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Profile - Esenjay Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqSC:ESNJ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
500 North Water Street, Suite 1100
Corpus Christi, TX 78471
Phone: (361) 883-7464
Fax: (361) 883-3244
Email: berry@esenjay.com
Employees (last reported count): 34
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 ·Sector: Energy
 ·Industry: Oil & Gas Operations
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 63%
·Institutional: 11% (30% of float)
(16 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 198.0K shares (+8.53%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Esenjay Exploration, Inc. is an energy company engaged in the exploration for and development of natural gas and oil. The Company has assembled a diverse inventory of technology-enhanced natural gas and oil exploration projects located primarily along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast (the Exploration Projects). Most of the Exploration Projects are concentrated in the Frio, Wilcox, Texas Hackberry and Yegua core project areas. The Frio core area generally is in the middle Texas Gulf Coast where Frio targets exist at moderate to deeper depths. The Wilcox core area generally is in the middle Texas Gulf Coast in an area that may have prospects for Wilcox sand exploration. The Texas Hackberry core area is located in Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas, in an area that may offer drilling opportunities in the Hackberry formations, as well as Miocene and deeper Vicksburg sands. The Yegua trend extends from San Patricio County in Texas through Beauregard and Calcasieu Parishes in Louisiana.
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Financial Summary
Esenjay Exploration is engaged in the exploration for natural gas and oil reserves and in the acquisition, production, development and marketing of natural gas and oil properties. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 16% to $15.2 million. Net loss totaled $2 million vs. an income of $539 thousand. Revenues reflect decreased gain on the sale of interests to industry partners. Net loss also reflects increased lease operating expenses for producing wells.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

David Berry, 50
Chairman
$155K
Michael Johnson, 51
Pres, CEO
200K
Alex Cranberg, 45
Vice Chairman
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David Christofferson, 51
Sr. VP, CFO, Sec., Gen. Counsel
130K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-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 -- NasdaqSC:ESNJAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Sep-2000
$2.875
Recent Price$3.60 
52-Week High
on 17-May-2001
$5.24 
Beta0.37 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)20.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)21.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+2.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+38.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$68.7M
Shares Outstanding19.1M
Float7.10M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 1 for 6 on 15-May-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$1.31 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.60 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.14 
Sales (ttm)$1.66 
Cash (mrq)$0.12 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.75 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.17 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$31.8M
EBITDA (ttm)$5.03M
Income available to common (ttm)-$11.2M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-35.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)-35.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-16.88%
Return on Equity (ttm)-44.26%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.87 
Debt/Equity (mrq)1.00 
Total Cash (mrq)$2.23M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short6,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
7,000 
Short Ratio0.55 
Daily Volume11.0K
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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