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Profile - MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE:WFR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 10Earnings Announcement
Aug 10Price hit new 52-week low ($1.35)
Location
501 Pearl Drive, (City of O'Fallon)
St. Peters, MO 63376
Phone: (636) 474-5000
Fax: (314) 279-5158
Email: info@memc.com
Employees (last reported count): 6,600
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 79%
·Institutional: 19% (91% of float)
(122 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 66.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (MEMC) is a worldwide producer of silicon wafers for the semiconductor device industry. MEMC operates manufacturing facilities, directly or through joint ventures, in Europe, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. The Company sells silicon wafers to virtually all of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors, which include the world's largest foundries as well as the major memory, microprocessor and application specific integrated circuit manufacturers. The Company provides three main types of silicon wafers. The prime polished wafer is a highly refined, pure silicon wafer with an ultraflat and ultraclean surface. The Company's epitaxial wafer consists of a thin single-crystal silicon layer grown on the polished surface of the silicon wafer. MEMC also provides test/monitor wafers, which are used by its customers for testing semiconductor fabrication lines and processes.
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Financial Summary
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. is engaged in the production of silicon wafers used in the manufacture of semiconductors. The Company's principal products are prime polished wafers and epitaxial wafers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 4% to $376.7 million. Net loss totaled $372.9 million, up from $42.8 million. Revenues reflect a 33% product volume decrease and modest price declines. Loss also reflects a $22.3 million restructuring charge and loss from joint ventures.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Wilhelm Simson, 62
Chairman
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Klaus Von Horde, 58
Pres, CEO
$1.2M
James Stolze, 56
Exec. VP, CFO
484K
Jonathon Jansky, 48
VP-Operations
386K
Julius Glaser, 43
VP of Global Sales and Marketing
336K
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:WFRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 10-Aug-2001
$1.35 
Recent Price$2.80 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000
$18.063
Beta2.18 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)103.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)99.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-84.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-79.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$194.9M
Shares Outstanding69.6M
Float14.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$0.12 
Earnings (ttm)-$5.36 
Earnings (mrq)-$5.10 
Sales (ttm)$12.28 
Cash (mrq)$1.36 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.23 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$854.7M
EBITDA (ttm)$130.5M
Income available to common (ttm)-$373.4M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-45.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)-7.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-22.08%
Return on Equity (ttm)-128.23%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.85 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$95.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short222.0K
Percent of Float1.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
228.0K
Short Ratio2.13 
Daily Volume104.0K
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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