Industry,Products-Services,Company Name,Executives Names/Positions,Address,City,State,Post Code,Country,Phone Number,Fax Number,Email Address,Web Site,Stock Exchange Name,Symbol,Employees,Sales,Profit,Company Description,Financial Description
"Basic Materials","Chemical Manufacturing","Aceto Corporation","Leonard Schwartz / Chairman, Pres, CEO","One Hollow Lane, Suite 201","Lake Success","NY","11042","USA","(516) 627-6000","(516) 627-6093","","http://www.aceto.com","NasdaqNM","ACET","240","249.7M","2.7%","Aceto Corporation is primarily engaged in the marketing, sale and distribution of pharmaceutical, fine and industrial chemicals used principally in the agricultural, color producing, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and surface coating industries. The Company sells approximately 1,000 chemicals used in these and other related industries. The Company, prior to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, was organized into six segments, organized by product. Effective for fiscal 2002, the two segments formerly known as Industrial Chemicals and Organic Intermediates and Colorants have been combined into a single segment, Chemicals and Colorants. As of fiscal 2002, Aceto's five segments, organized by product, are Agrochemicals' Chemicals and Colorants; Pharmaceuticals, Biochemicals and Nutritional Products; Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Custom Manufacturing Products, and Institutional Sanitary Supplies and Other.","Aceto Corporation is engaged in the marketing of fine and industrial chemicals used principally in the agricultural, color producing, pharmaceutical and surface coating industries. For the three months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 43% to $68.0 million. Net income totaled $2.3 million, up from $535 thousand. Revenues reflect initial and follow up shipments of several generic pharmaceutical products. Earnings also reflect improved operating margins."
"Basic Materials","Chemical Manufacturing","ADM Tronics Unlimited, In","Andre' Di Mino / Pres, CEO, Director; Vincent Di Mino / VP of Production","224-S Pegasus Avenue","Northvale","NJ","07647","USA","(201) 767-6040","(201) 784-0620","sonotron@juno.com","http://www.admtronics.com","OTC BB","ADMT","12","1.19M","-14.2%","ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. is a manufacturer and engineering concern whose principal lines of business are the production and sale of chemical products and manufacturing, selling and leasing of medical equipment and medical devices. The chemical product line is comprised principally of water-based chemical products used in the food packaging and converting industries. These products are sold to customers located in the United States, Australia and Europe. Medical equipment is manufactured in accordance with customer specification on a contract basis. The medical device product line consists principally of proprietary devices used in the treatment of joint pain, postoperative edema and tinnitus. These products are sold or leased to customers located in the United States and Asia.","ADM Tronics Unlimited is a manufacturer and engineering concern whose principal lines of business are the production and sale of chemical products and the manufacturing and sale of medical devices. For the six months ended 9/30/02, revenues fell 41% to $498 thousand. Net loss fell 43% to $180 thousand. Revenues reflect decreased contract manufacturing activities. Lower loss reflects a more favorable product mix and lower overhead expenses."
"Basic Materials","Chemical Manufacturing","Agrium Inc.","Frank Proto / Chairman; Michael Wilson / Pres, COO; John Van Brunt / Vice Chairman, CEO; Bruce Waterman / CFO, Sr. VP-Fin.; John Yokely / Sr. VP of Marketing and Distribution","13131 Lake Fraser Drive SE","Calgary","AB","T2J 7","Canada","(403) 225-7000","(403) 225-7609","investor@agrium.com","http://www.agrium.com","NYSE","AGU","4,958","2.04B","-4.5%","Agrium, Inc. is a global producer and distributor of fertilizers and other agricultural products and services. From its 14 operations in North America and Argentina, the Company produces, markets and distributes approximately 10 million tonnes of fertilizer products annually. This includes approximately seven million tonnes of nitrogen, two million tonnes of potash and one million tonnes of phosphate. The Company's three million tonnes of strategically located storage capacity enables it to serve customers during the peak spring and fall application seasons. Agrium's Retail operation, with more than 225 retail farm centers in the United States, retails fertilizers, seed and chemicals in North America and is major provider of agronomic services. In Argentina, the Company also owns and operates 18 retail farm centers.","AGU owns and operates nitrogen production facilities in Alberta, Texas and Nebraska, phosphate production facilities in Alberta and Idaho, phosphate rock mine in Idaho and Kapuskasing, Ontario, potash mine and mill in Saskatchewan. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, net sales fell 1% to $1.58 billion. Net loss applicable to Common totaled $20 million vs. an income of $26 million. Results reflect a decrease in nitrogen selling prices and the impact of the Peso devaluation."
"Basic Materials","Chemical Manufacturing","AgroCan Corporation","Lawrence Hon / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Haibo Li / VP-Operations; Changfa Li / VP-Bus. Devel.; Danny Wu / Sec., Director","Suite 706, Dominion Centre, 43-59 Queen's Road East","Hong Kong","","","Hong Kong","","","info@agrocan.com","http://www.agrocan.com","OTC BB","AGRN","45","1.66M","-55.1%","AgroCan Corporation is the holding company of AgroCan (China) Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation (AgroCan China). AgroCan China has interests in three subsidiary companies (the Subsidiaries) located in the People's Republic of China, which includes two wholly owned companies and a joint venture company in which the Company holds a 70% interest. AgroCan China was established to take advantage of the growing demand for fertilizers and other products and technologies that enhance the agricultural output of China. As of September 30, 2001, the Company had established an annual production capacity of 125,000 metric tons (MT) for compound fertilizers in two of the largest agricultural provinces of China, Guangxi and Jiangxi, and plans to enter markets in other provinces.","AgroCan Corporation specializes in manufacturing and distributing NPK composed fertilizers to China's agricultural market, specially designed to suit the distinct climate and soil conditions in different regions. For the nine months ended 06/02, net sales fell 36% to RMB9.9 million. Net loss totaled $701 thousand, vs. a net income of RMB392K. Results reflect lower demand from major customers, and lower gross margin."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Office Supplies","New England Business Serv","Robert Murray / Chairman, CEO; Richard Riley / Pres, COO, Director; Daniel Junius / CFO, Exec. VP, Treasurer; Hedwig Whitney / Sr. VP of HR; George Allman / Sr. VP and Pres of Diversified Operations","500 Main Street","Groton","MA","01471","USA","(978) 448-6111","(978) 448-2369","investorrelations@nebs.com","http://www.nebs.com","NYSE","NEB","3,611","552.9M","5.0%","New England Business Service, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, is a business-to-business direct marketer with 2.6 million small business customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and France. The Company supplies business products and services, and also designs, embroiders and sells specialty apparel products for the promotional products/advertising specialty industry. Beyond the NEBS brand, the Company's brands include RapidForms, McBee, Chiswick, Russell and Miller, Holiday Expressions, Main Street Collection and Company Colors. The licensed Munsingwear, Jockey and Field & Stream brands support the Company's personalized apparel business, along with its own Page & Tuttle brand. The Company's product offerings include business forms, checks, labels, greeting cards, merchandising aids, advertising specialties, promotional apparel, stationery, and packaging, shipping and warehouse supplies. Its payroll services expand the Company's reach beyond products into services.","New England Business Services, Inc. designs, produces and distributes business forms, checks, envelopes, labels, greeting cards, signs, stationery and related printed products. For the 13 weekss ended 9/28/02, total revenues decreased 3% to $128.9 million. Net income before accounting change increased 50% to $7 million. Revenues reflect the economic slowdown. Net income reflects a $6.3 million gain on the sale of investments."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Office Supplies","Standard Register Com","Paul Granzow / Chairman, Director; Dennis Rediker / Pres, CEO, Director; Craig Brown / CFO, Sr. VP, Treasurer; Jeffrey Kenny / Pres - Label Solutions; Mark Little / Pres of the Document Management","600 Albany Street","Dayton","OH","45408","USA","(937) 221-1000","(937) 221-1205","webmaster@stdreg.com","http://www.standardregister.com","NYSE","SR","5,692","1.06B","3.8%","The Standard Register Company is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of business forms. It is active in document management for the financial industry, with many large banks as its customers. It also serves 18 integrated delivery networks in the healthcare industry. Outside the United States, the Company provides technology and support to business form companies in approximately 30 countries. The Company focuses not only on the design, manufacturing and sale of business forms, but also on a wider range of technological products and services that facilitate the recording, storage and communication of business transactions and information. The Company is organized into four strategic business units with distinct profiles and missions primarily organized along product lines: Document Management, Fulfillment Services, Label Solutions and SMARTworks.com, Inc.","Standard Register Company designs, manufactures and sells business forms, pressure-sensitive labels, business equipment and systems. SR also provides distribution services, print-on-demand and commercial printing services. For the 39 weeks ended 9/29/02, revenues fell 15% to $770.3 million. Net income totalled $28.3 million vs. a loss of $60.6 million. Results reflect the elimination of low-margin business, offset by the absence of a $78.7 million restructuring charges."