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Profile - Charles & Colvard Ltd. (NasdaqNM:CTHR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
3800 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 311
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone: (919) 468-0399
Fax: (919) 468-0486
Email: sales@moissanite.com
Employees (last reported count): 34
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 ·Sector: Consumer Cyclical
 ·Industry: Jewelry & Silverware
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 34%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 6,000  shares (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 15% (23% of float)
(19 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 132.0K shares (+5.98%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Charles & Colvard Ltd. manufactures, markets and distributes Charles & Colvard-created moissanite jewels for sale in the worldwide jewelry market. Moissanite, also known by its chemical name, silicon carbide (SiC), is a rare, naturally occurring mineral found primarily in meteorites. The Company's moissanite jewels are made from SiC crystals grown by Cree, Inc. Cree has an exclusive license to a patent related to a process for growing large single crystals of SiC. The Company has certain exclusive licenses and supply rights with Cree for SiC materials to be used for gemstone applications. The scientifically made moissanite jewels are distinct from other jewels based on its fire, brilliance, luster, durability and rarity.
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Financial Summary
Charles and Colvard Ltd. manufactures, markets and distributes lab-created moissanite gemstones for sale in the jewelry market. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales fell 19% to $5.4 million. Net income totaled $606 thousand vs. a loss of $3.4 million. Revenues reflect decreased shipments of moissanite jewels and lower selling prices due to purchase discounts offered to new customers. Net income reflects lower advertising costs and decreased compensation expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Robert Thomas, 53
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$125K
James Braun
CFO
--  
Earl Hines, 64
VP of Manufacturing, Treasurer, Sec.
120K
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 -- NasdaqNM:CTHRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 7-Mar-2001
$0.813
Recent Price$1.14 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$4.625
Beta1.65 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)9,091 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)5,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-74.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-66.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$15.3M
Shares Outstanding13.4M
Float8.90M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$2.49 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.47 
Earnings (mrq)$0.03 
Sales (ttm)$1.22 
Cash (mrq)$0.74 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.46 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.94 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$11.5M
EBITDA (ttm)-$3.20M
Income available to common (ttm)-$3.11M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-27.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)-30.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-9.58%
Return on Equity (ttm)-10.13%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)34.35 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$10.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short37.0K
Percent of Float0.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
34.0K
Short Ratio3.36 
Daily Volume11.0K
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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