15,700
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Broadcasting & Cable TV
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 73%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider buys; 76.0K shares (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 75% (276% of float)
(309 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 2.21M shares (+2.86%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. is engaged in broadband communications, providing video distribution services in 26 countries worldwide, and telephone and Internet access services in a growing number of its international markets. The Company's operations are grouped into three major geographic regions, Europe, Asia/ Pacific and Latin America. The Company's European operations consist of a broadband communications company providing video, telephone and Internet access services to 17 countries in Europe, as well as Israel. The Company's Asia/Pacific operations are comprised of a provider of video services in regional Australia, various Australian programming interests and a 50% interest in a full-service provider of broadband communications in New Zealand. The Company's primary Latin America operation is a multi-channel television provider and a growing provider of telephone services. The Company also operates a number of earlier stage broadband businesses.
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Financial Summary
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc., together with its majority-owned subsidiaries, develops, acquires and manages foreign multi-channel television services, programming and telephone operations. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 36% to $794 million. Net loss before acct. change applicable to Common totalled $1.41 billion, up from $556.7 million. Results reflect the acquisition of K&T and the growth in organic subscribers, offset by $262 million in impairment charges.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Gene Schneider, 73
Chairman, CEO
$505K
Michael Fries, 37
Pres, Director
343K
John Riordan, 57
Director; Vice Chairman of UPC's Board of Management
393K
Tina Wildes, 39
Sr. VP of Admin. and Devel. Oversight, Director
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Charles Bracken, 33
CFO of UPC
351K
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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:UCOMAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Aug-2001
$3.28 
Recent Price$4.67 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$43.00 
Beta2.07 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1.76M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)1.84M
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-89.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-85.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$464.6M
Shares Outstanding99.5M
Float27.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 1-Dec-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$13.65 
Earnings (ttm)-$21.80 
Earnings (mrq)-$7.72 
Sales (ttm)$15.02 
Cash (mrq)$13.47 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.31 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$1.46B
EBITDA (ttm)-$578.8M
Income available to common (ttm)-$2.12B
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-22.56%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.84 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$1.34B
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short16.5M
Percent of Float60.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
14.5M
Short Ratio9.76 
Daily Volume1.69M
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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