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Office Supplies","United Stationers Inc.","Frederick Hegi, Jr. / Chairman; Richard Gochnauer / Pres, CEO, Director; Kathleen Dvorak / CFO, Sr. VP; Ergin Uskup / Sr. VP of Management Information Systems and CIO; Deidra Gold / Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.","2200 East Golf Road","Des Plaines","IL","60016","USA","(847) 699-5000","(847) 699-4716","kdvorak@ussco.com","http://www.unitedstationers.com/start/start.html","NasdaqNM","USTR","6,300","3.71B","2.1%","United Stationers Inc. is a wholesale distributor of business products and a provider of marketing and logistics services to resellers. United serves as the holding company for United Stationers Supply Co. The Company's core business continues to be traditional office products. The Company offers more than 25,000 brand name products and its own private brand products, including writing instruments, paper products, organizers, calendars and general office accessories. The Company offers more than 40,000 stock-keeping units, which can be grouped into five primary categories: traditional office products, computer consumables, office furniture, facilities supplies, and business machines and presentation products.","USTR is a distributor of a broad range of office products, computer supplies, facilities management supplies and office furniture. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, sales fell 7% to $2.78 billion. Net income rose 57% to $58.8 million. Sales reflect the integration of U.S. Office Products and the sale of Positive ID and CallCenter. Earnings benefitted from $2.4 million in restructuring credits vs. $47.6 million in charges, the absence of $4.4 million in goodwill and lower interest and SGA costs."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Office Supplies","Wallace Computer Services","M. David Jones / Chairman, CEO; Michael Duffield / Pres, COO; Vicki Avril / CFO, Sr. VP; Michael Anderson / Sr. VP- Integrated Graphics; Wayne Richter / Sr. VP of Forms and Labels Segment","2275 Cabot Drive","Lisle","IL","60532","USA","(630) 588-5000","(630) 588-5500","sfisher@wallace.com","http://www.wallace.com","NYSE","WCS","7,038","1.52B","2.0%","Wallace Computer Services, Inc. is a provider of printed products and print management services to Fortune 1000 customers. The Company operates in two business segments: the forms and labels segment and the integrated graphics segment. The principal products and services supplied by the forms and labels segment include the design and manufacture of paper-based forms, the manufacture of both electronic data processing (EDP) labels and packaging labels, as well as the manufacture and distribution of a standard line of office products. The principal products and services supplied by the integrated graphics segment include the design, manufacture, kitting and distribution of high-color marketing and promotional printed materials, variable imaging, digital printing and the manufacture of direct response printed materials. Both segments offer services to customers including warehousing and distribution, kitting and fulfillment, print on demand and contract outsourcing.","Wallace Computer Services manufactures and markets business forms, computer labels, machine ribbons, computer hardware and software, accessories and other office products. For the three months ended 10/31/02, net sales fell 6% to $384.9 million. Net income before acct. change rose 4% to $12.3 million. Results reflect the closing of plants in the Integrated Graphics segment, improved gross margins due to restructuring efforts and lower depreciation expenses."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Personal & Household Products","Acme United Corporation","Gary Penisten / Chairman; Walter Johnsen / Pres and CEO; Paul Driscoll / CFO, VP; Brian Olschan / Exec. VP, COO, Director","1931 Black Rock Turnpike","Fairfield","CT","06825","USA","(203) 332-7330","(203) 576-0007","info@acmenunited.com","http://www.acmeunited.com","AMEX","ACU","121","35.1M","2.3%","Acme United Corporation manufactures and sells cutting devices, measuring instruments and safety products for school, office and home use. The Company is a supplier of cutting devices, measuring instruments and safety products in the United States; a marketer of scissors, shears, rulers and other office products in Canada; a supplier of scissors, shears and other office products in England; and a manufacturer of scissors and shears in Germany. Independent manufacturer representatives are primarily used to sell the Company's line of consumer products with wholesale, contract and retail stationery distributors, office supply super stores, school supply distributors and mass-market retailers.","ACU, produces scissors, shears, rulers, and first aid kits, and related products which are sold to wholesale, contract and retail stationary distributors, office supply stores, retailers and mass market retailers. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues fell 4% to $24 million. Net income fell 44% to $619 thousand. Revenues reflect a sales decline in U.K. due to the liquidation of Acme United Limited. Net income also reflects $349 thousand in restructuring charges."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Personal & Household Products","Adrien Arpel, Inc.","Barry Blank / Chairman and CEO; Charles Hoover / Pres, COO; Mary Panvini / Sr. VP, Gen. Mang. of Retail Sales; Michael Ficke / VP, CFO, Sec.","5353 North 16th Street, Suite 190","Phoenix","AZ","85016","USA","(800) 944-2534","","","http://www.adrienarpel.com","OTC BB","ADPL","72","5.38M","-99.7%","Adrien Arpel, Inc. is engaged in distributing cosmetics and other beauty products and providing facial and other beauty services in department stores and in specialty stores throughout the United States and Canada. The Company also markets and sells its products through catalogs and the Internet. From April 1994 through January 1997, the Company also distributed specially packaged cosmetic products through television marketing on the Home Shopping Network (HSN).","Adrien Arpel develops, distributes and sells skin care and cosmetics products under the trademark ``ADRIEN ARPEL''. The Co. also operates service-oriented skin care salons in department and specialty stores. For the nine months ended 4/99, revenues fell 10% to $4.7 million. Net loss totalled $3 million, up from $1.4 million. Results reflect an inability to ship the majority of orders received. Net loss reflects a bulk sale of discontinued inventory and higher interest expense."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Personal & Household Products","Advantage Marketing Syste","John Hail / Chairman and CEO; Reggie Cook / CFO, Sec., Treasurer, Director; Dennis Loney / COO","2601 Northwest Expressway, Suite 1210W","Oklahoma City","OK","73112","USA","(405) 842-0131","(405) 843-4935","info@amsonline.com","http://www.amsonline.com","AMEX","AMM","67","24.3M","-0.9%","Advantage Marketing Systems Inc. markets a product line consisting of approximately 100 products in three categories; weight management, dietary supplement and personal care products. As of December 31, 2001, the Company's product line consisted of nine weight management products, 38 dietary supplement products and 48 personal care products consisting primarily of skin care products. Products are manufactured by various manufacturers pursuant to formulations developed for the Company and are sold to its independent associates located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.","Advantage Marketing Systems markets a product line consisting of approx. 100 products in three categories: weight management, dietary supplement and personal care products through a network marketing organization of independent distributors. For the nine months ended 09/02, sales fell 19% to $17.7 million. Net loss totaled $26 thousand. vs. a net income of $195 thousand. Results reflect a decrease in recruiting activities, and lower operating margin."
"Consumer Non-Cyclical","Personal & Household Products","Alberto-Culver Company","Leonard Lavin / Chairman; Howard Bernick / Pres, CEO; Bernice Lavin / Vice Chairman, Sec. and Treasurer; Carol Bernick / Vice Chairman, Assistant Sec. and Pres of Consumer Products Worldwide Unit; William Cernugel / CFO, Sr. VP","2525 Armitage Avenue","Melrose Park","IL","60160","USA","(708) 450-3000","(708) 450-3394","","http://www.alberto.com","NYSE","ACV","16,900","2.65B","5.2%","Alberto-Culver Company manufactures, distributes and markets beauty care products in the United States and internationally in more than 120 countries. Principal brands include Alberto VO5, St. Ives, TRESemme, TCB, Soft & Beautiful, Just For Me, Consort and Motions. Its Sally Beauty Company is a marketer of professional beauty care products in the United States through its chain of Sally Beauty Supply stores. Sally also operates its BSG (Beauty Systems Group) network, selling professional beauty care brands such as Matrix, Paul Mitchell, Graham Webb and Sebastian to salon owners and salon professionals in exclusive geographic territories.","ACV develops, manufactures, distributes and markets health and beauty care products, and food and household products. ACV also operates Sally Beauty Co., a specialty distributor of professional beauty supplies. For the fiscal year ended 9/30/02, net sales rose 11% to $2.65 billion. Net income rose 25% to $137.7 million. Results reflect higher sales of North American consumer products, the expansion of the Sally Beauty businesses, and an improvement in gross profit margins."
