Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : The 56 Point TA; Charts With an Attitude -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doug R who wrote (12677)	2/24/1998 10:48:00 PM
From: Instock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 79298

< ASTN > The Numbers for crunching. The Insider Trading, and more..... INSIDER BUYING ASHTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME DIRECT TITLE DATE SHARES SHARE TOTAL OR TRANSACTION TYPE BOUGHT BOUGHT PRICE HOLDINGS INDIRECT RITTEREISER THOMAS TRUSTEE TRUSTEE 09/13/96 325,000 N/A 325,000 I INITIAL STATEMENT COM *************** NSIDER SELLING ASHTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME DIRECT TITLE DATE SHARES SHARE TOTAL OR TRANSACTION TYPE SOLD SOLD PRICE HOLDINGS INDIRECT TATE HELEN J OWNER MORE THAN 10% 07/01/97 1,300 2.50 1,196,700 I OPEN MARKET SALE COM TATE RAYMOND T OWNER MORE THAN 10% 07/01/97 1,300 2.50 99,000 D OPEN MARKET SALE COM TATE HELEN J OWNER MORE THAN 10% 06/27/97 3,000 2.50 -- I OPEN MARKET SALE COM TATE RAYMOND T OWNER MORE THAN 10% 06/27/97 3,000 2.50 -- D OPEN MARKET SALE COM ****************** Financial Profile Data current through 02/23/1998 Ashton Technology Group 10420 Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 490 Columbia, MD 21044-3559 Telephone: (410) 715-8732 Fax: (410) 715-8735 Dow Jones Industry Group: Comm Technology Business Description: Develops & markets online transaction systems; products for selected defense and intelligence agencies; and encryption and electronic authentication software and hardware systems to provide security for firms engaged in electronic commerce transactions. Primary SIC: 7371 SIC Codes: Stock Symbol: ASTN Exchange: NASDAQ CEO: Fredric W. Rittereiser Employees: 43 Auditors: GOLDSTEIN, GOLUB, KESSLER, & COMPANY,P.C. Latest Report: Unqualified Share Data Latest Reported Shares Outstanding 7,563,000 Latest Shares Outstanding Date 12/02/1997 Latest Balance Sheet Shares Outstanding 7,563,000 Short Interest Shares 10,749 Short Interest Ratio 0.2 Days Short Interest Ratio Date 01/08/1998 Net Insider Transactions 0 Net Insider Transactions Date 12/31/1997 Shares Held by Institutions 21,000 Number of Institutions Holding 2 % of Shares Held by Institutions 0.2 Institutional Holding Date 01/31/1998 Market Value($ Mil) 13 Market Value as % Revenues 261 Dividend Information Last Ex-Dividend Date NA Indicated Dividend Rate 0.00 Dividend Yield 0.0% Dividend Code Payout Ratio Last Fiscal Year NC 5-Year Average Payout NA 5-Year Dividend Yield NA Stock Price ($) And Volume Most Recent Close Price 1.69 Most Recent Close Price Date 02/23/1998 Close Price 4 Weeks Ago 1.50 Close Price 13 Weeks Ago 1.06 Close Price 26 Weeks Ago 1.94 Close Price 52 Weeks Ago 6.13 Price Change Last Month 12.7% Price Change Last 10 Days 26.1% Price Change Last 26 Weeks -12.9% Price Change Last 52 Weeks -72.4% Price Change YTD -3.4% Price Change vs Market Last Trading Week 108% Price Change vs Market Last 4 Weeks 106% Price Change vs Market Last 13 Weeks 147% Price Change vs Market Last 26 Weeks 75% Price Change vs Market Last 52 Weeks 21% Price Change vs Market YTD 90% 4-Week High Price 1.69 4-Week Low Price 1.13 13-Week High Price 2.13 13-Week Low Price 1.03 26-Week High Price 2.13 26-Week Low Price 0.81 52-Week High Price 6.63 52-Week Low Price 0.81 YTD High Price 1.81 YTD Low Price 1.13 5-Day Moving Avg Price 1.60 10-Day