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Profile - Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (AMEX:BIOa)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week high ($56.00)
Location
1000 Alfred Nobel Drive
Hercules, CA 94547
Phone: (510) 724-7000
Fax: (510) 724-3167
Email: tom_chesterman@bio-rad.com
Employees (last reported count): 3,800
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Scientific & Technical Instr.
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 55%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 20.0K shares
  (0.3% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 42% (93% of float)
(111 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 40.0K shares (+0.76%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. manufactures and supplies the life science research, analytical chemistry and healthcare markets with a broad range of products and systems used to separate complex chemical and biological materials, and to identify, analyze and purify their components. The Company operates in two industry segments, designated Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics. The Company focuses on selected segments of the life science market, laboratory devices, biomaterials, imaging products and microscopy systems. The clinical diagnostics industry encompasses a broad array of technologies incorporated into a variety of tests used to detect, identify and quantify substances in blood or other bodily fluids and tissues.
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Financial Summary
Bio-Rad manufactures and supplies the life science, analytical chemistry and healthcare markets with a broad range of products and systems used to separate complex chemical and biological materials, and to identify, analyze and purify their components. For the six months ended 6/01, sales rose 7% to $398 million. Net income rose from $8 million to $20.1 million. Revenues reflect higher demand from proteomic and genomic researchers. Earnings also reflect improved gross margins.
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Officers
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

David Schwartz, 76
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$1.4M$6.8M
James Bennett, 72
Exec. VP and COO
727K5.7M
Thomas Chesterman, 41
VP, CFO
--  --  
Norman Schwartz, 51
VP
391K--  
Rello Cristea, 57
VP and Group Mang. of Analytical Instruments
--  --  
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.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- AMEX:BIOaAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 21-Sep-2000
$21.00 
Recent Price$55.75 
52-Week High
on 31-Aug-2001
$56.00 
Beta0.33 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)14.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)19.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+128.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+206.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$696.5M
Shares Outstanding12.5M
Float5.60M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 3-June-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$20.52 
Earnings (ttm)$3.54 
Earnings (mrq)$0.91 
Sales (ttm)$60.49 
Cash (mrq)$2.09 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.72 
Price/Earnings (ttm)15.76 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.92 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$751.6M
EBITDA (ttm)$129.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$43.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)5.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)11.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)6.74%
Return on Equity (ttm)18.31%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.97 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.83 
Total Cash (mrq)$26.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short21.0K
Percent of Float0.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
21.0K
Short Ratio1.50 
Daily Volume14.0K
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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