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Profile - Middlesex Water Company (NasdaqNM:MSEX)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 31Dividend payment of $0.31
Location
1500 Ronson Road
Iselin, NJ 08830
Phone: (732) 634-1500
Fax: (732) 750-5981
Email: info@middlesexwater.com
Employees (last reported count): 183
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 ·Sector: Utilities
 ·Industry: Water Utilities
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 11%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 0  shares
·Institutional: 10% (12% of float)
(43 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 55.0K shares (+9.60%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Middlesex Water Company operates water utility systems in central and southern New Jersey and in Delaware, as well as a wastewater utility in southern New Jersey. The water utility system in central New Jersey that the Company calls the "Middlesex System," produced 76.3% of its 2000 revenues. The Middlesex System treats, stores and distributes water for residential, commercial, industrial and fire prevention purposes. The Company's Middlesex System provides water services to approximately 57,000 retail customers, primarily in eastern Middlesex County, New Jersey, and provides water on a wholesale basis under contract to the Township of Edison, the Boroughs of Highland Park and Sayreville and both the Old Bridge and the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authorities. Under a special contract, the Middlesex System also provides water treatment and pumping services to the Township of East Brunswick.
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Financial Summary
MSEX supplies water on a retail basis for domestic, commercial, industrial and fire protection purposes. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues increased 3% to $27.9 million. Net income applicable to Common increased 25% to $2.7 million. Revenues reflect higher fees for connecting new customers in Delaware. Net income reflects a decrease in maintenance cost, an improvement in opearting margin, and an increase in other income.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

J. Richard Tompkins, 62
Chairman, CEO
$282K
Dennis Sullivan, 59
Pres, COO, Director
149K
Richard Russo, 55
Exec. VP
190K
Walter Brady, 59
Sr. VP-Admin.
145K
Ronald Williams, 52
VP-Operations
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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:MSEXAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 30-Oct-2000
$27.00 
Recent Price$33.47 
52-Week High
on 8-June-2001
$37.45 
Beta0.19 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)9,636 
Daily Volume (10-day avg)3,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+19.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+60.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$169.6M
Shares Outstanding5.07M
Float4.50M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.24 
Dividend Yield3.71%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 2-Oct-1992
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$13.98 
Earnings (ttm)$1.11 
Earnings (mrq)$0.36 
Sales (ttm)$10.61 
Cash (mrq)$1.14 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.39 
Price/Earnings (ttm)30.21 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.15 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$55.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$18.0M
Income available to common (ttm)$5.58M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)10.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)23.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)2.65%
Return on Equity (ttm)7.92%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.82 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.19 
Total Cash (mrq)$5.78M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short11.0K
Percent of Float0.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
41.0K
Short Ratio1.38 
Daily Volume8,000 
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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