Comdisco, Inc. (NYSE: CDO)
Complete Financials: March 2001 Exchange
FY END SEP
ISSUE DATA (06/29/01) PER SHARE DATA RATIOS
Price $ 1.33 EPS (TTM) $ 1.46 P/E (TTM) 0.91
52W High $ 33.50 Div. Rate $ 0.10 Yield 7.52 %
52W Low $ 0.53 Book Value $ 5.15 Price/Book 0.26
Shrs Out 151.83 Mil Cash $ 3.08 ROE (TTM) 21.45 %
Float 88.10 Mil Rev (TTM) $ 24.11 ROA (TTM) 2.83 %
Mon. Vol 65.44 Mil Curr. Ratio NM
Beta 1.70 LT Dbt/Eqty 3.72
BRIEF: CDO provides technology services to help its
customers maximize technology functionality, predictability
and availability. CDO provides equipment leasing, business
continuity & network services, & management solutions. For
the 6 months ended 3/31/01, revenues fell 1% to $1.84B. Net
income from cont. ops. before acct. change fell 37% to $82M.
Results reflect decreased revenues from operating leases and
sales-type leases and higher S/G/A and interest expenses.
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Comdisco, Inc. QUARTERLY SUMMARY Page 2 of 10
HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS(Millions of U.S. Dollars)
REVENUE 1998 1999 2000 2001
1st Qtr DEC 744 921 868 904
2nd Qtr MAR 777 952 1,002 940
3rd Qtr JUN 817 1,302 952
4th Qtr SEP 905 1,003 1,027
EPS (U.S. Dollars per share)
1st Qtr DEC 0.210 0.240 0.370 0.560
2nd Qtr MAR 0.225 -0.360 0.440 -0.050
3rd Qtr JUN 0.240 0.260 0.360
4th Qtr SEP 0.250 0.270 0.440
FY'99 financials are restated due to disc. ops. FY'00,'01
Q's are being restated. FY'99 &'00 Sum. Q's reflect
restatement.
DIVIDENDS EMPLOYEES
Last Dividend Decl. $ 0.03 # Employees 3,500
Last Div Ex-Date 06/12/01 Sales/Employee (TTM) 1,092,000
Last Div Pay Date 06/12/01 Net. Income/Empl.(TTM) 67,143
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Comdisco, Inc. COMPANY COMPARISON Page 3 of 10
TO THE MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND S&P 500 AGGREGATES
VALUATION RATIOS: COMPANY INDUSTRY S&P 500
P/E Ratio 0.91 31.75 28.07
Dividend Yield 7.52 0.30 1.27
Price to Tangible Book 0.26 11.56 8.68
Price to Book 0.26 6.67 6.04
Price to Free Cash Flow 0.08 35.56 43.34
GROWTH STATISTICS:
3 Yr Rev Growth 11.11 31.25 15.12
3 Yr EPS Growth 26.37 26.70 17.52
3 Yr Div Growth 0.00 19.33 10.97
Reinvestment Rate 95.11 88.21 72.80
PROFITABILITY RATIOS:
Net Profit Margin 6.15 7.15 11.32
Return on Equity 21.45 13.02 19.91
Interest Coverage 1.95 8.59 9.12
FINANCIAL STRENGTH RATIOS:
Current Ratio NM 1.88 1.61
LT Debt to Equity 3.72 0.67 0.75
Total Debt to Equity 6.06 0.84 1.02
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Comdisco, Inc. TRADING & PRICE PERFORMANCE Page 4 of 10
INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP INSIDER TRADING (Prev. 6 months)
% Shares Out. Owned 45.32 % Net Insider Trades -3
# of Institutions 351 # Buy Transactions 0
Total Shs Held 68.808 Mil # Sell Transactions 3
3 Mo. Net Purch. 5.576 Mil Net Shares Bought -0.512 Mil
3 Mo. Shs Purch. 13.778 Mil # Shares Bought 0.000 Mil
3 Mo. Shs Sold 8.202 Mil # Shares Sold 0.512 Mil
4 Week Price % Change -40.4% 4 Week Rel. Price % Change -38.6%
13 Week Price % Change -83.4% 13 Week Rel. Price % Change -84.2%
26 Week Price % Change -88.4% 26 Week Rel. Price % Change -87.5%
52 Week Price % Change -94.0% 52 Week Rel. Price % Change -92.9%
YTD Week Price % Change -88.4% YTD Week Rel. Price % Change -87.5%
SHORT INTEREST
Current month 3.081 Mil
Previous month 3.444 Mil
Avg Daily Vol. 4.417 Mil
MARKET MAKERS: NYSE
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Comdisco, Inc. EQUITY, OFFICERS & ADDRESS Page 5 of 10
Common Stock $.10 Par, 3/01, 750M auth., 225,503,200 issd.,
less 73,673,151 shares in Treas. @ $584M. Insiders own 30%.
2 others own 12%. PO 6/79, 900K shares @ $16.50 by Smith
Barney. 6/98, 2-for-1 stock split; 6/97, 12/95, 3-for-2
stock splits. 3/92, 5% stock dividend. * FY'98 financials
are reclassified.
OFFICERS: Norman P. Blake Jr., Chmn/Pres./CEO, John J.
Vosicky, Exec. VP/CFO, William N. Pontikes, Exec. VP, David
Keenan, Sr. VP/Contr., Jeremiah Fitzgerald, VP/Counsel/Secy.
TRANSFER AGENT: Chemical Bank. Company incorp. 1971 in DE.
Direct inquiries to: James J. Hyland, Investor Relations.
ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBERS
Comdisco, Inc.
6111 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
PHONE: (847) 698-3000
FAX: (847) 518-5854
:=) Gary Swancey
