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WMCO Williams Controls Awarded Its Largest Contract For Automotive Electronic Throttle Controls - PR Newswire Business Summary Williams Controls, Inc. manufactures vehicle components, develops and produces sensors, microcircuits and other electronic products, manufactures plastic components for the automotive industry and develops GPS systems. For the six months ended 3/31/99, sales rose 12% to $31.6 million. Net income from continuing operations applicable to Common fell 2% to $2.2 million. Results reflect higher vehicle component segment unit sales, offset by new product development expenses. More from Market Guide: Highlights -Performance - Ratio Comparisons Statistics at a Glance -- WMCO Price and Volume (updated June 17, 1999) 52-Week Low $2.00 Recent Price $3.063 52-Week High $3.344 Beta 0.46 Daily Volume (3-month avg) 58.0K Share-Related Items Market Capitalization $56.3M Shares Outstanding 18.4M Float 10.5M Dividend Information Annual Dividend none Per-Share Data Book Value (mrq) $1.46 Earnings (ttm) $0.21 Sales (ttm) $2.86 Cash (mrq) $0.07 Valuation Ratios Price/Book (mrq) 2.10 Price/Earnings (ttm) 14.73 Price/Sales (ttm) 1.07 Income Statements After-Tax Income (ttm) $4.88M Sales (ttm) $60.9M Profitability Profit Margin (ttm) 8.0% Management Effectiveness Return on Assets (ttm) 7.89% Return on Equity (ttm) 17.58% Financial Strength Current Ratio (mrq) 2.77 Long-Term Debt/Equity (mrq) 0.85 Total Cash (mrq) $1.29M Short Interest Shares Short as of May 10, 1999 13.0K Short Ratio 0.28 Stock Performance big chart [1d | 5d | 3mo | 1yr | 2yr | 5yr | max] See the Profile FAQ for a description of each item above; K = thousands; M = millions; mrq = most-recent quarter (Mar 31, 1999); ttm = trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 1999