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INTRODUCTION 1
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION 2
Corporate Information 2
Company's History 2
Corporate Address 2
Direct Competitors 2
Stock Information 3
XM Satellite Radio Services 3
FINANCIALS 4
EPS, ROE and Sales 4
Financial Information 4
Assessments 4
P/E Ratios 5
Technical Analysis 5
Value of Shares Changed Over the Years 7
Value Line's Opinion 7
RISKS 8
BENEFITS 9
Numbers and Ratios 9
Comparison with its Competitors 9
Insider Ownership 10
Institutional Ownership 10
Analyst Opinion 11
RECOMMENDATIONS 12
Table of Contents
Table A: Stock Summary Information 3
Table B: Earnings and Sales 4
Table C: Financial Data 4
Table D: Risk Assessment 4
Table E: Ratios and Values 5
Table F: Outcome 7
Table G: Data Information 9
Table H: Evaluation 9
Table of Figures
Figure A: Averages 5
Figure B: Overlays 6
Figure C: Indicators 6
Figure D: Insiders 10
Figure E: Institutions 10
Figure F: Analysis 11
INTRODUCTION
This report will present information on XM Satellite Radio. The report will explain the facts for investing on this company.
The report's findings are based on details provided by five primary sources:
1. Xmradio.com
2. Finance.yahoo.com
3. Nasdaq.com
4. Moneycental.com
5. Value Line
The report will cover five sections: corporate history, financials, risks, benefits, and recommendations. The last section, recommendations, will go over the reasons for making an investment in XM Satellite Radio. The report will show that XM Satellite Radio is a company oriented to long-term investors willing to wait in order to gain profit in the near future.
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
This part of the report will provide information about XM Satellite Radio's company history, bio, location, stock information, main competitors and market information
Corporate Information
In order to visit the company's web site by just write www.xmradio.com on the address bar. Three main executives run the company:
Chairman of the board: Gary Parsons
CEO: Hugh Panero
President and COO: Nate Davis .
("Corporate Info")
Company's History
XM Satellite Radio came about in 1988 as the American Mobile Radio Corporation, and after almost 10 years, it changed its name in 1997. Since it was founded, the company has offered pay-for-service radio to all its subscribers in the US and Canada. ("History")
Corporate Address
The main headquarters of XM Satellite can be located at:
1500 Eckington Place, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-380-4000
Fax: 202-380-4500
("Corporate Info")
Direct Competitors
XM satellite Radio is part of the radio satellite broadcasting industry, and some of the other companies participating in this market are:
1. Clear Channel Communications Inc,
2. Cumulus Media Inc., and
3. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. ("Competitors")
SIRIUS Satellite Radio is the main competitor of XM Satellite. Some differences are that the satellite radio service provided by SIRIUS can be hired for a lifetime for a cost of $499.99, when SM Satellite contract runs up to five years for $599.40. ("Comparisons")
Stock Information
The following table is a summary of the most important and relevant stock information of XM Satellite Radio's current situation:
Table A: Stock Summary Information
Market Cap(Mil) 3,550.11
Price $12.98
Shares Outstanding (Mil) 268.54
Public Float (Mil) 238.70
Price Open $13.00
Previous Close $13.22
52 Wk High / Low $25.53 / $9.63
Exchange NASDAQ (US Dollar)
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