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INTRODUCTION
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Corporate Information
Companys History
Corporate Address
Direct Competitors
Stock Information
XM Satellite Radio Services
FINANCIALS
EPS, ROE and Sales
Financial Information
Assessments
P/E Ratios
Technical Analysis
Value of Shares Changed Over the Years
Value Lines Opinion
RISKS
BENEFITS
Numbers and Ratios
Comparison with its Competitors
Insider Ownership
Institutional Ownership
Analyst Opinion
RECOMMENDATIONS
Table of Contents
Table A: Stock Summary Information
Table B: Earnings and Sales
Table C: Financial Data
Table D: Risk Assessment
Table E: Ratios and Values
Table F: Outcome
Table G: Data Information
Table H: Evaluation
Table of Figures
Figure A: Averages
Figure B: Overlays
Figure C: Indicators
Figure D: Insiders
Figure E: Institutions
Figure F: Analysis
INTRODUCTION
This report will present information on XM Satellite Radio. The report will explain the facts for investing on this company.
The reports findings are based on details provided by five primary sources:
Xmradio.com
Finance.yahoo.com
Nasdaq.com
Moneycental.com
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 Radios company history, bio, location, stock information, main competitors and market information
Corporate Information
In order to visit the companys 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”)
Companys 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:
Clear Channel Communications Inc,
Cumulus Media Inc., and
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 Radios 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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