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Profile - Cobra Electronics Corp. (NasdaqNM:COBR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
6500 West Cortland Street
Chicago, IL 60707
Phone: (773) 889-8870
Fax: (773) 889-1678
Email: glaures@cobraelec.com
Employees (last reported count): 135
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 ·Sector: Technology
 ·Industry: Communications Equipment
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 31%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 1,000  shares
·Institutional: 36% (52% of float)
(35 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 25.0K shares (+1.12%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Cobra Electronics Corporation is a global manufacturer of two-way mobile communications products. Products are marketed under the Cobra brand name. The Company operates only in the consumer electronics industry. Principal products include Soundtracker and NightWatch citizen band radios, HighGear accessories, microTALK Family Radio Service (FRS) and Private Mobile Radio (PMR) two-way radios nine-band and 10-band detectors with Strobe Alert technology Safety Alert transmitters and receivers. In 1999, the Company introduced a new line of Citizen Band radios featuring an adjustable illuminated front panel. In 1997, the Company entered the rapidly growing FRS two-way radios market and in 1998, began selling its new microTALK line.
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Financial Summary
Cobra Electronics Corporation is a manufacturer of two-way mobile communication products. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales rose 15% to $65.9 million. Net income fell 52% to $1.1 million. Net sales reflect an increase in sales of microTALK FRS and PMR two-way radios and HIGHGEAR accessories. Net income was offset by lower gross margins, an increase in selling expenses and a $1.4 million charge for the terminated acquisition of Lowrance Electronics.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Carl Korn, 79
Chairman
--  --  
James Bazet, 53
Pres, CEO, Director
$673K--  
Michael Smith, 47
CFO, Sr. VP
--  --  
Anthony Mirabelli, 59
Sr. VP, America Marketing and Sales
312K--  
Gerald Laures, 53
VP-Fin., Corp. Sec., Director
248K$33K
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 -- NasdaqNM:COBRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 17-Oct-2000
$4.50 
Recent Price$6.60 
52-Week High
on 6-Mar-2001
$10.313
Beta0.51 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)25.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)19.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+8.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+46.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$41.1M
Shares Outstanding6.23M
Float4.30M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.01 
Earnings (ttm)$0.94 
Earnings (mrq)$0.06 
Sales (ttm)$23.80 
Cash (mrq)$0.00 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.82 
Price/Earnings (ttm)7.05 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.28 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$153.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$12.9M
Income available to common (ttm)$6.00M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)7.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)8.01%
Return on Equity (ttm)12.65%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)2.79 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.20 
Total Cash (mrq)$25.0K
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2,000 
Short Ratio0.08 
Daily Volume36.0K
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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