To: Bear Down who wrote (34186 ) 5/3/1999 11:40:00 AM From: Nazbuster Respond to of 122087
KIDE - Why??? Chart looks ready to climb, snapshot fundamentals look good, VERY small float, 5% already short. From Quotes-plus software: KIDE - 4 KIDS ENTMT INC Symbol: KIDE Exchange: NASDAQ Price To Sales Ratio: 7.75 CUSIP: 35086510 Cross Reference CUSIP: Industry Group: Industry Sector: SIC Code: 6794 SIC Description: Patent owners and lessors KIDE is a vertically integrated entertainment based company that provides a range of services including toy design and development, merchandise licensing, media buying and planning, and television distribution and production. For the FY ended 12/31/98, revenues rose 46% to $14.8M. Net income totalled $2.7M, up from $739K. Results reflect increased licensing revenue from the World Championship Wrestling property and the Pokeman agreement with Hasbro. 11/95, Company changed its name from Leisure Concepts Inc. FY'93 annual financials and FY'94 Q's are reclassified. Issue type: Common Issue Status: 0 Market Cap: 105.8 mil Annual Dividend: 0.000 Yield: 0.0 Options: NO Book Value Per Share: 5.03 Beta: 0.771 Last Update: 05/01/1999 Trailing 12 Months Revenues Per Share: 4.07 1 Year Revenue Growth Rate: 45.962% 1 Year Earnings Growth Rate: 336.364% 3 Year Revenue Growth Rate: 30.680% 3 Year Earnings Growth Rate: 0.000% 5 Year Revenue Growth Rate: 6.243% 5 Year Earnings Growth Rate: 0.867% Revenues And Earnings Per Share Excluding Extraordinary Item (The Quarterly Dates are Based on the Company's Fiscal Year) Revenues 12 Month Earnings 12 Month Quarter 1,000's Change Per Share Change 12/1998 7,410 4.62% 0.55 -11.29% 09/1998 2,756 96.86% 0.11 N/A 06/1998 2,198 181.07% 0.03 N/A 03/1998 2,403 182.04% 0.08 N/A 12/1997 7,083 65.18% 0.62 55.00% 09/1997 1,400 40.70% -0.03 N/A 06/1997 782 -17.68% -0.21 N/A 03/1997 852 14.52% -0.19 N/A 12/1996 4,288 0.40 09/1996 995 -0.09 06/1996 950 -0.17 03/1996 744 -0.21 Dividends Dates Type Announcement Ex Record Payable Amount 11 04/01/99 05/04/99 04/15/99 05/03/99 0.50 EPS Date EPS P/E 12/98 0.92 34.3 Including Extraordinary Items 12/98 0.77 41.1 Excluding Extraordinary Items Float: 1.50 Shares Outstanding: 3.4 Float as percent of shares out: 44.76 Short Interest As Of 04/08/99: 0.08 mil Short Interest as a percent of the float: 5.00% Institutional percentage held: 10.98%