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Profile - Dobson Communications (NasdaqNM:DCEL)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
July 31Conference call: Dobson Communications Corporation Earnings (Q2)
Location
14201 Wireless Way
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
Phone: (405) 529-8500
Fax: (403) 529-8515
Email: webmaster@dobson.net
Employees (last reported count): 2,400
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 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 69%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 35.0K shares
·Institutional: 25% (79% of float)
(152 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 60.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Dobson Communications Corporation is a communications company with a wireless telephone system that covered a total population of approximately 7.1 million, as of December 31, 2000. The Company has approximately 654,000 subscribers with an aggregate market penetration of approximately 9.3%. The Company has expanded its wireless operations primarily through the acquisition of rural and suburban wireless systems, and since 1996, it has completed 23 acquisitions of wireless licenses and systems. The Company has upgraded all of its systems to digital technology and offers digital voice and digital feature service to 100% of its covered population. The Company focuses on acquiring underdeveloped wireless systems that are adjacent to major metropolitan areas, which includes a high concentration of expressway corridors and roaming activity.
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Financial Summary
Dobson Communications is a provider of rural and suburban telephone services, utilizing a relationship with AT&T Wireless Services to offer cellular services to approximately 654 thousand subscribers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues rose 37% to $321.2 million. Net loss before extraordinary item applicable to Common fell 17% to $117 million. Results reflects higher service and roaming revenues, partially offset by higher joint venture losses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Everett Dobson, 41
Chairman and CEO
$1.2M--  
G. Edward Evans, 40
Pres, COO
490K$9.4M
Bruce Knooihuizen, 45
Exec. VP and CFO
452K10.8M
Timothy Duffy, 41
Sr. VP and CTO
335K246K
R. Thomas Morgan, 45
VP and CIO
275K1.3M
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:DCELAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Oct-2000
$9.75 
Recent Price$14.75 
52-Week High
on 1-Feb-2001
$22.438
Daily Volume (3-month avg)118.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)152.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-30.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-6.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.39B
Shares Outstanding94.2M
Float29.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$0.40 
Earnings (ttm)-$2.42 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.57 
Sales (ttm)$6.49 
Cash (mrq)$2.13 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.27 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$609.1M
EBITDA (ttm)$226.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$227.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-24.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)5.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-5.77%
Return on Equity (ttm)-251.24%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.86 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$200.8M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short532.0K
Percent of Float1.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
511.0K
Short Ratio6.12 
Daily Volume87.0K
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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