"Financial","Investment Services","Investment Technology Grp","Raymond Killian, Jr. / Chairman; Robert Russel / CEO; Howard Naphtali / Managing Director and CFO; P. Mats Goebels / Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.; Angelo Bulone / VP and Controller","380 Madison Avenue","New York","NY","10017","USA","(212) 588-4000","(212) 444-6490","mike_neumark.itgny@itginc.com","http://www.itginc.com","NYSE","ITG","588","394.0M","21.5%","Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG) is a full-service trade execution firm that uses technology to increase the effectiveness and lower the cost of trading. With an emphasis on ongoing research, the Company offers a number of services to its clients, including POSIT (Portfolio System for Institutional Traders), an electronic stock crossing system; QuantEX, a Unix-based decision-support, trade management and order routing system; SmartServers, a server-based implementation of trading strategies; Electronic Trading Desk, an agency-only trading desk; ITG Platform, a PC-based order routing and trade management system; ITG ACE (Pre-trade Agency Cost Analysis) and TCA (Post-trade Transaction Cost Analysis), a set of pre- and post-trade tools; ITG/Opt, a computer-based equity portfolio selection system; ITG WebAccess, a browser-based order routing tool, and ITG Research, which provides research, development, sales and consulting services.","Investment Technology provides automated equity trading services and transaction research to institutional investors and brokers through its wholly owned subsidiary, ITG Inc. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 6% to $294 million. Net income rose 10% to $61.7 million. Revenues benefitted from increased commissions from Client Site Products and the Electronic Trading Desk. Earnings reflect a decrease in general and administrative expenses."
"Financial","Investment Services","Investors Capital Holding","Theodore Charles / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Timothy Murphy / CFO, Treasurer, Director; Matthew Beinfang / Exec. VP; C. David Weller / VP-Admin., Assistant Sec.; Joseph Trainor, Jr. / Controller","230 Broadway","Lynnfield","MA","01940","USA","(781) 593-8565","(781) 593-9464","info@investorscapital.com","http://www.investorscapital.com","AMEX","ICH","35","32.9M","1.8%","Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. is a financial services holding company that operates primarily through its subsidiaries in two segments of the financial services industry. These two segments provide for the offering of: services related to corporate equity and debt securities, U.S. Government securities, municipal securities, mutual funds, variable annuities, variable life insurance, market information, Internet online trading and portfolio tracking and records management; and financial planning services, investment advisory and asset management services and the management of a retail mutual fund.","Investors Capital Holdings is a financial services holding company offering financial planning services and investments, such as mutual funds, equities, variable annuities and other insurance products through registered representatives. For the six months ended 9/30/02, revenue rose 30% to $17.5 million. Net income totaled $194 thousand vs. a loss of $398 thousand. Results reflect increased variable annuity sales, an improved retention margin and cost cutting measures."
"Financial","Investment Services","JB Oxford Holdings, Inc.","Christopher Jarratt / Chairman and CEO; James Lewis / Pres, COO, Director; Michael Chiodo / CFO and Treasurer; Scott Monson / Gen. Counsel and Sec.","9665 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300","Beverly Hills","CA","90212","USA","(310) 777-8888","(310) 385-2236","sales@jboc.com","http://www.jboxford.com","NasdaqSC","JBOH","131","22.8M","-35.9%","JB Oxford Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the business of providing brokerage and related financial services to retail customers and broker-dealers nationwide. The Company is a fully integrated brokerage firm, providing retail brokerage services, clearing services and market-making services to its customers. The Company's primary subsidiary is JB Oxford & Company, a registered broker-dealer. JB Oxford & Company specializes in providing discount and electronic brokerage services to the investing public, providing clearing and execution services to independent broker-dealers (correspondents) on a fully disclosed basis and acting as a market maker in stocks traded on the NASDAQ National Market System and other national exchanges.","JBOH, through its JB Oxford and Company subsidiary, is a registered broker-dealer offering clearing, settlement, margin account and other services for regional broker-dealers, as well as discount brokerage services. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues fell 43% to $16.7 million. Net loss rose 33% to $5 million. Revenues reflect a slowdown in trading volumes and reduced brokerage margin balances. Loss reflects decreased gross profit margins."
"Financial","Investment Services","Jefferies Group, Inc.","Richard Handler / Chairman, CEO; John Shaw, Jr. / Pres, COO, Director; Roy Furman / Vice Chairman; Robert Lesson / Vice Chairman; Joseph Schenk / CFO","520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor","New York","NY","10022","USA","(212) 284-2550","(212) 284-2111","","http://www.jefco.com","NYSE","JEF","1,300","769.1M","8.3%","Jefferies Group, Inc. is an international investment bank that focuses on capital raising, research, mergers and acquisitions, advisory and restructuring services for small to medium-sized companies. The Company is also involved on trading in equity and high yield securities, convertible bonds, options, futures and international securities for institutional clients. The Company's subsidiaries include: Jefferies & Company, Inc., which is engaged in equity, convertible debt and high yield securities brokerage and trading and corporate finance; Jefferies International Limited, a broker-dealer; and Jefferies Pacific Limited, a broker.","Jefferies Group, Inc. is a holding company engaged in securities brokerage and trading, corporate finance and other financial services. For the nine months ended 09/27/02, revenues fell 3% to $575.4 million. Net income before extraordinary item rose 11% to $47.5 million. Results reflect decreased principal transaction and interest revenues and lower asset management fees. Net income benefitted from lower interest costs and a reduction in personnel expenses."
"Financial","Investment Services","John Nuveen Company","Timothy Schwertfeger / Chairman, CEO; John Amboian / Pres, Director; William Adams IV / Exec. VP, Structured Investments; Margaret Wilson / Sr. VP-Fin.; Alan Berkshire / Sr. VP, Investment Company Admin. and Gen. Counsel, Sec.","333 West Wacker Drive","Chicago","IL","60606","USA","(312) 917-7700","(312) 917-8049","susan.fisher@nuveen.com","http://www.nuveen.com","NYSE","JNC","597","387.0M","31.6%","The John Nuveen Company is engaged in the business of asset management and related research, as well as the development, marketing and distribution of investment products and services for the affluent, high-net-worth and the institutional market segments. The Company distributes mutual funds (open-end funds), exchange-traded funds (closed-end funds) and separately managed accounts through unaffiliated intermediary firms, broker/dealers, commercial banks, affiliates of insurance providers, financial planners, accountants, consultants and investment advisers. It is no longer selling defined portfolios, but continues to service existing defined portfolios. The Company also provides investment products and services to institutional markets. Subsidiaries include Nuveen Investments, Nuveen Advisory Corp., Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp., Nuveen Asset Management, Nuveen Senior Loan Asset Management, Inc., Rittenhouse Financial Services, Inc. and Symphony Asset Management, LLC.","JNC provides investment management services to high net worth and institutional clients through Nuveen, Rittenhouse, and Symphony Asset Management. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 6% to $285.4 million. Net income appl. to Common rose 10% to $92.3 million. Revenues reflect increased average assets under management due to internal growth and acquisitions. Net income also reflects reduced advertising costs and decreased intangible amortization provisions."
