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U.S. Home & Garden Inc.
Nasdaq (SC): USHG
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 PROFILE
U.S. Home & Garden helps your plants grow and protects them from perils such as insects and animals. The company's Easy Gardener subsidiary makes lawn and garden products, including weed-trimmer replacement parts (Weed Wizard) and specialty fencing. The company's biggest seller is its landscape fabric -- a mesh material that assists plant growth but prevents weeds (sold under WeedBlock, Landmaster, and other labels). Other products include plant food (Jobe's plant food spikes, Ross tree root feeders), lawn edging (Emerald Edge, Terra Cotta Tiles), and animal repellents. Its Golden West Agri-Products subsidiary makes chemicals for farms and orchards. Founder and CEO Robert Kassel owns more than 10% of the company.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: US Home & Garden to Buy E Garden and Gardenside, Inc.
Date Announced: 05.26.99
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Lawn and garden product manufacturer to acquire garden Web site and garden furniture catalog.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 89.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 0.4%
Employees: 296
Revenue per employee: $303,040.54

 KEY PEOPLE
• Robert Kassel
    CEO
• Don Rutishauser
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
655 Montgomery St., Ste. 500
San Francisco, CA 94111
US
Phone: 415-616-8111
Fax: 415-616-8110
Online: Web Site

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