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Profile - USG Corporation (NYSE:USG)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
125 South Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 606-4000
Fax: (312) 606-5725
Email: usg4you@usg.com
Employees (last reported count): 13,700
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 ·Industry: Construction - Raw Materials
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 49%
·Institutional: 57% (111% of float)
(234 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 7.41M shares (+42.94%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
United States Gypsum Company, through its subsidiaries, is a manufacturer and distributor of building materials producing a wide range of products for use in new residential, new non-residential and repair and remodel construction, as well as products used in certain industrial processes. USG's operations are organized into three operating segments: North American Gypsum, Worldwide Ceilings and Building Products Distribution. In June 2001, the Company and its major domestic subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
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Financial Summary
USG Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of building materials, producing a range of products for use in new residential, new nonresidential and repair and remodel construction, as well as products used in certain industrial processes. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 18% to $1.63 billion. Net loss totaled $2 million vs. an income of $199 million. Results reflect lower average prices for Sheetrock and higher production costs in the U.S. and Canada.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

William Foote, 50
Chairman, CEO and Pres
$1.1M
Richard Fleming, 43
Exec. VP and CFO
441K
Daniel Nootens, 62
Sr. VP, CTO
319K
Raymond Belz, 60
Sr. VP and Controller
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Edward Bosowski, 46
Sr. VP of Marketing and Corp. Strategy and Pres, International
382K
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:USGAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 25-June-2001
$2.80 
Recent Price$5.05 
52-Week High
on 7-Sep-2000
$32.938
Beta1.30 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)750.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)134.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-84.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-78.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$219.5M
Shares Outstanding43.5M
Float22.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.10 
Dividend Yield1.98%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$10.93 
Earnings (ttm)-$10.62 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.30 
Sales (ttm)$78.66 
Cash (mrq)$7.00 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.46 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.06 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.43B
EBITDA (ttm)-$593.0M
Income available to common (ttm)-$460.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-13.4%
Operating Margin (ttm)-20.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-14.75%
Return on Equity (ttm)-69.49%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)4.23 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.13 
Total Cash (mrq)$304.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short11.7M
Percent of Float52.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
10.7M
Short Ratio24.84 
Daily Volume472.0K
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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