"Financial","Investment Services","Jordan American Holdings,","Gerald Bowyer / Chairman; Emmett Pais / CFO; Charles Clark / CIO, Director","2933 Jacks Run Road","White Oak","PA","15131","USA","(412) 664-6012","","info@jahi.com","http://www.jahi.com","OTC BB","JAHI","8","569.0K","","Jordan American Holdings, Inc. is a diversified company with four wholly owned subsidiaries providing a range of financial products and services, including investment advisory services, broker/dealer and mutual fund distribution services, mutual fund administrative and transfer agent services and tax and business services. Investment advisory services are offered through Equity Assets Management, Inc. IMPACT Financial Network, Inc. offers brokerage services and mutual fund distribution services. Mutual fund administrative and transfer agent services are offered through IMPACT Administrative Services, Inc. IMPACT Tax & Business Services, Inc. offers a full range of accounting, tax and business services.","JAHI conducts investment advisory business under the name Equity Assets Management. The Company also engages in brokerage, commodities pool operating, and trading advisory. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 50% to $424 thousand. Net loss applicable to Common fell 64% to $455 thousand. Revenues reflect increased commission income and lower realized equity losses from investments. Lower losses also reflect decreased selling, general, and administrative expenses."
"Financial","Investment Services","Kent Financial Services","Paul Koether / Chairman, Pres; John Galuchie, Jr. / Exec. VP, Treasurer","376 Main Street, P.O. Box 74","Bedminster","NJ","07921","USA","(908) 234-0078","(908) 234-9355","","","NasdaqSC","KENT","18","674.0K","","Kent Financial Services Inc. is a securities broker-dealer licensed in all states (except Alaska) and the District of Columbia through its wholly owned subsidiary, T.R. Winston & Company Inc. (Winston). Winston conducts various activities customary for broker-dealers of comparable size including buying and selling securities for customer accounts, trading securities in the over-the-counter market and providing various corporate finance services including underwritings, private placements, mergers, acquisitions and similar transactions.","Kent Financial Services is a holding company for T.R. Winston and Co., a securities broker-dealer licensed in all states (except AK) and in Washington D.C. KENT also offers investment advisory services. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, the Company reported a loss of 42 thousand, vs. revenues of $2.2 million. Net loss totaled $2.3 million, up from $429 thousand. Results reflect investment losses and brokerage commissions, and lower margins."
"Financial","Investment Services","Kirlin Holding Corp.","David Lindner / Chairman of Directors and CEO; Anthony Kirincic / Pres, Director; Barry Shapiro / CFO","6901 Jericho Turnpike","Syosset","NY","11791","USA","(800) 899-9400","(516) 364-4850","","http://www.kirlin.com","NasdaqSC","KILND","202","24.4M","-19.9%","Kirlin Holding Corp. is a holding company engaged in securities brokerage, securities trading and investment and merchant banking and money management activities through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Kirlin Securities, Inc. and Greenleaf Management Corp. Kirlin Securities is a full service retail-oriented brokerage firm, specializing in the trading and sale of both equity and fixed income securities, including mutual funds. As of March 1, 2002, Kirlin Securities maintained over 26,000 customer accounts, which held over $800 million in assets. Kirlin Securities is licensed to conduct activities as a broker-dealer in Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and in 49 states. Greenleaf Management is the manager of Greenleaf Capital Partners II, LLC, a private investment fund capitalized to invest in one or more selected companies and take advantage of investment opportunities that may arise.","KILND is a holding company engaged in securities brokerage, securities trading and investment banking of primarily fixed income securities through Kirlin Securities, Inc. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 9% to $16.9 million. Net loss rose 49% to $4.3 million. Revenues reflect increased commission revenue and the inclusion of investment banking income. Higher losses reflect a $1.8 million charge for the impairment of intangible assets and goodwill."
"Financial","Investment Services","Knight Trading Group, Inc","Charles Doherty / Non-executive Chairman; Thomas Joyce / Pres, CEO, Director; Robert Turner / CFO, Exec. VP, Treasurer; Anthony Sanfilippo / Exec. VP, Director; John Bluher / Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel of Risk Management","525 Washington Boulevard","Jersey City","NJ","07310","USA","(201) 222-9400","(201) 557-6853","margaret_wyrwas@knight-sec.com","http://www.knight-sec.com","NasdaqNM","NITE","1,307","547.6M","-6.7%","Knight Trading Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate in two business segments, wholesale securities market-making and asset management. The Company is a wholesale equities market maker in the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Nasdaq Intermarket in the United States and, during 2000 and 2001, it has established majority-owned wholesale equity market-making operations in Europe and Japan. The Company also operates a listed options market-making business and a professional options execution business in the United States. Through its Deephaven Capital Management LLC subsidiary, the Company also operates an asset management business for institutions and high-net-worth individuals.","Knight Trading Group Inc. is a market maker in NASDAQ securities and in the Third Market, which is the over-the-counter market in exchange-listed equity securities, primarily those listed on the NYSE and AMEX. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, total revenues fell 26% to $385.3 million. Net loss totaled $39.7 million vs. an income of $25 million. Results reflect lower net trading revenue and asset management fees and $32.2 million of international charges."
"Financial","Investment Services","LaBranche & Co., Inc.","Michael LaBranche / Chairman, Pres and Chief Exec.; Harvey Traison / CFO, Sr. VP, Director; Robert Murphy / CEO of LaBranche & Co. LLC, Director; S. Lawrence Prendergast / Exec. VP, Fin.; James Gallagher / Exec. VP","One Exchange Plaza","New York","NY","10006","USA","(212) 425-1144","(212) 344-1469","ir@labranche.com","http://www.labranche.com","NYSE","LAB","550","463.5M","18.2%","LaBranche & Co. Inc. is a holding company that is the sole member of LaBranche & Co. LLC and the sole stockholder of LaBranche Financial Services, Inc. (LFSI). LaBranche & Co. LLC is a subsidiary of the Company and a specialty firm on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange. LFSI provides clearing, prime brokerage and execution services to both individual and institutional clients, including traders, professional investors and broker-dealers, and direct access floor brokerage services. In addition, LFSI provides front-end order execution systems, analysis and reporting solutions for the wholesale securities market. As of December 31, 2001, the Company acted as a specialist for 591 common stocks listed on the NYSE. The Company's listed companies operate in a variety of industries, including financial services, media, oil and gas, retail, technology and telecommunications","LaBranche and Co. Inc. is a specialty firm on the NYSE and AMEX. As of 12/01, LAB acted as a specialist for 591 common stocks listed on the NYSE. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, total revenues increased 13% to $339.1 million. Net income applicable to Common increased 27% to $58.6 million. Revenues reflect increases in net gain on principal transactions. Net income also reflects a decrease in depreciation and amortization of intangibles expenses."
"Services","Business Services","MKTG Services, Inc.","J. Jeremy Barbera / Chairman, CEO; Cindy Hill / CAO; Alan Annex / Sec., Director","333 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor","New York","NY","10001","USA","(917) 339-7100","(212) 465-8877","dsasso@mktgservices.com","http://www.mktgservices.com","NasdaqSC","MKTG","290","36.7M","","MKTG Services, Inc. is a relationship marketing company focused on assisting corporations with customer acquisition and retention strategies and solutions. The Company's operating businesses provide comprehensive database management, Internet marketing, custom telemarketing/telefundraising and other direct marketing services. Its customized marketing capabilities combine comprehensive traditional marketing tactics with an aggressive integration of sophisticated new media applications encompassing direct marketing, database management, analytics, interactive marketing services, telemarketing and media buying. Although MKTG was originally incorporated in Nevada in 1919, its relationship marketing business began operations in 1995.","MKTG provides direct and database marketing, telemarketing and telefundraising, media planning and buying, online consulting and commerce, automated Internet marketing and Web design services. For the three months ended 9/30/02, revenues fell 19% to $9.4 million. Net income totaled $158 thousand, vs. a loss of $10.3 million. Revenues reflect the sale of Grizzard in July 2001. Net income reflects reduced operating expenses and the absence of a $4.9 million loss on early debt extinguishment."
"Services","Business Services","Mobile Mini, Inc.","Steven Bunger / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Lawrence Trachtenberg / CFO, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec., Treasurer, Director; Deborah Keeley / VP, Corp. Controller","7420 S. Kyrene Road, Suite 101","Tempe","AZ","85283","USA","(480) 894-6311","(480) 921-7253","","http://www.mobilemini.com","NasdaqNM","MINI","1,355","128.4M","14.9%","Mobile Mini, Inc. is a provider of portable storage solutions through the Company's lease fleet of over 71,000 portable storage and office units. As of March 15, 2002, the Company had 36 branches and operated in 19 states. The Company's products provide secure, accessible temporary storage for a diversified client base of over 52,000 customers, including Wal-Mart, Motorola, Frito Lay, Holiday Inns, Target, Home Depot, numerous municipalities and the United States military. Mobile Mini's customers use its products for a wide variety of storage applications, including retail and manufacturing inventory, construction materials and equipment, documents and records and household goods.","MINI designs and manufactures portable steel storage containers and telecommunications shelters and acquires and refurbishes ocean-going shipping containers. MINI also designs and manufactures delivery systems. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 17% to $96.2 million. Net income before extraordinary item rose 3% to $13.3 million. Results reflect an increase in the number of portable storage units on lease, partially offset by $1.1 million in litigation expenses."
