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Profile - Valley National Gases (AMEX:VLG)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
67 43rd Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 232-1541
Fax: (304) 233-2812
Email: info@vngas.com
Employees (last reported count): 660
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 87%
·Institutional: 9% (70% of float)
(13 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 2,000  shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Valley National Gases, Incorporated is a leading packager and distributor of cylinder and bulk industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding equipment and supplies, propane and fire protection equipment in 10 states in the mid-Atlantic and midwestern regions of the United States. The Company packages and mixes industrial, medical and specialty gases, including nitrogen, hydrogen, and argon, in pressurized cylinders and the transportation of these cylinders to customers from one of its 59 distribution and retail locations. In connection with the distribution of gases, the Company sells welding equipment and supplies, including welding machines, wire, fluxes and electrodes and a wide variety of supporting equipment. The Company also derives revenues from cylinders and tanks rental.
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Financial Summary
Valley National Gases is a packager and distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding equipment and supplies, propane and fire protection equipment in 10 states in the mid-Atlantic and midwestern regions of the U.S. For the fiscal year ended 6/30/01, sales rose 12% to $141.3 million. Net income rose 8% to $3.9 million. Revenues reflect contribution from acquisitions. Net income was partially offset by an increase in interest rate swap and acquisition related cost.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 06/30/2001, revenues were 32,805; after tax earnings were 618. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Gary West, 63
Chairman
$279K
Lawrence Bandi, 46
Pres, CEO
317K
Robert Scherich, 40
CFO
134K
John Bushwack, 49
Exec. VP, Chief Operating Office
239K
Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-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 -- AMEX:VLGAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 3-Nov-2000
$3.625
Recent Price$5.25 
52-Week High
on 10-July-2001
$5.75 
Beta0.26 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1,455 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)2,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+15.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+54.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$49.1M
Shares Outstanding9.35M
Float1.20M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$3.49 
Earnings (ttm)$0.42 
Earnings (mrq)$0.07 
Sales (ttm)$15.31 
Cash (mrq*)$0.03 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)1.50 
Price/Earnings (ttm)12.50 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.34 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$141.3M
EBITDA (ttm*)$23.1M
Income available to common (ttm)$3.89M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)9.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJune 30
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
31-Mar-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)2.88%
Return on Equity (ttm)12.32%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.65 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)2.28 
Total Cash (mrq)$0 
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short0 
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
0 
Daily Volume1,000 
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 31-Mar-2001)

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