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Profile - Peerless Systems Corp. (NasdaqNM:PRLS)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 30Conference call: Peerless Systems Corp. Second Quarter Fiscal 2002 Earnings Results
Aug 30Earnings Announcement
Location
2381 Rosecrans Avenue
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 536-0908
Fax: (310) 536-0058
Email: info@peerless.com
Employees (last reported count): 153
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 ·Industry: Software & Programming
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 28%
·Institutional: 33% (46% of float)
(38 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 101.0K shares (+1.99%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Peerless Systems Corporation provides software-based embedded imaging and networking technology for digital document products and provides directory and management software for networked storage devices and integrates proprietary software into enterprise networks of original equipment manufacturers. The Company's products include Image Works, Page Description Languages, PC Software, PCL (Printer Control Language) Family of MS Windows Printer Drivers, ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits), Job Management for Network Printers, Systems Integration, Networking Technology, Internet Printing Technology, and Engineering Services.
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Financial Summary
Peerless Systems Corporation is a provider of software-based embedded imaging systems to original equipment manufacturers of digital document products. For the three months ended 4/30/01, total revenues rose 53% to $6.7 million. Net loss fell 48% to $3.3 million. Revenues reflect higher licensing of intellectual property. Lower loss was partially offset by higher licensing costs to the third party licenses.

Recent Earnings Announcement
For the 3 months ended 07/31/2001, revenues were 7,339; after tax earnings were -2,532. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.)

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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Robert Barrett, 56
Chairman
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Howard Nellor, 62
Pres, CEO, Director
$310K
William Neil, 50
CFO, VP-Fin.
222K
Adam Au, 44
VP and Gen. Mang. of Netreon, Inc.
272K
Alan Curtis, 41
VP of Technology and Architecture, CTO
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Dollar amounts are as of 31-Jan-2001 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 -- NasdaqNM:PRLSAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Dec-2000
$0.438
Recent Price$1.49 
52-Week High
on 1-Nov-2000
$2.875
Beta1.81 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)25.1K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)28.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+3.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+39.0%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$22.5M
Shares Outstanding15.1M
Float10.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$1.54 
Earnings (ttm)-$1.00 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.17 
Sales (ttm)$1.80 
Cash (mrq*)$1.12 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.97 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.82 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$26.9M
EBITDA (ttm*)-$11.3M
Income available to common (ttm)-$14.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-55.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)-45.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJan 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
30-Apr-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
31-July-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-36.85%
Return on Equity (ttm)-49.80%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)2.85 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$19.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1,000 
Percent of Float0.0%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
2,000 
Short Ratio0.06 
Daily Volume18.0K
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 30-Apr-2001)

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