To: Michael who wrote (135 ) 3/4/1998 5:09:00 PM From: Stretch Respond to of 208
Here is a stock that I have been researching. As you can see I like low priced stocks. I do not own any shares yet but I would like to get a few opinions from the experts out there. Phil [ Yahoo! Finance Home | Company & Fund Index | Financial Glossary ] Medtox Scientific, Inc. AMEX : TOX Address: 402 West Country Road D St. Paul, MN 55112 Phone: (612) 636-7466 Fax: (910) 229-4471 Industry: Biotechnology & Drugs Sector: Healthcare Employees: 320 Officers: Harry McCoy, Chmn. Richard J. Braun, CEO Peter Heath, VP-Fin./CFO/Secy. Financial Links ú Company News ú Latest Stock Price ú SEC Filings (raw filings) ú Message Board ú Search Yahoo! for related links... Business Summary Medtox Scientific, Inc. operates a toxicology laboratory which provides toxicology and metal analyses. TOX also develops, manufactures and markets on-site diagnostic and screening tests which are used to detect substances. For the nine months ended 9/97, total revenues increased 8% to $21.6 million. Net income applicable to Common totalled $135 thousand vs. a loss of $11.3 million. Revenues reflect the acquisition of MEDTOX. Net income reflects the absence of preferred dividends. Statistics at a Glance -- TOX Last Updated: Feb 27, 1998 Price and Volume (updated Feb 27, 1998) 52-Week Low $0.25 Recent Price $0.313 52-Week High $0.563 Beta 0.19 Daily Volume (3-month avg) 115.6K Share-Related Items Market Capitalization $17.6M Shares Outstanding 56.2M Float 25.8M Dividend Information Annual Dividend none Per-Share Data Book Value (mrq) $0.25 Earnings (ttm) -$0.18 Sales (ttm) $0.59 Cash (mrq) $0.00 Valuation Ratios Price/Book (mrq) 1.27 Price/Earnings N/A Price/Sales (ttm) 0.53 Income Statements Net Income (ttm) -$8.20M Sales (ttm) $28.3M Profitability Profit Margin (ttm) -30% Management Effectiveness Return on Assets (ttm) -31.34% Return on Equity (ttm) -53.68% Financial Strength Current Ratio (mrq) 0.70 Total Debt/Equity (mrq) 0.06 Stock Performance big chart [3 mo | 1 yr | 2 yr | 5 yr | max] See the Profile FAQ for a description of each item above ; K = thousands; M = millions; mrq = most-recent quarter; ttm = trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 1997 For more in-depth analysis, Market Guide premium reports are available for over 9,400 equities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright c 1998 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved. See our Important Disclaimers and Legal Information. Company information Copyright c Market Guide Historical chart data and daily updates provided by Commodity Systems, Inc. (CSI). Data and information is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading purposes. Neither Yahoo nor any of its data or content providers (such as Market Guide, CSI, Reuters, Zacks, etc.) shall be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. Questions or Comments?