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Profile - EPL Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:EPTGE.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 31Price hit new 52-week low ($0.135)
Location
2 International Plaza, Suite 245
Philadelphia, PA 19113
Phone: (610) 521-4400
Fax: (610) 521-5985
Employees (last reported count): 221
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Competitors:
 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Containers & Packaging
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 30%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 15.0K shares (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 1% (2% of float)
(6 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 122.0K shares (+26.59%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
EPL Technologies, Inc. is a designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of packaging technologies, which include a range of proprietary perforated products, as well as proprietary produce processing technologies and scientific and technical services. These products and services are designed to maintain the quality and integrity of various types of fresh-cut produce, as well as and address a number of other markets. The Company designs and markets products to address the specific needs of a variety of fresh-cut produce categories. The foundation of the Company's system is its proprietary produce processing aid technology, which inhibits the natural enzymatic degradation of fruits and vegetables after they have been processed.
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Financial Summary
EPL Technologies is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary produce processing and packaging technologies, and scientific and technical services designed to maintain the quality and integrity of fresh produce. For the three months ended 3/31/01, sales fell 13% to $5.3 million. Net loss applicable to Common fell 3% to $4.2 million. Results reflect adverse timing differences in shipments to large customers, offset by $186 thousand in insurance proceeds.
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Officers
FY2000 Pay

Paul Devine, 46
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$378K
Antony Kendall, 58
CEO of EPL Flexible Packaging Ltd.
168K
William Romig, 54
Sr. VP-Science and Technology
140K
Michael Leo, 57
Sec., Director
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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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- OTC BB:EPTGE.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-Aug-2001
$0.135
Recent Price$0.16 
52-Week High
on 15-Sep-2000
$1.25 
Beta0.94 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)24.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)22.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-82.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-77.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$6.28M
Shares Outstanding39.3M
Float27.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 2 on 18-Mar-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$0.25 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.75 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.11 
Sales (ttm)$0.78 
Cash (mrq)$0.00 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.21 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$27.0M
EBITDA (ttm)-$7.76M
Income available to common (ttm)-$25.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-90.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)-47.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter31-Mar-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-106.44%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.33 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$126.0K
Short Interest
As of 6-Apr-2001
Shares Short20.0K
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
23.0K
Short Ratio0.83 
Daily Volume24.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Mar-2001)

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