George,
No deep throat here. But I was wondering if anyone had any insight into how this transpired:
DIGENE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) December 31, June 30, 1997 1997 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $28,171 $8,453 Short-term investments 6,347 11,061
Total current assets 41,258 26,549
Total assets 45,425 30,207
Weighted average shares outstanding 13,412,271 12,498,771 ______________________________________________________________________
How did they increase their total assets by 50% while losing money and without a substantial increase in shares???? Look at the change in cash and cah equivalents for a six-month period! They must have made a heck of a bet on a football game or maybe invested their cash in the financial markets and caught a high flying stock, index, or futures contract or something.
Frank |