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Profile - M-Systems Inc. (NasdaqNM:FLSH)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
8371 Central Avenue, Suite A
Newark, CA 94560
Phone: (510) 494-2090
Fax: (510) 494-5545
Email: arosen@kcsa.com
Employees (last reported count): 257
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Computer Storage Devices
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 18%
·Institutional: 21% (25% of float)
(72 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 669.0K shares (+10.82%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
M-Systems Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of data storage products, known as flash disks, which are primarily used in Internet appliances, network infrastructure equipment and other embedded systems. Its flash disks provide the functionality of a mechanical hard drive on a solid-state silicon chip. The Company achieves this through the combination of its patented flash management technology, known as TrueFFS, standard flash memory components and miniaturization technologies that it has developed. Flash components are silicon chips on which data can be recorded and from which data can be retrieved, and which require no power to retain data. Its TrueFFS software enables the Company to transform standard flash components into highly reliable, easy-to-integrate and efficient flash disks that meet the data storage needs of its target markets.
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Financial Summary
FLSH develops, manufactures and sells electronic disks that provide data storage based on flash memory for embedded systems, telecommunication applications and internet appliances. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 33% to $24.6 million. Net loss totaled $36.6 million vs. an income of $4.6 million. Revenues reflect a slowdown in the Internet Appliance segment. Net loss also reflects increased R&D and S/G/A expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]

Position
Dov MoranChairman, Pres
Ronit MaorCFO, VP of Fin. and Admin.
Aryeh MergiExec. VP
Tamar Har-OzSec., Gen. Counsel
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:FLSHAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 16-Mar-2001
$5.50 
Recent Price$6.09 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$42.094
Beta1.29 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)221.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)63.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-84.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-79.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$161.7M
Shares Outstanding26.5M
Float21.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 22-Sep-2000
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$5.15 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.32 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.83 
Sales (ttm)$2.95 
Cash (mrq)$3.91 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.18 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.06 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$80.3M
EBITDA (ttm)-$40.1M
Income available to common (ttm)-$34.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-43.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)-50.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-19.66%
Return on Equity (ttm)-21.53%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)7.25 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$103.8M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short405.0K
Percent of Float1.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
444.0K
Short Ratio1.56 
Daily Volume259.0K
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