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Profile - Dean Foods Co. (NYSE:DF)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week high ($43.60)
Upcoming Events
Sep 14Dividend payment of $0.225
Location
3600 North River Road
Franklin Park, IL 60131
Phone: (847) 678-1680
Fax: (847) 233-5508
Email: luann_lilja@deanfoods.com
Employees (last reported count): 14,000
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 ·Sector: Consumer Non-Cyclical
 ·Industry: Food Processing
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 12%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 10 insider sells; 26.0K shares
  (0.6% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 47% (53% of float)
(311 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.33M shares (+7.34%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Dean Foods Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the processing, distribution and sales of dairy, pickle and specialty food products. The Company's principal products are Dairy (fluid milk and cultured products, ice cream and extended shelf-life products), Pickles (pickles, relishes and specialty items) and Specialty (powdered products, refrigerated salad dressings, dips, sauces and puddings). A significant portion of the Company's products is sold under private labels. The Company also operates a trucking business hauling less-than-truckload freight, concentrating primarily on refrigerated and frozen cartage.
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Financial Summary
Dean Foods Company is engaged in the processing, distribution and sale of dairy, pickle and other specialty food products. For the fiscal year ended 5/27/01, net sales increased 8% to $4.44 billion. Net income decreased 30% to $74.7 million. Revenues benefitted from acquisitions in the Dairy and Specialty segments and new product launches. Net income was offset by an increased interest expense due to higher average borrowings outstanding due to acquisitions.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Howard Dean, 62
Chairman and CEO
$1.2M
Thomas Ravencroft, 62
Sr. VP
525K
Barbara Klein, 46
VP-Fin., CFO
--  
Daniel Morrison, 43
VP, Controller
--  
Dale Kleber, 44
VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
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Dollar amounts are as of 30-May-1999 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:DFAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 21-Nov-2000
$26.00 
Recent Price$43.11 
52-Week High
on 31-Aug-2001
$43.60 
Beta0.49 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)176.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)199.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+40.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+88.8%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.54B
Shares Outstanding35.8M
Float31.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.90 
Dividend Yield2.09%
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 4-Sep-1991
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$19.77 
Earnings (ttm)$2.09 
Earnings (mrq)$0.05 
Sales (ttm)$123.33 
Cash (mrq*)$0.64 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)2.18 
Price/Earnings (ttm)20.65 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.35 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$4.44B
EBITDA (ttm*)$181.6M
Income available to common (ttm)$74.7M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)4.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsMay 27
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
27-May-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-May-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.32%
Return on Equity (ttm)10.82%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.33 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)1.34 
Total Cash (mrq)$22.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short916.0K
Percent of Float2.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
895.0K
Short Ratio5.72 
Daily Volume160.0K
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 31-May-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 27-May-2001)

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