Moving Avg Price 1.53 10-Week Moving Avg Price 1.49 30-Week Moving Avg Price 1.47 200-Day Moving Avg Price 1.76 Beta, Up Market -3.73 Beta, Down Market 10.59 Shares Traded This Week 112,600 Volume as % of Shares Outstanding 1.49% Avg Daily Volume Last 2 Weeks 97,000 Avg Daily Volume Last 4 Weeks 165,300 Avg Daily Volume Last 13 Weeks 90,400 Avg Daily Volume Last 26 Weeks 76,500 Avg Daily Volume Last 52 Weeks 60,200 Avg Daily Volume YTD 103,500 On-Balance Volume Index Last 4 Weeks 115% Liquidity Ratio 1,390 P/E Ratio NE 5-Year High P/E NC 5-Year Low P/E NC Selected Balance Sheet Items ($ Mil) Fiscal Year End 03/31/1997 03/31/1996 03/31/1995 Cash & Equivalent 0.1 0.0 0.0 Receivables 1.5 0.0 0.0 Inventories 0.0 0.0 0.0 Current Assets 1.6 0.0 0.0 Gr Fixed Assets 1.8 0.0 0.0 Accum Depr & Depl 0.8 0.0 0.0 Net Fixed Assets 1.0 0.0 0.0 Total Assets 3.4 1.4 0.0 Accounts Payable 1.9 0.9 0.0 Short-Term Debt 0.0 1.2 0.0 Curr Liabilities 2.0 2.2 0.0 Long-Term Debt 0.0 0.7 0.0 Total Liabilities 2.3 2.9 0.0 Preferred Equity 0.0 0.0 0.0 Common Equity 1.1 -1.6 0.0 Retained Earnings -9.5 -2.7 0.0 Total Equity 1.1 -1.6 0.0 Liabs & Equity 3.4 1.3 0.0 Working Capital -0.4 -2.2 0.0 Selected Income Statement Items ($ Mil) Fiscal Year End 03/31/1997 03/31/1996 03/31/1995 Revenues/Sales 4.9 0.1 0.1 Cost of Sales 3.5 -0.1 0.0 Gr Oper Profit 1.4 0.2 0.1 S,G & A Expenses 6.9 2.6 0.1 Deprec & Amort 0.3 0.1 0.0 Interest Expense 0.0 0.1 0.0 Pretax Income -6.7 -2.6 -0.1 Income Taxes 0.1 0.0 0.0 Minority Interest 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net Inc Cont Ops -6.8 -2.6 -0.1 Net Inc Disc Ops 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net Inc Tot Ops -6.8 -2.6 -0.1 Extra Inc (Loss) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net Income -6.8 -2.6 -0.1 EPS Cont Ops -0.93 -0.49 -0.01 EPS Disc Ops 0.00 0.00 0.00 EPS Total Ops -0.93 -0.49 -0.01 EPS Extra Inc 0.00 0.00 0.00 EPS fr Net Income -0.93 -0.49 -0.01 Domestic Sales NA NA NA Foreign Sales NA NA NA Income Statement YTD (last annual value if no qtrly aval for cur yr) Revenues/Sales($ Mil) 4.9 Inc fr Total Ops($ Mil) -6.8 EPS fr Total Ops($) -0.93 Dividends per Share($) 0.00 Selected Cash Flow Statement Items ($ Mil) Fiscal Year End 03/31/1997 03/31/1996 03/31/1995 Net Income -6.8 -2.6 -0.1 Deprec & Amort 0.3 0.1 0.0 Chg Receivables -0.6 0.0 0.0 Chg Payables 0.5 0.0 0.0 Net Cash fr Ops -6.4 -0.1 0.0 Net Cash fr Inv -1.7 -0.7 0.0 Net Cash fr Fin 8.1 0.9 0.0 Eff Exch Rate Chg 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net Chg Cash & Eq 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cash Begin Period 0.0 0.0 0.0 Key Financial Ratios Fiscal Year End 03/31/1997 03/31/1996 03/31/1995 Book Value P/S 0.15 -0.31 0.00 Price/Book Val(%) 2,250 NC NC Debt/Equity(%) 0 NM NC LT Debt % Inv Cap 0.0 NC NC LT Debt % Tot Dbt 0.0 24.1 NC Dbt % Tot Assets 67.6 207.1 NC Quick Ratio 0.8 0.0 NC Current Ratio 0.8 0.0 NC Revenue/Assets(%) 140 10 NC Price/Revenue(%) 519 NC NC Cash % Revenue 2.0 0.0 0.0 Pre-Tax Mgn(%) NC NC NC Post-Tax Mgn(%) NC NC NC Eff Tax Rate(%) NA 0.0 0.0 Asset Turnover 2.0 0.1 NC Receivable Turn 6.5 NC NA Inventory Turn NC NC NA Ret on Equity(%) NE NE NC Ret Invest Cap(%) -618.2 288.9 NC Ret on Assets(%) -200.0 -185.7 NC Growth Rates 5-Yr Annual EPS Growth NC 5-Yr Annual Div Growth NC 5-Yr Annual Revenue Growth NC % Change EPS YTD vs Last YTD NE $ Change in EPS this YTD vs Last YTD 0.18