StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of June
16th, 2003
| Stock: |
MAPICS, Inc |
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| Ticker Symbol: |
MAPX - Nasdaq -
Software & Programming |
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| Buy: |
7.25 to 7.50 |
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| Sell: |
12.00 + |
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| Info: |
MAPICS,
Inc. is a global developer of
collaborative business
application software solutions
designed specifically for use by
manufacturers and consisting
primarily of enterprise solutions.
The Company often forms strategic
development or marketing
alliances with third parties,
known as solution partners. These
partnerships allow MAPICS to
deliver offerings that integrate
with its solutions. Two of its
more significant strategic
relationships are with IBM and
Microsoft. MAPICS Professional
Services, working with the
services operations of the
Company's affiliate partners,
provides consulting services to
manufacturing companies across
the globe. This organization
integrates manufacturers'
software and systems and provides
consulting services in business
process management and
reengineering. |
| Financial Info: |
For the
six months ended 3/31/03,
revenues rose 4% to $69.1 million.
Net loss totaled $47 thousand vs.
an income of $2.2 million. |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 0.69; Total Debt/Equity: 0.41,
P/E: 13.15x, Price/Book: 3.75,
Price/Sales: 1.18 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 22.7
million shares outstanding with
16.6 million shares in the
trading float. 111 institutions own
approximately 58.0 % of the
shares outstanding. There have
been 9 insiders buying a total of
9,000 shares in the last six
months.
As of 5/8/2003, there were 87,000
shares short.
Net Institutional Buying: 129,000
shares: prior to latest quarter. |
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| Articles: |
MAPICS
CIO To Discuss Role Of IT Execs
As Change Agents |
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