"Services","Business Services","Monarch Dental Corp.","W. Barger Tygart / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Lisa Peterson / CFO, Chief Admin. Officer; Curtis Rippee / VP of Fin. and Admin.; Timothy Kriske / VP-Operations; Roy Smith, III / VP and CDO","Tollway Plaza II, 15950 North Dallas Parkway","Dallas","TX","75248","USA","(972) 361-8420","","","http://www.monarchdental.com","NasdaqSC","MDDS","1,500","189.5M","-1.9%","Monarch Dental Corporation provides management and administrative services to dental group practices in selected markets located in Texas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia and Florida. In December 2001, the Wisconsin operations were sold. The Company provides the services to dental group practices under long-term administrative services agreements (the Administrative Services Agreements). The Administrative Services Agreements represent its right to provide these services to its dental offices (the Dental Offices) during the term of the agreement. Dentists practicing at the Dental Offices provide general dentistry services such as examinations, cleanings, fillings, bonding, placing crowns and fitting and placing fixed or removable prostheses. At many of the Dental Offices, dentists also provide specialty dental services such as orthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics and pediatric dentistry.","Monarch Dental Corp. manages dental group practices in selected markets. As of 12/31/00, the Company owned and managed 189 dental offices. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues fell 14% to $137.9 million. Net income before accounting change totaled $96 thousand vs. a loss of $173 thousand. Revenues suffered from the sale of the Company's Wisconsin operations and lower business volume. Earnings benefited from lower payroll-related and goodwill amortization expenses."
"Services","Business Services","Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.","Peter Solomon / Chairman; Robert Gross / Pres and CEO; Catherine D'Amico / CFO, Exec. VP, Treasurer; Robert August / Sr. VP of Store Support, Sec.; Thomas Budreau / Divisional VP - Eastern Operations","200 Holleder Parkway","Rochester","NY","14615","USA","(585) 647-6400","(585) 647-0945","investor@monro.com","http://www.monro.com","NasdaqNM","MNRO","2,463","247.2M","5.3%","Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (Monro) is a chain of 514 Company-operated and 19 dealer-operated stores providing automotive undercar repair services in the United States. At March 30, 2002, Monro operated Company stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Rhode Island and Delaware under the name Monro Muffler Brake & Service and Speedy Auto Service by Monro (together, the Company Stores). The Company's stores typically are situated in high-visibility locations in suburban areas and small towns, as well as in major metropolitan areas. The Company provides a broad range of services on passenger cars, light trucks and vans for mufflers and exhaust systems; brakes; and steering, drive train, suspension and wheel alignment.","MNRO is a chain of 514 Company-operated and 19 dealer-operated stores that provide services on exhaust systems, brakes, steering, drive trains, suspension and wheel alignment for cars, light trucks and vans. For the six months ended 9/28/02, sales increased 12% to $135.9 million. Net income increased 16% to $8.8 million. Revenues reflect the addition of new stores. Net income also reflects a decrease in interest expense due to lower interest rates. Recent Earnings Announcement For the 3 months ended 12/28/2002, revenues were 60,716; after tax earnings were 2,413. ( Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars. )"
"Services","Business Services","Moody's Corporation","Clifford Alexander, Jr. / Non-executive Chairman; John Rutherfurd, Jr. / Pres, CEO, Director; Jeanne Dering / CFO, Sr. VP; John Goggins / Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel; Raymond McDaniel / Sr. VP, Global Ratings and Research","99 Church Street","New York","NY","10007","USA","(212) 553-0300","","","http://www.moodys.com","NYSE","MCO","1,700","972.3M","28.6%","Moody's Corporation is a global credit rating, research and risk analysis firm that publishes credit opinions, research and ratings on fixed-income securities, other credit obligations and issuers of securities. The Company's credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Credit ratings and research from reliable third parties also create efficiencies in markets for fixed income and other obligations, such as insurance and derivatives, by providing reliable, credible and independent assessments of credit risk. The Company publishes rating opinions on a broad range of credit obligations. These include various corporate and governmental obligations, structured finance securities and commercial paper programs issued in domestic and international markets.","Moody's Corporation is a global credit rating, research and risk analysis firm, publishing credit opinions, research and ratings on fixed-income securities, issuers of securities and other credit obligations. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 30% to $751.4 million. Net income rose 43% to $219.1 million. Results reflect higher issuance volumes in several market sectors, higher European structured finance revenue and higher operating margins."
"Services","Business Services","MPS Group, Inc.","Derek Dewan / Chairman; Timothy Payne / Pres, CEO, Director; Robert Crouch / CFO, Sr. VP, Treasurer; John Marshall III / Sr. VP - Group Services, Assistant Sec., and Deputy Gen. Counsel; Sheri O'Brien / VP-Operations","1 Independent Drive","Jacksonville","FL","32202","USA","(904) 360-2000","(904) 360-2814","investors@modispro.com","http://www.modispro.com","NYSE","MPS","14,200","1.20B","0.7%","MPS Group, Inc., formerly Modis Professional Services, Inc., is a global provider of human capital services. The Company helps its client companies by delivering a mix of consulting, solutions and staffing services in the disciplines of information technology (IT), finance and accounting, legal, e-business, human capital automation, engineering, executive search and work force management. MPS consists of three divisions: the professional services division, the e-business solutions division, operating under the brand Idea Integration and the IT services division, operating under the brand Modis.","MPS Group, Inc. provides professional business services, consulting, outsourcing, training and strategic human resources solutions. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues fell 28% to $874.5 million. Net income before acct. chg. rose 3% to $11.4 million. Results reflect reduced demand for IT and e-Business consulting services due to uncertainties in the economy, offset by lower income taxes, improved operating margins and lower interest charges due to reduced borrowings."
"Services","Business Services","MPW Industrial Service Gr","Monte Black / Chairman, CEO, Chief Operating Officer; Richard Kahle / CFO, VP, Sec., Treasurer; James Mock / VP and Gen. Mang., Industrial Cleaning and Facility Maintenance.","9711 Lancaster Road, S.E.","Hebron","OH","43025","USA","(740) 927-8790","(740) 929-1614","investor@mpwservices.com","http://www.mpwgroup.com","NasdaqNM","MPWG","1,300","92.8M","1.5%","MPW Industrial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide technically based services, including industrial cleaning and facility maintenance, industrial container cleaning and industrial process water purification. Such services are primarily provided at customer facilities. The Company serves customers in numerous industries, including automotive, utility, chemical, pulp and paper, manufacturing and steel, primarily throughout the United States and Canada.","MPW Industrial Service Group provides industrial cleaning and facility support services, industrial process water purification, industrial filtration management services and other specialized services. For the three months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 3% to $24.3 million. Net loss totaled $203 thousand vs. an income of $423 thousand. Revenues reflect increased project type work with paper, auto and steel customers. Net loss reflects lower gross and operating margins."
"Services","Business Services","MTC Technologies, Inc.","Rajesh Soin / Chairman; Michael Solley / Pres, CEO, Director; David Gutridge / CFO, Director; Benjamin Crane / COO; Donald Weisert / Sr. VP","4032 Linden Avenue","Dayton","OH","45432","USA","(937) 252-9199","(937) 258-3863","rzangri@modtechcorp.com","http://www.modtechcorp.com","NasdaqNM","MTCT","1,076","106.7M","6.8%","MTC Technologies, Inc. is a provider of sophisticated systems engineering, information technology, intelligence operations and program management services focusing primarily on United States defense, intelligence and civilian federal government agencies. The Company develops and implements real-world solutions to complex engineering, technical and management problems. It combines a comprehensive knowledge of its customers' business processes with the practical application of advanced engineering and information technology tools, techniques and methods to create value-added solutions for its customers. Much of the Company's revenue is derived from its customers in the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, including the United States Air Force, United States Army and joint military commands.","MTC Technologies, Inc. is a provider of systems engineering, information technology, intelligence operations and program management services focusing primarily on U.S. defense, intelligence and civilian federal government agencies. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 21% to $81.9 million. Net income from continuing operations fell 16% to $4.9 million. Results reflect increased new contracts, offset by $5.2 million in stock compensation costs."
