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Profile - Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (NYSE:POT)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 15Dividend payment of $0.25
Location
122-1st Avenue South
Saskatoon Suite 500
Saskatchewan S7K7G3, Canada
Phone: (306) 933-8500
Fax: (306) 933-8877
Email: corporate.relations@potashcorp.com
Employees (last reported count): 5,338
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 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Non-Metallic Mining
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 15%
·Institutional: 63% (74% of float)
(259 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 4.96M shares (+13.20%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PCS), along with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, is an integrated fertilizer and related industrial and feed products companies. The Company's primary customers for fertilizer products are retailers, dealers, cooperatives, distributors and other fertilizer producers. PCS's primary customers for industrial products are chemical product manufacturers. The majority of the Company's purified phosphoric acid is sold directly to consumers of the product, with the balance sold through an authorized non-exclusive distribution network.
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Financial Summary
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. is an integrated fertilizer and related industrial and feed products company. The Company mines and produces potash, phosphate and nitrogen fertilizers and chemicals. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues increased 2% to $1.18 billion. Net income before U.S. GAAP decreased 20% to $105.5 million. Revenues reflect increases in prices and volume. Earnings were offset by a higher effective income tax rate.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Donald Phillips, 68
Chairman
--  --  
William Doyle, 50
Pres and CEO
$1.8M--  
Wayne Brownlee, 48
CFO, Sr. VP, Treasurer
647K--  
James Dietz, 54
Exec. VP, COO
685K$268K
Barry Humphreys, 57
Sr. VP, CIO
--  --  
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 -- NYSE:POTAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Oct-2000
$48.00 
Recent Price$62.83 
52-Week High
on 29-Dec-2000
$80.125
Beta0.56 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)142.0K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)79.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+18.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+59.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$3.26B
Shares Outstanding51.9M
Float44.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.00 
Dividend Yield1.59%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$40.37 
Earnings (ttm)$3.30 
Earnings (mrq)$0.83 
Sales (ttm)$43.47 
Cash (mrq)$0.99 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.56 
Price/Earnings (ttm)19.02 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.45 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$2.26B
EBITDA (ttm)$507.9M
Income available to common (ttm)$171.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)7.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)14.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)4.10%
Return on Equity (ttm)8.44%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.30 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.64 
Total Cash (mrq)$51.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.11M
Percent of Float2.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
663.0K
Short Ratio5.57 
Daily Volume200.0K
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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