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Profile - Drug Emporium (OTC BB:DEMPQ.OB)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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July 24Price hit new 52-week low ($0.005)
Location
155 Hidden Ravines Drive
Powell, OH 43065
Phone: (740) 548-7080
Fax: (740) 548-6541
Email: webadmin@drugemporium.com
Employees (last reported count): 5,500
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Drugs)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 47%
·Institutional: 0% (0% of float)
(11 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 238.0K shares
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Drug Emporium, Inc. is primarily in the business of operating and franchising retail stores specializing in the sale of health and beauty care products, over-the-counter medication, prescription drugs, greeting cards, cosmetics and highly-consumable products primarily in an everyday-low-price format. As of February 26, 2000, the Company operates 137 company-owned stores, known as Drug Emporium, F&M Super Drug Stores and Vix Drug Stores. In addition to the Company-owned stores, as of February 26, 2000, there are 42 franchise stores. The Company also operates Drug Emporium.com, its online drug store subsidiary selling competitively priced health and beauty aids, cosmetics, vitamins and prescription drugs.
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Financial Summary
DEMPQ operates a national chain of 132 Company-owned and 39 franchised drug stores operating as Drug Emporium, F&M Super Drug Stores and Vix Drug Stores. The Company also operates an on-line drug store, DrugEmporium.com. For the 39 weeks ended 11/25/00, net sales fell 5% to $636.5 million. Net loss from continuing operations totalled $9.8 million, up from $2.8 million. Revenues reflect a lower average store count. Net loss also reflects higher S/G/A costs as a percent of sales.
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Officers
FY2000 Pay

David Kriegel, 54
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$400K
Terry Moore, 50
CFO, Treasurer
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A. Joel Arnold, 64
Sr. VP
203K
Thomas Ziemke, 57
Sr. VP
183K
Jane Lagusch, 54
VP, Sec.
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Dollar amounts are as of 26-Feb-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 -- OTC BB:DEMPQ.OBAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 24-July-2001
$0.005
Recent Price$0.006
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$1.25 
Beta1.25 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)20.4K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)5,000 
Stock Performance
52-Week Change-99.5%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-99.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$79.0K
Shares Outstanding13.2M
Float7.00M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 11-July-1989
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$1.46 
Earnings (ttm)-$2.20 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.62 
Sales (ttm)$66.21 
Cash (mrq*)$0.06 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.00 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$873.5M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$9.61M
Income available to common (ttm)-$29.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-3.3%
Operating Margin (ttm)-2.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsFeb 26
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
25-Nov-2000
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-Nov-2000
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-10.81%
Return on Equity (ttm)-89.23%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.17 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)8.37 
Total Cash (mrq)$740.0K
Short Interest
As of 9-Mar-2001
Shares Short187.0K
Percent of Float2.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
64.0K
Short Ratio0.50 
Daily Volume374.0K
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-Nov-2000, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 25-Nov-2000)

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