"Services","Business Services","National Research Corp.","Michael Hays / Pres, CEO; Patrick Beans / CFO, VP, Sec., Treasurer, Director; Jona Raasch / COO, VP","1245 ""Q"" Street","Lincoln","NE","68508","USA","(402) 475-2525","(402) 475-9061","info@nationalresearch.com","http://www.nationalresearch.com","NasdaqNM","NRCI","87","20.3M","13.8%","National Research Corporation is a provider of ongoing survey-based performance measurement, analysis and tracking services to the healthcare industry. The Company addresses the growing need of healthcare providers and payers to measure the care outcomes, specifically satisfaction and health status, of their patients and/or members. NRC has been at the forefront of the industry in developing tools that enable healthcare organizations to obtain service quality information necessary to comply with industry and regulatory standards and to improve their business practices so that they can maximize new member and/or patient attraction, member retention and profitability. The Company's primary types of information services are renewable performance tracking services, custom research and a renewable syndicated service.","National Research Corp. is a provider of ongoing survey-based performance measurement, analysis and tracking services to the healthcare industry. The Company provides market research services to hospitals and insurance companies. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 19% to $16.2 million. Net income rose 77% to $2.6 million. Results reflect the development of a growth strategy and improved margins due to cost controls."
"Services","Business Services","National Technical System","Jack Lin / Chairman, CEO; William McGinnis / Pres, COO, Director; Aaron Cohen / Vice Chairman, Sr. VP, Corp. Devel.; Lloyd Blonder / CFO, Sr. VP, Treasurer; Marvin Hoffman / Sr. VP, CIO, Director","24007 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 200","Calabasas","CA","91302","USA","(818) 591-0776","(818) 591-0899","nts@ntscorp.com","http://www.ntscorp.com","NasdaqNM","NTSC","699","76.9M","1.3%","National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS) is a diversified services company that supplies technical services and solutions to a variety of industries, including aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, nuclear, computers and telecommunications. NTS, utilizing its testing facilities, staffing solutions and certification services, helps its customers sell their products in world markets. NTS operates in two segments: Engineering and Evaluation (E&E), an independent conformity assessment and management system registration organization, and Technical Staffing, which provides a variety of staffing and workforce management services and solutions.","National Technical Systems, Inc. is a diversified services company that operates in two segments: Technical Staffing and Engineering and Evaluations. For the nine months ended 10/31/02, revenues rose 4% to $58.9 million. Net income rose from $18 thousand to $695 thousand. Revenues reflect increased traditional testing business and the acquisition of TRS Staffing Solutions. Net income reflects lower SG&A and a decrease in interest expense due to lower average debt balances."
"Services","Business Services","Navigant Consulting, Inc.","William Goodyear / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Ben Perks / CFO, Exec. VP; Philip Steptoe / VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.","615 North Wabash Avenue","Chicago","IL","60611","USA","(312) 573-5600","(312) 914-9999","bperks@navigantconsulting.com","http://www.navigantconsulting.com","NYSE","NCI","1,325","246.4M","3.5%","Navigant Consulting, Inc. is a management consulting firm to Fortune 500 and other companies, government agencies, law firms, financial institutions and regulated industries. The Company's business structure consists of two business segments. The Financial & Claims Consulting business segment provides consulting services such as data management, quality control, business and property valuation, research and analysis, litigation support and expert testimony, bankruptcy and solvency management, outsourcing and claims management. The Energy & Water Consulting business segment provides consulting and transaction support services to the energy, network-based and regulatory industries. These services include, among others, the areas of production, generation, transmission, distribution and retail supply. This business segment also provides planning and engineering services to the water industry.","NCI is a provider of consulting services to electric and gas utilities, insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues increased 6% to $188.2 million. Net income totaled $7.1 million vs. a loss of $6.9 million. Revenues reflect an increase in the consulting staff and billable hours. Net income also reflects the absence of a $11.3 million VSRP cash compensation expense and a $5.7 million litigation provision."
"Services","Business Services","NCO Group, Inc.","Michael Barrist / Chairman, Pres and CEO; Steven Winokur / CFO, Exec. VP-Fin., Treasurer; Stephen Elliott / Exec. VP- Information Technology and CIO; Joshua Gindin / Exec. VP and Gen. Counsel; Steven Leckerman / Exec. VP, U.S. Operations","507 Prudential Road","Horsham","PA","19044","USA","(215) 441-3000","(215) 441-3929","","http://www.ncogroup.com","NasdaqNM","NCOG","8,100","700.0M","6.4%","NCO Group, Inc. is a provider of outsourced accounts receivable management and collection services. The Company delivers customized solutions that improve its clients' accounts receivable recovery rates, thus improving their financial performance. NCO's services are provided through the utilization of sophisticated technologies, including advanced workstations, leading-edge client interface systems and call management systems comprised of predictive dialers, automated call distribution systems, digital switching and customized computer software. NCO acquired Creditrust Corporation on February 20, 2001.","NCO Group, Inc. provides a broad range of accounts receivable management and outsourcing services to a wide range of business in national and international markets. For the nine months ended 09/02, revenues fell less than 1% to $527.1 million. Net income rose 86% to $32.8 million. Revenues reflect the the decreased sales from Portfolio Management segment. Earnings reflect lower depreciation charge and lower interest expense."
"Services","Business Services","NCO Portfolio Management,","Michael Barrist / Chairman, CEO, Pres; Richard Palmer / CFO, Sr. VP, Treasurer; Joshua Gindin / Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.; Michael Meringolo / Sr. VP, Operations","1705 Whitehead Road","Baltimore","MD","21207","USA","(410) 594-7000","","","","NasdaqNM","NCPM","20","62.9M","16.4%","NCO Portfolio Management, Inc. purchases and manages investments in defaulted accounts receivable from consumer creditors such as banks, finance companies, retail merchants and other consumer-oriented companies. Defaulted consumer receivables are the unpaid debts of individuals to consumer creditors such as banks, finance companies, retail merchants and other consumer-oriented companies. The Company's purchased accounts receivable originate from consumers throughout the United States. On February 20, 2001, Creditrust Corporation merged with and into the Company.","NCO Portfolio Management, Inc., purchases and manages defaulted consumer receivables from consumer creditors such as banks, finance companies, retail merchants and other consumer-oriented companies. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues fell less than 1% to $46.7 million. Net income fell 29% to $6.8 million. Results reflect lower receivables related revenues, and a higher servicing fee related to increased collections on purchased accounts receivable."
"Services","Business Services","NDCHealth Corporation","Walter Hoff / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Randolph, L.M. Hutto / CFO, Exec. VP-Fin. and Bus. Devel.; Joseph Porfeli / Exec. VP of Sales and Marketing; Charles Miller / Exec. VP-Operations; David Shenk / VP, Controller, CAO","NDC Plaza","Atlanta","GA","30329","USA","(404) 728-2000","(404) 728-3904","carol.sutherland@ndcorp.com","http://www.ndchealth.com/home.htm","NYSE","NDC","1,790","389.1M","5.3%","NDCHealth Corporation is a healthcare information services company that services pharmacies, hospitals, physicians, payers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Since the spin-off of Global Payments Inc. on January 31, 2001, the Company has operated solely as a network-based healthcare information company. NDCHealth is connected to over 90% of United States and Canadian pharmacies, more than 25% of the nation's hospitals and over 1,000 healthcare payers. The Company provides services to more than 100 pharmaceutical manufacturers and has sold systems to more than 100,000 physicians and more than 25% of United Kingdom pharmacies. NDCHealth is in the early phases of expanding internationally by establishing information services businesses in Germany and the United Kingdom.","NDC is a healthcare information services company that services pharmacies, physicians, payers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. It operates solely as a network-based company. For the six months ended 11/29/02, revenues rose 21% to $205.4 million. Net income rose 21% to $23.8 million. Revenues reflect increased sales in Europe and the U.S. of contracted projects. Net income also reflects a decrease in S/G/A expenses as a percentage of revenues."
