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Profile - Leap Wireless Intl. (NasdaqNM:LWIN)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 16Price hit new 52-week low ($15.65)
Location
10307 Pacific Center Court
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 882-6000
Fax: (858) 882-6010
Email: jseines@leapwireless.com
Employees (last reported count): 860
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 ·Industry: Communications Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 25%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 527.0K shares
  (5.5% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 54% (71% of float)
(258 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 5.11M shares (+20.67%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Leap Wireless International, Inc. is a wireless communications carrier that offers digital wireless service in the United States under the brand Cricket. Cricket service is operated by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Cricket Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cricket Communications Holdings, Inc. Under a license from Leap, Chase Telecommunications, Inc., a company that Leap acquired in March 2000, introduced the Cricket service in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in March 1999. Leap has introduced Cricket service in additional markets in the United States in 2000, and plans to introduce Cricket service in additional markets in the United States in 2001, and beyond. The Company also has a 20.1% interest in Pegaso Telecomunicaciones, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican company that operates a wireless network in Mexico.
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Financial Summary
Leap Wireless International is a wireless communications carrier that deploys, owns, operates and participates in CDMA telecommunications networks in domestic and international markets. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues totaled $84.6 million, up from $28.5 million. Net loss before extraordinary item totaled $242.9 million vs. an income of $162.2 million. Results reflect an increased number of Cricket customers, offset by the absence of subsidiary sale gains.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer
Harvey White, 66
Chairman and CEO		$2.0M$300K
Susan Swenson, 52
Pres, COO		992K500K
Thomas Bernard, 68
Vice Chairman and Pres- International Bus. Division of the Company		578K150K
Tom Willardson, 50
Sr. VP- Fin. and Treasurer		--  --  
James Hoffmann, 50
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.		467K48K
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 -- NasdaqNM:LWINAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 16-Aug-2001		$15.65 
Recent Price$18.22 
52-Week High
on 1-Sep-2000		$81.875
Beta3.88 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)796.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)655.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-76.8%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500		-68.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$667.5M
Shares Outstanding36.6M
Float27.5M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$16.14 
Earnings (ttm)-$13.65 
Earnings (mrq)-$3.91 
Sales (ttm)$3.67 
Cash (mrq)$13.91 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.13 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)4.96 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$106.4M
EBITDA (ttm)-$187.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$400.5M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-21.97%
Return on Equity (ttm)-68.10%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.02 
Debt/Equity (mrq)2.43 
Total Cash (mrq)$500.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3.30M
Percent of Float12.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)		2.43M
Short Ratio2.45 
Daily Volume1.34M
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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