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Profile - VA Linux Systems, Inc. (NasdaqNM:LNUX)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week low ($1.29)
Aug 23Earnings Announcement
Location
47071 Bayside Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: (510) 687-7000
Fax: (408) 745-9130
Email: pfossenier@valinux.com
Employees (last reported count): 515
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 ·Industry: Computer Hardware
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 43%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 438.0K shares
  (1.8% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 19% (33% of float)
(106 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 1.19M shares (+13.24%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
VA Linux Systems, Inc. is a provider of Linux-based computer systems and services. Additionally, the Company has recently established a professional services organization to provide Internet infrastructure and Open Source software services, including system architecture design and integration, development of Open Source software including the porting of software to Linux and managed services. The Company also offers OSDN, the Open Source Development Network, which provides members of the Open Source community with the web-based means to discuss, develop and deploy Open Source software. A majority of the Company's Linux-based solutions are sold to customers implementing or expanding their Internet infrastructures.
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Financial Summary
VA Linux Systems, Inc. is a provider of integrated Linux-based solutions, offering a single point of contact for all Linux systems, software and service needs, including the operation of Linux-focused web sites. For the nine months ended 4/28/01, net revenues rose 71% to $118.9 million. Net loss applicable to Common totaled $235.2 million, up from $47.1 million. Results reflect the introduction of new server products, offset by increased non-cash charges.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 07/28/2001, revenues were 15,981; after tax earnings were -290,118. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Larry Augustin, Ph.D., 38
CEO, Director
$148K--  
Ali Jenab, 37
Pres, COO
--  --  
Todd Schull, 42
CFO, VP-Fin.
178K$4.0M
William Cobert, 47
Managing Director, European Field Operations
--  --  
John Hall, 28
Sr. VP of Marketing
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 28-July-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:LNUXAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 31-Aug-2001
$1.29 
Recent Price$1.37 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$63.625
Daily Volume (3-month avg)329.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)271.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-97.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
-96.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$74.1M
Shares Outstanding54.1M
Float30.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$7.67 
Earnings (ttm)-$10.47 
Earnings (mrq)-$5.58 
Sales (ttm)$2.77 
Cash (mrq*)$1.83 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.18 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.49 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$134.9M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$119.6M
Income available to common (ttm)-$525.3M
Profitability
Profit MarginN/A 
Operating MarginN/A 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJuly 28
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
28-Apr-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-99.32%
Return on Equity (ttm)-107.89%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)4.03 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0.00 
Total Cash (mrq)$82.9M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short3.42M
Percent of Float11.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
3.23M
Short Ratio13.50 
Daily Volume253.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-July-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 28-Apr-2001)

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