"Services","Business Services","NetRatings, Inc.","John Dimling / Chairman; William Pulver / Pres, CEO, Director; Todd Sloan / CFO; William Hodgman / Exec. VP, Measurement Science; George Durney / Sr. VP of Sales","890 Hillview Court","Milpitas","CA","95035","USA","(408) 957-0699","(408) 957-9114","ir@netratings.com","http://www.netratings.com","NasdaqNM","NTRT","123","25.4M","","NetRatings, Inc. provides technology-driven Internet audience information solutions for media and commerce. The Company's products and services, which are marketed under the Nielsen/NetRatings brand and sold primarily on an annual subscription basis, include Internet Audience Measurement Services, E-Commerce Services and Media and Advertising Services. The Company's products and services enable its customers to make informed business-critical decisions regarding their Internet strategies. NetRatings also offers two types of Internet audience measurement reports. Quick Looks reports provide customers with pre-defined Internet user behavior and demographic information. Select Views reports provide customers with specific audience information generated by a menu-driven interface.","NetRatings, Inc. provides audience measurement information and analysis that enable customers to make informed business-critical decisions regarding their Internet strategies. For the nine months ended 09/02, revenues rose 10% to $20.3 million. Net loss totaled $27.1 million, up from $13.2 million. Revenues reflect the increased contract sales. Higher loss reflects $7 million in restructuring charges and $3 million in acquisition-related expenses."
"Services","Business Services","New Sky Communications","Patrick White / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Thomas Wicker / VP-R&D, Director","300 Bausch and Lomb Place","Rochester","NY","14604","USA","(585) 802-1174","","","","OTC BB","NSCI","1","149.0K","","New Sky Communications, Incorporated is engaged in developing, licensing and selling anti-counterfeiting technology and products. The Company originally developed and produced theatrical motion pictures and home videocassettes. As the result of two acquisitions during 2002, the Company refocused its business plan. On August 1, 2002, the Company acquired all of the corporate stock of Lester Levin, Inc., doing business as Patrick Printing, a law office supplies and digital printing company. On the same date, the Company acquired all of the corporate stock of Thomas M. Wicker Enterprises, Inc., a consulting and document security research and development company. The Company's operations involve the research and development of printed security features that prevent forgery, duplication, counterfeiting, scanning and re-imaging for any type of printed documents, labels or packaging.","New Sky Communications, Incorporated develops, licenses and sells technology and products that are used to prevent forgery, duplication, counterfeiting, scanning and re-imaging for any type of printed documents, labels or packaging. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues totaled $149 thousand, up from $0. Net loss totaled $297 thousand, up from $37 thousand. Results reflect the acquisition of a new subsidiary and related costs."
"Services","Business Services","NexPrise, Inc.","Ted Drysdale / Chairman, Pres, CEO; David Perry / Vice Chairman; Varma Kunaparaju / VP, Product Devel.; Raj Tolani / VP-Engineering","5950 La Place Court, Suite 200","Carlsbad","CA","92008","USA","(760) 804-1333","(650) 567-8950","ir@nexprise.com","http://www.nexprise.com","NasdaqNM","NXPS","74","2.75M","","NexPrise, Inc., a source for business process applications, provides solutions and services that enable discrete manufacturing companies to address their specific business challenges. These solutions complement and expand on currently installed enterprise systems and allow for continual process improvements required to meet individual companies' changing business demands. NexPrise helps eliminate risks by providing a near-term return on investment, addressing business problems directly, and reducing costs.","NexPrise, Inc. is an enterprise solution provider that enables manufacturers, suppliers, and partners to securely collaborate on e-business processes. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenue totaled $2.1 million, up from $350 thousand. Net loss before extraordinary item fell 80% to $15.2 million. Revenues reflect the acquisition of NexPrise. Lower loss reflects lower research and development and other personnel expenses and the absence of restructuring charges."
"Services","Business Services","Nextera Enterprises, Inc.","David Schneider / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Michael Muldowney / CFO; Stanley Maron / Sec., Director","4 Cambridge Center, 3rd Flor","Cambridge","MA","02142","USA","(617) 715-0200","(617) 494-1248","investor-relations@nextera.com","http://www.nextera.com","NasdaqSC","NXRA","391","74.9M","-8.4%","Nextera Enterprises, Inc. consists of Lexecon an economics consulting firm. Lexecon's services involve the application of economic, financial and public policy principles to marketplace issues in a large variety of industries. The firm's services fall into three broad areas: litigation support, business consulting and public policy studies. Lexecon provides expert witness testimony and other litigation-related services in adversarial proceedings in courts and before regulatory bodies and arbitrators. It assists corporate clients in analyzing business and strategic issues outside the context of litigation or regulation. In addition, Lexecon has performed numerous public policy studies on behalf of individual companies, trade associations and governmental agencies in the United States and internationally. Nextera Enterprises exited the technology consulting business during the later half of 2001 and sold its human capital consulting business (Sibson) on January 30, 2002.","Nextera consists of Lexecon, an economics consulting firm that provides services that involve the application of economic, financial and public policy principles to marketplaces issues in a variety of industries. For the nine months ended 09/02, revenues fell 45% to $58.4 million. Net income applicable to Common totaled $4.3 million, vs. a net loss of $107.1 million. Results reflect the sale of human capital consulting business, offset by the absence of goodwill impair. charges."
"Services","Business Services","NorStar Group, Inc.","Harry DiFrancesco / Chairman, Pres; Andrew Peck / VP-Fin., Sec., Director; Maynard Aboguv / VP of Sales Management, Director; Jay Sanet / VP of Corp. Devel., Director","6365 NW 6th Way, Suite 160","Fort Lauderdale","FL","33309","USA","(954) 772-0240","(954) 772-0477","nstg@bellsouth.net","http://www.veearecity.com","OTC BB","NSTG","5","","","NorStar Group, Inc., formerly Florist Accounting Service, Inc., has created an Internet online community of one-stop shopping for products, entertainment, education and business services from a network of providers. The Company's portal provides the subscriber/member with access to several Web browsers, a directory of thousands of stores, an Internet shopping mall, 3-D virtual reality chat rooms, telephone chat, forums, game rooms, a virtual reality dating service, virtual reality business conference rooms using virtual reality chat room technology, specialty advertising rooms with virtual reality activities and global e-mail service that can be accessed through the Web anywhere in the world.","NorStar Group, Inc. has created an Internet online community of one-stop shopping for products, entertainment, education and business services from a network of providers. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, the Company reported no revenues. Net loss decreased 74% to $68 thousand. Lower loss reflects decreased selling, general, and administrative costs due to the issuance of options to consultants in fiscal year 2001."
"Services","Business Services","Nova International Films","William Rifkin / Chairman, Sec.; Martin Rifkin / Pres, Treasurer, Director","6350 N.E. Campus Drive","Vancouver","WA","98661","USA","(360) 737-7700","(360) 737-3699","","","OTC BB","NIFL","2","","","Nova International Films, Inc. has no current business operations and is in the process of seeking another business opportunity. The Company has no agreement, understanding or arrangement to acquire or participate in any specific business opportunity. As such, the Company can be defined as a "shell" corporation, whose principal business purpose at this time is to locate and consummate a merger or acquisition with a private entity. Management has begun and will continue to investigate, research and, if justified, potentially acquire or merge with one or more businesses or business opportunities.","Nova International Films, Inc., prior to May 1993, was engaged in the business of developing, financing and producing motion picture films. As a result of the acquisition by Epic on 5/12/93, the Company ceased its business operations. For the nine months ended 7/31/02, the Company reported no revenue. Net loss fell 33% to $2 thousand. Results reflect the absence of any revenue generating operations and lower general and administrative expenses."
