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Profile - Orbital Sciences Corp. (NYSE:ORB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  1Conference call: Orbital Sciences Corporation Earnings (Q2)
Location
21700 Atlantic Boulevard
Dulles, VA 20166
Phone: (703) 406-5000
Fax: (703) 406-3506
Email: webmaster@orbital.com
Employees (last reported count): 4,200
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 42%
·Institutional: 63% (109% of float)
(184 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 410.0K shares (+1.71%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Orbital Sciences Corporation is a space technology systems company that designs, manufactures, operates and markets a broad range of space-related products and services. The Company's products and services include launch vehicles and advanced programs, satellites and related space systems, electronics and sensor systems, and space robotics, satellite ground systems and mapping and land information products and services.
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Financial Summary
ORB is a space technology and satellite services company that designs, manufactures, operates and markets a broad range of space products and services. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues fell 22% to $220.7 million. Net loss from continuing operations fell 28% to $46.7 million. Revenues reflect the suspension of revenue recongnition from ORBCOMM and ORBIMAGE. Lower loss reflects the absence of an $11.5 million litigation settlement charge.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

David Thompson, 46
Chairman, CEO
$470K
James Thompson, 64
Pres, COO, Director
420K
Garrett Pierce, 56
CFO, Exec. VP, Director
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Daniel Friedmann, 44
Pres and CEO of MDA
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Michael Griffin, 51
Exec. VP, CTO and Acting Pres of Magellan
286K
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 -- NYSE:ORBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 25-June-2001
$2.64 
Recent Price$3.83 
52-Week High
on 7-Sep-2000
$9.063
Beta1.37 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)95.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)62.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-56.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-42.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$147.7M
Shares Outstanding38.6M
Float22.4M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.06 
Earnings (ttm)-$5.49 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.64 
Sales (ttm)$13.04 
Cash (mrq)$1.43 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.25 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.29 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$491.3M
EBITDA (ttm)-$131.4M
Income available to common (ttm)-$206.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-42.0%
Operating Margin (ttm)-28.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-27.00%
Return on Equity (ttm)-182.53%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.97 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.45 
Total Cash (mrq)$54.2M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.91M
Percent of Float8.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.89M
Short Ratio23.52 
Daily Volume81.0K
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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