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Profile - Comdisco, Inc. (NYSE:CDO)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 13Earnings Announcement
Location
6111 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: (847) 698-3000
Fax: (847) 518-5854
Email: investor@comdisco.com
Employees (last reported count): 3,500
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Rental & Leasing
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 42%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 3 insider sells; 512.0K shares
  (0.8% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 25% (43% of float)
(259 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 30.5M shares (+421.46%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Comdisco, Inc. provides global technology services to help its customers maximize technology functionality, predictability and availability. The Company provides equipment leasing, continuity, managed network services, and desktop management solutions. These services are designed to provide integrated, long-term, cost effective asset and technological planning as well as data and voice availability and recovery to users of high technology equipment. Through its Ventures group, Comdisco provides venture leases, venture debt and direct equity financing to venture capital-backed companies. In July 2001, the Company announced that it and 50 domestic United States subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Company also announced its intention to reorganize its remaining businesses, including Comdisco Ventures group, on a "fast-track'' basis and has targeted emergence from chapter 11 during early 2002.
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Financial Summary
CDO provides technology services to help its customers maximize technology functionality, predictability and availability. CDO provides equipment leasing, business continuity and network services, and management solutions. For the nine months ended 6/30/01, revenues fell 11% to $2.2 billion. Net loss from continuing operations and before acct. change totalled $94 million vs. an income of $154 million. Results reflect decreased revenues from operating leases and higher S/G/A and interest expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Norman Blake, Jr., 59
Chairman, Pres, CEO
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Michael Fazio, 39
CFO, Exec. VP
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William Pontikes, 59
Exec. VP
$547K
Gregory Sabatello, 40
Sr. VP and CIO
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Ronald Mishler, 40
Sr. VP, Treasurer
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Dollar amounts are as of 30-Sep-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:CDOAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 19-June-2001
$0.53 
Recent Price$0.91 
52-Week High
on 7-Sep-2000
$28.438
Beta1.78 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)1.59M
Daily Volume (10-day avg)795.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-96.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-95.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$138.2M
Shares Outstanding151.9M
Float88.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.10 
Dividend Yield10.99%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 16-June-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$3.78 
Earnings (ttm)$0.20 
Earnings (mrq)-$1.10 
Sales (ttm)$20.62 
Cash (mrq)$3.12 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.24 
Price/Earnings (ttm)4.62 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.04 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.22B
EBITDA (ttm)$1.86B
Income available to common (ttm)$42.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)2.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsSep 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.53%
Return on Equity (ttm)4.39%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)7.69 
Total Cash (mrq)$473.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short2.50M
Percent of Float2.8%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2.97M
Short Ratio1.86 
Daily Volume1.34M
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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