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Profile - ProQuest Company (NYSE:PQE)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Aug 24Price hit new 52-week high ($36.70)
Location
300 North Zeeb Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: (734) 761-4700
Fax: (734) 997-4944
Email: invest@corp.bellhowell.com
Employees (last reported count): 2,379
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 ·Industry: Computer Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 58%
·Institutional: 69% (164% of float)
(168 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 113.0K shares (+0.69%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
ProQuest Company, formerly known as Bell & Howell Company, is a global information solutions provider. Within its two business segments, Information and Learning, and Publishing Services, the Company develops and markets information services and systems that are focused on the needs of its customers in select vertical niches, including libraries of all kinds (government, college/university, corporate and public) and transportation and vehicle dealers. The Company's databases, proprietary access tools, value-added services and software applications are designed to meet customers' increasing information needs.
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Financial Summary
ProQuest Company and its subsidiaries are information solutions and services providers. BHW consists of two segments, Information and Learning, and Publishing Services. For the 26 weeks ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 7% to $196.6 million. Net loss from continuing operations before acct. change fell 90% to $558 thousand. Revenues reflect strong sales from the Information and Learning Business and Automotive Electronic Parts Catalogs. Earnings also reflect lower cost of sales.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

James Roemer, 53
Chairman, CEO, Pres
$1.3M
Alan Aldworth, 46
CFO
103K
Joseph Reynolds, 51
Pres and CEO of Bell & Howell Information and Learning
696K
Nils Johansson, 52
Exec. VP, Director
760K
Linda Longo-Kazanova, 48
VP of HR
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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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:PQEAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Dec-2000
$14.563
Recent Price$35.30 
52-Week High
on 24-Aug-2001
$36.70 
Beta0.64 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)35.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)59.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+60.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+114.6%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$841.7M
Shares Outstanding23.8M
Float10.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)-$1.06 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.41 
Earnings (mrq)$0.00 
Sales (ttm)$16.36 
Cash (mrq)$0.61 
Valuation Ratios
Price/BookN/A 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.16 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$388.0M
EBITDA (ttm)$103.5M
Income available to common (ttm)-$9.75M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)3.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)13.1%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.89%
Return on EquityN/A 
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.65 
Debt/EquityN/A 
Total Cash (mrq)$14.5M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short118.0K
Percent of Float1.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
136.0K
Short Ratio5.90 
Daily Volume20.0K
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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