Comdisco News and Facts
This link shows the known CDOV holdings. The purchase date of corv/avci is assumed to be 7/31/2000. The anticipated sale of corv/avci will be approximately 2/1/2000. The cost of corv is .25 per share, and the cost of avci is unknown at this time.
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A) Comdisco News Link:
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B) Comdisco Investor Relations:
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C) Corv & Avci (approximate date) of IPO Trading: 7/31/2000
Corporate Overview:
Comdisco, Inc. provides global technology services to help its customers maximize technology functionality, predictability and availability. The Company provides equipment leasing, continuity, managed network services and desktop management solutions. These services are designed to provide integrated, long-term, cost-effective asset and technological planning, as well as data and voice availability and recovery to users of high technology equipment. Through its subsidiary, Prism Communication Services, Inc., Comdisco is developing a high-speed, always-on digital network, which will provide customers with leading-edge connectivity. Through its Ventures group, Comdisco provides equipment leasing and other financing to venture capital-backed start-up companies.
D) CDOV Analysis:
D-1) CDOV Earnings:
3Q2000: Pretax Earnings = $54 million
3Q1999: Pretax Earnings = $22 million
D-2) CDOV Mark-to-Market Basis:
3Q2000: $484 million in publicly traded companies.
2Q2000: $530 million in publicly traded companies.
4Q1999: $194 million in publicly traded companies.
D-3) CDOV Private Holdings:
3Q2000: Private equity in 400 companies. (16 optical)
D-4) Taken from the 3Q2000 News Release:
Continued Pontikes, Earnings contributions from remarketing were at near record levels in the current quarter from both our information technology portfolio and our electronics portfolio. Comdisco Ventures had another strong quarter, with pretax earnings of $54 million, compared to $22 million in the year earlier quarter. Recent strength in the public markets contributed to the quarter and positioned Comdisco Ventures for a strong fourth quarter of fiscal 2000. At June 30, 2000, on a mark-to-market basis, Comdisco Ventures had a value of $484 million of publicly traded securities within Comdisco Ventures portfolio. This compares to $530 million at March 31, 2000, and $194 million at September 30, 1999.
E) Board Links:
E-1) Individual Investor Online:
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E-2) Motley Fool:
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E-3) Raging Bull:
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E-4) Yahoo Finance:
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