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Profile - Motient Corporation (NasdaqNM:MTNT)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 24Price hit new 52-week low ($0.30)
Location
10802 Parkridge Boulevard
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: (703) 758-6000
Fax: (703) 758-6239
Email: investorrelations@motient.com
Employees (last reported count): 482
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 54%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 27.0K shares
  (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 44% (95% of float)
(128 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 3.13M shares (+16.75%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Motient Corporation is a provider of two-way, wireless mobile data services and mobile Internet services. The Company's customers use its network and applications for e-mail messaging and dispatch and voice communications services, enabling businesses, mobile workers and consumers to transfer electronic information and messages and access corporate databases and the Internet. The Company offers wireless services in two broad categories, terrestrial data services, including e-Link wireless e-mail, and satellite voice and dispatch services. In addition, through Aether Systems, the Company serves the transportation market with multi-mode and satellite-only wireless data services.
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Financial Summary
Motient Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides nationwide wireless communications services, including data, dispatch, and voice services, primarily to business customers in the U.S. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues fell 2% to $47.1 million. Net loss before extraordinary item applicable to Common totalled $117.4 million, up from $44.5 million. Results reflect decreased sales of equipment and field services, along with the absence of a $36.8 million gain on notes to related parties.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Gary Parsons, 50
Chairman
$308K--  
Walter Purnell, Jr., 55
Pres, CEO
378K$95K
W. Bartlett Snell, 49
Sr. VP and CFO
317K--  
Dennis Matheson, 40
Sr. VP, CTO
205K--  
Randy Segal, 45
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
317K561K
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:MTNTAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 24-Aug-2001
$0.30 
Recent Price$0.34 
52-Week High
on 29-Sep-2000
$14.438
Beta2.11 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)216.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)170.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-97.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-96.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$17.0M
Shares Outstanding49.9M
Float23.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$2.29 
Earnings (ttm)-$5.20 
Earnings (mrq)-$1.29 
Sales (ttm)$2.00 
Cash (mrq)$0.11 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.17 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$99.1M
EBITDA (ttm)-$118.1M
Income available to common (ttm)-$258.0M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-18.85%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.59 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$5.32M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short903.0K
Percent of Float3.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
809.0K
Short Ratio5.19 
Daily Volume174.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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