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Profile - Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE:VGR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week high ($45.70)
Location
100 S.E. Second Street
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: (305) 579-8000
Fax: (305) 579-8001
Employees (last reported count): 885
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Tobacco
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 78%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 750.0K shares (3.4% of insider shares)
 · one insider sell; 5,000  shares
·Institutional: 28% (127% of float)
(85 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.49M shares (+15.24%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Vector Group Ltd. is engaged principally in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in the United States through its subsidiary Liggett Group Inc.; in the development of new less hazardous cigarette products through its Vector Tobacco subsidiaries; and in the investment banking and brokerage business in the United States, and the real estate business in Russia through its majority-owned subsidiary New Valley Corporation. Vector holds these businesses through its wholly owned subsidiary, BGLS Inc.
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Financial Summary
VGR is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes. The Company is also engaged in the real estate develop. banking and brokerage businesses. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 6% to $363 million. Net income from continuing operations before extraordinary item totalled $13.5 million, up from $3.6 million. Results reflect a decrease in sales at Ladenburg and the absence of sales from Ligget-Ducat, offset by the inclusion of a $1.5 million gain on the sale of assets.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Bennett LeBow, 62
Chairman, CEO
$5.3M
Howard Lorber
Pres, COO, Director
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Richard Lampen, 46
Exec. VP of the Company and BGLS
750K
Joselynn Van Siclen, 59
VP, CFO, Treasurer of the Company and BGLS
155K
Marc Bell, 39
VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. of the Company and BGLS
300K
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 -- NYSE:VGRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 6-Nov-2000
$13.188
Recent Price$44.96 
52-Week High
on 31-Aug-2001
$45.70 
Beta1.43 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)107.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)223.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+124.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+200.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.32B
Shares Outstanding29.4M
Float6.50M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.60 
Dividend Yield3.56%
Last Split: 21 for 20 on 22-Sep-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.56 
Earnings (ttm)$6.24 
Earnings (mrq)$0.34 
Sales (ttm)$23.56 
Cash (mrq)$8.78 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)17.53 
Price/Earnings (ttm)7.21 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.91 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$717.7M
EBITDA (ttm)$43.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$179.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)27.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)6.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)39.04%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.52 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.48 
Total Cash (mrq)$258.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.63M
Percent of Float25.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.47M
Short Ratio31.33 
Daily Volume52.0K
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