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Profile - M & F Worldwide Corp. (NYSE:MFW)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
35 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 572-8600
Fax: (212) 572-8650
Employees (last reported count): 307
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Beverages (Non-Alcoholic)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 53%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 4 insider buys; 1.60M shares (17.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 34% (71% of float)
(69 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 2.09M shares (+43.09%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
M & F Worldwide Corp. is a holding company that conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiary Pneumo Abex Corporation. Through Pneumo Abex the Company is primarily in the business of producing licorice flavors and other flavoring agents and whole and processed plant products. Approximately 71% of the Company's licorice sales are to the worldwide tobacco industry for use as flavoring and moistening agents in the manufacture of American blend cigarettes, moist snuff, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco. The Company also sells licorice flavors to worldwide confectioners, food processors and pharmaceutical manufacturers for use as flavoring or masking agents. In addition, the Company sells licorice root residue as a garden mulch under the name Right Dress. The Company's other products include natural flavors and plant products from roots, berries, spices and botanicals that are used in food, tobacco, pharmaceutical and health food products.
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Financial Summary
M&F Worldwide Corp. is a holding company which through its subsidiary, Pneumo Abex Corporation, is engaged in the production of licorice extract and other flavoring agents. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales rose 99% to $93.7 million. Net income applicable to Common and before extraordinary itmes rose 36% to $12.9 million. Revenues reflect Panavision and higher sales by Mafco Worldwide. Earnings were partially offset by increased S/G/A and interest expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Howard Gittis, 67
Chairman, CEO
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Todd Slotkin, 48
CFO, Exec. VP
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Stephen Taub, 49
Pres and CEO of Mafco Worldwide Corp., Director
$1.3M
Barry Schwartz, 51
Exec. VP and Gen. Counsel
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Peter Grace, 56
Sr. VP of Fin. of Mafco Worldwide
400K
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:MFWAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 1-May-2001
$2.82 
Recent Price$5.63 
52-Week High
on 9-Nov-2000
$6.313
Beta-0.01 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)23.8K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)26.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+2.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+37.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$116.1M
Shares Outstanding20.6M
Float9.70M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$12.80 
Earnings (ttm)$1.12 
Earnings (mrq)$0.15 
Sales (ttm)$6.66 
Cash (mrq)$1.43 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.44 
Price/Earnings (ttm)5.02 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.85 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$138.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$56.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$22.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)16.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)38.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.19%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.04%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.65 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.98 
Total Cash (mrq)$29.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
14.0K
Short Ratio0.09 
Daily Volume22.0K
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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