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Profile - Yankee Candle Co. (NYSE:YCC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
102 Christian Lane
Whately, MA 01093
Phone: (413) 665-8306
Fax: (413) 665-4815
Email: info@yankeecandle.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,950
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Personal & Household Products
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 88%
·Institutional: 27% (229% of float)
(100 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 17.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
The Yankee Candle Company is a designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium-scented candles in the giftware industry. The Company has a 31-year history of offering its distinctive products and marketing them as affordable luxuries and consumable gifts. Yankee Candle products are available in more than 150 fragrances and include a wide variety of jar candles, Samplers votive candles, pillars, tapers, Tarts wax potpourri and other candle products, marketed as Yankee Candle branded products primarily under the trade names Housewarmer, Country Kitchen, Country Classics, Aroma Formula, Flickers and Frosted Favorites. Yankee Candle also sells a wide range of candle accessories. The Company sells its products through several channels including wholesale customers that operate approximately 12,900 gift store locations nationwide, 147 Company-operated retail stores in 35 states, direct mail catalogs, an Internet Website and international distributors.
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Financial Summary
The Yankee Candle Co. is a designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium scented candles in the giftware industry. For the 26 weeks ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 13% to $137.6 million. Net income fell 86% to $1.2 million. Revenues reflect an increased number of retail stores and higher comparable store and mail-order hub sales. Lower income reflects an increase in selling expenses and a $8 million restructuring charge.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Michael Kittredge, 49
Chairman
$343K
Craig Rydin, 49
CEO, Director
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Robert Spellman, 53
Sr. VP of Fin. and CFO
270K
Gail Flood, 41
Sr. VP of Retail Operations
200K
Paul Hill, 46
Sr. VP, Operations
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Dollar amounts are as of 30-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:YCCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 28-Dec-2000
$10.00 
Recent Price$19.02 
52-Week High
on 22-Sep-2000
$22.563
Beta1.42 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)71.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)104.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+0.1%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+34.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.04B
Shares Outstanding54.5M
Float6.50M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.94 
Earnings (ttm)$0.66 
Earnings (mrq)$0.03 
Sales (ttm)$6.51 
Cash (mrq)$0.08 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)9.83 
Price/Earnings (ttm)28.86 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.92 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$354.7M
EBITDA (ttm)$88.1M
Income available to common (ttm)$36.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)10.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)21.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)11.36%
Return on Equity (ttm)38.87%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.18 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.66 
Total Cash (mrq)$4.22M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2.60M
Percent of Float39.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.96M
Short Ratio27.62 
Daily Volume94.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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