"Services","Business Services","Odyssey Marine Explorat.","John Morris / Chairman, CEO; Michael Barton / CFO; George Becker, Jr. / COO; Gregory Stemm / Vice-Pres of Research & Operations, Director; David Morris / Sec. and Treasurer","3604 Swann Avenue","Tampa","FL","33609","USA","(813) 876-1776","(813) 876-1777","contactus@shipwreck.net","http://www.shipwreck.net","OTC BB","OMEX","8","","","Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. is engaged in the business of conducting archaeologically sensitive recoveries of cargo and artifacts from various shipwrecks. The Company produces revenue by exhibiting the artifacts and selling merchandise consisting of certain cargoes, replicas of the artifacts and general merchandise relating to the specific shipwrecks or the shipwreck business in general. In addition, it produces revenue in the form of project sponsorships, the sale of intellectual property rights and the operation of one or more themed attractions and traveling exhibits. Odyssey Marine's shipwreck business consists of six component areas: project development, offshore search and inspections, offshore recovery operations, conservation and documentation of artifacts, sharing of artifacts with the public and marketing the cargoes, artifact replicas and ancillary products.","Odyssey Marine Exploration is engaged in the business of conducting archaeologically sensitive recoveries of cargoes and artifacts from various shipwrecks and generates revenues by exhibiting the artificats and selling related merchandise. For the nine months ended 11/30/02, revenue fell from $10 thousand to $0. Net loss rose 72% to $2 million. Higher loss reflects higher project operation and general and administrative expenses."
"Services","Business Services","On Assignment, Inc.","Joseph Peterson, M.D. / Pres, CEO, Director; Ronald Rudolph / CFO, Exec. VP; Michael Tatum / Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing; Shelly Carolan / Sr. VP, Lab Support Domestic Operations; Dana Hallberg / Sr. VP, Review and Analysis","26651 West Agoura Road","Calabasas","CA","91302","USA","(818) 878-7900","(818) 878-7930","","http://www.labsupport.com","NasdaqNM","ASGN","346","231.1M","6.1%","On Assignment, Inc. is a nationwide provider of temporary scientific professionals to laboratories in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical and environmental industries. The Company has two operating segments: Lab Support and Healthcare Staffing. All of the Company's domestic operations in these segments are consolidated as divisions of its wholly owned subsidiary, Assignment Ready, Inc. The Healthcare Staffing segment includes the combined results of Healthcare Financial Staffing, Clinical Lab Staff and Diagnostic Imaging Staff. The different temporary services are grouped under these two operating segments. As of December 31, 2001, the Company served 81 operational markets through a network of 171 branch offices.","ASGN provides assignments of temporary professionals in targeted industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical, environmental and healthcare. For the nine months ended 09/02, revenues rose 25% to $184.3 million. Net income fell 22% to $10.4 million. Results reflect an increase in healthcare staffing sales, offset by higher S/G/A expenses as a percentage of revenue."
"Utilities","Water Utilities","Southwest Water Company","Anton Garnier / Chairman, Pres, CEO; Richard Shields / CFO; Michael Quinn / Pres, Director, and COO of Suburban; Peter Moerbeek / Exec. VP, Pres of the Services Group, Director; Thomas Tekulve / VP - Fin.","225 North Barranca Avenue, Suite 200","West Covina","CA","91791","USA","(626) 915-1551","(626) 915-1558","swwc@southwestwater.com","http://www.southwestwater.com","NasdaqNM","SWWC","989","127.9M","5.3%","Southwest Water Company (SWC) is a holding company that provides a broad range of services including water production and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, public works services and utility submetering through its holdings. SWC provides service in 29 states from coast to coast. The Company's business is segmented into regulated and non-regulated operations. The regulated operations consist of owning and operating rate-regulated public water and wastewater utilities that are performed by Suburban Water Systems, New Mexico Utilities, Inc., Hornsby Bend Utility Co. and Windermere Utility Co. The non-regulated operations consist primarily of: the contract water and wastewater management services business conducted by ECO Resources, Inc. and Operations Technologies, Inc.; and the utility submetering services business conducted by Master Tek International, Inc.","Southwest Water Company is engaged in the water management business, providing water, wastewater and utility submetering services throughout the U.S. For the nine months ended 9/02, revenues rose 15% to $95.5 million. Net income applicable to Common rose 12% to $5 million. Revenues reflect the OpTech acquisition and increased water usage. Net income was partially offset by higher insurance, payroll, legal, rent, water volume and interest expenses"
"Utilities","Water Utilities","Vivendi Environnement","Jean-Rene Fourtou / Chairman of the Supervisory Board; Henri Proglio / Chairman of the Management Board; Jerome Contamine / Exec. VP-Fin.; Brian Sullivan / VP of Investor Relations; Jean-Pierre Denis / Energy Services","36-38 avenue Kleber","Paris","","","France","(800) 269-2377","(212) 571-3050","carine.tallendeau@vivendi-environnement.net","http://www.vivendienvironnement-finance.com","NYSE","VE","239,036","32.0B","-7.6%","Vivendi Environnement provides environmental management services to a wide range of public authorities and industrial, commercial and residential customers around the world. Through the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Vivendi Water, it provides outsourced and privatized water and wastewater treatment services and systems. Through Connex, the Company is a European private operator of local and regional passenger transportation services. Through Dalkia, the Company is an energy management services provider in the rapidly growing European market. Through Onyx and the Company's participation in Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC), it is a global waste management provider. Vivendi Environnement has joint control over, and a 49% interest in, FCC.","Vivendi Environnement provides environmental management services to a wide range of public authorities and industrial, commercial and residential customers around the world. For the six months ended 6/30/02, revenues rose 7% to EUR14.97 billion. Net income decreased 22% to EUR212.8 million. Results reflect the growth of outsourcing services and acquisitions, offset by increased goodwill amortization and higher other net expenses."
"Utilities","Water Utilities","Western Water Company","Michael George / Chairman, Pres, CEO; William Gochnauer / CFO, Sr. VP; James Sherman / COO, Exec. VP, Sec.","102 Washington Avenue","Point Richmond","CA","94801","USA","(510) 234-7400","(619) 535-9260","broy@wwtr.com","http://www.wwtr.com","OTC BB","WWTR","11","1.58M","","Western Water Company principally identifies, manages, acquires, develops, sells and leases water and water rights in the western United States. Prior to 2000, the Company had been developing this business through the acquisition of water rights and other interests in water, the purchase of real estate for the water rights associated with such real estate, and the sale or lease of water. The Company, directly and indirectly, owns a diverse portfolio of water rights, as well as a limited amount of real estate, in California and Colorado.","Western Water Company identifies, acquires, develops, sells and leases water and water rights in the western United States. For the six months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 14% to $893 thousand. Net loss applicable to Common decreased 19% to $1.8 million. Results reflect revenues from the one-time sale of water to a governmental agency on behalf of three of the Company's Sacramento Valley clients and a decrease in deferred compensation expenses."
"Utilities","Water Utilities","York Water Company","William Morris / Pres, CEO and Diector; Irvin Naylor / Vice Chairman; Jeffrey Osman / VP-Fin., Sec., Treasurer","130 East Market Street","York","PA","17401","USA","(717) 845-3601","(717) 843-2715","jeffh@yorkwater.com","http://www.yorkwater.com","NasdaqNM","YORW","90","19.9M","19.6%","The York Water Company is engaged in impounding, purifying and distributing water. The Company operates entirely within its franchised territory located in York County, Pennsylvania. Water service is supplied through the Company's own distribution system to the City of York, the Boroughs of North York, West York, Manchester, Mount Wolf, New Salem, Hallam, Jacobus, Loganville, Yorkana, Seven Valleys, East Prospect, Jefferson, Glen Rock, New Freedom, Railroad, and portions of the Townships of Manchester, East Manchester, West Manchester, North Codorus, Shrewsbury, North Hopewell, Hopewell, Springettsbury, Spring Garden, Conewago, Springfield, York, Hellam, Windsor, Lower Windsor, Dover and Jackson. The Company obtains its water supply from the south branch and east branch of the Codorus Creek, which drains an area of approximately 117 square miles. The Company has two reservoirs, Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which together hold up to 2.75 billion gallons of water.","The York Water Company impounds, purifies, and distributes water. The Company operates entirely within its franchised territory located in York County, Pennsylvania. For the nine months ended 9/30/02, revenues rose 3% to $14.8 million. Net income fell 4% to $2.9 million. Revenues reflect a 4.2% rate increase effective Sept. 1, 2001. Net income was offset by the absence of a substantial public utility realty tax refund and the lenghtening of asset lives in 2001."