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Re: timhyma post# 3373

Thursday, 04/24/2003 6:01:19 PM

Thursday, April 24, 2003 6:01:19 PM

Post# of 54376
Tim~You're a step ahead of me... XYBR...

I noticed it was up earlier and failed to mention it looked like it was coming back!

Also failed to mention I took a position in APT (one of two SARS plays... the other one, I intend to trade into tomorrow and will post the DD after that entry if anyone has interest?)

ALPHA PRO TECH (AMEX:APT)

Last Trade 4:00pm · 2.95 Change +0.38 (+14.79%)
Prev Cls 2.57 Open 2.60 Volume 2,106,900 (10 x normal)
(#7 most active on AMEX 4-24-03)
Day's Range 2.60 - 2.98
PE 36.71 Mkt Cap 66.3M Avg Vol 228,681
52-wk Range 0.71 - 2.75

Business Summary

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets disposable protective apparel and consumer products for the cleanroom, industrial, medical, dental and consumer markets. The Company operates through three major segments: apparel, mask and shield and extended care. The Company's products are classified into four groups: disposable protective apparel, consisting of a complete line of shoecovers, headcovers, gowns, coveralls and labcoats; infection control products consisting of a line of face masks and face shields; extended care products consisting of a line of mattress overlays, wheelchair covers, geriatric chair surfaces, operating room table surfaces and pediatric surfaces, and consumer products consisting of a line of pet bedding and pet toys.

Financial Summary

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets disposable protective apparel and consumer products for the cleanroom, food service, industrial, medical, dental and consumer markets. For the fiscal year ended 12/31/02, revenues rose less than 1% to $21.4 million. Net income totaled $1.7 million, up from $786 thousand. Revenues reflect higher sales to new Industrial Safety distributors. Earnings also reflect higher amount of products being produced in China at a lower cost.

Statistics at a Glance --As of 23-Apr-2003--

Price and Volume

52-Week Low on 26-June-2002 $0.71
Recent Price $2.57
52-Week High on 16-Apr-2003 $2.75
Beta 1.00
Daily Volume (3-month avg) 228.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg) 1.11M
52-Week Change +131.5%
52-Week Change relative to S&P500 +175.4%

Share-Related Items

Market Capitalization $57.8M
Shares Outstanding 22.5M
Float 18.0M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend none
Last Split none

Per-Share Data

Book Value (mrq) $0.43
Earnings (ttm) $0.07
Earnings (mrq) $0.01
Sales (ttm) $0.90
Cash (mrq) $0.13

Valuation Ratios

Price/Book (mrq) 5.95
Price/Earnings (ttm) 36.71
Price/Sales (ttm) 2.86

Income Statements

Sales (ttm) $21.4M
EBITDA (ttm) $3.09M
Income available to common (ttm) $1.67M

Profitability

Profit Margin (ttm) 7.8%
Operating Margin (ttm) 12.4%


Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Ends Dec 31
Most recent quarter 31-Dec-2002

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm) 13.15%
Return on Equity (ttm) 17.45%


Financial Strength

Current Ratio (mrq) 4.25
Debt/Equity (mrq) 0.04
Total Cash (mrq) $2.88M


Short Interest As of 9-Dec-2002

Shares Short 0
Shares Short
(Prior Month) 0
Daily Volume 15.0K

updated!
Settlement ---Short -----Avg Daily ---Days to
--Date--------Interest--Share Volume---Cover
Apr. 15, 2003 38,200 ---379,714 --------1.00
Mar. 14, 2003 0 8,932 0.00
Feb. 14, 2003 0 18,738 0.00
Jan. 15, 2003 0 19,481 0.00
Dec. 13, 2002 0 15,158 0.00
Nov. 15, 2002 10,000 ---24,613 ---------1.00
Oct. 15, 2002 0 14,241 0.00


Thursday April 24, 2003

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. Announces 10.5% Increase in First Quarter Earnings for 2003 <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030424/245266_1.html>
10:02 am - Business Wire

Wednesday April 9, 2003

Alpha Pro Tech Announces Surge in N-95 Mask Orders in Response To SARS Outbreak <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030409/95502_1.html>
12:31 pm - Business Wire

Saturday March 22, 2003

ALPHA PRO TECH LTD Financials <http://biz.yahoo.com/fin/l/a/apt.html>
6:00 am - EDGAR Online Financials

Wednesday March 19, 2003

ALPHA PRO TECH LTD - Annual Report (SEC form 10-K) <http://biz.yahoo.com/e/030319/apt10-k.html>
11:20 am - EDGAR Online

Tuesday March 18, 2003

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. Announces Record Net Income for 2002 <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030318/185519_1.html>
12:02 pm - Business Wire

Tuesday March 11, 2003

Alpha Pro Tech Continues Stock Repurchase Program with an Additional $500,000 Buyback <http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030311/115060_1.html>
9:02 am - Business Wire

Thursday November 7, 2002

ALPHA PRO TECH LTD - Quarterly Report (SEC form 10-Q) <http://biz.yahoo.com/e/021107/apt10-q.html>
5:29 pm - EDGAR Online

Thursday May 9, 2002

ALPHA PRO TECH LTD - Quarterly Report (SEC form 10-Q) <http://biz.yahoo.com/e/020509/apt.html>
9:03 am - EDGAR Online

Wednesday March 27, 2002

ALPHA PRO TECH LTD - Annual Report (SEC form 10-K) <http://biz.yahoo.com/e/020327/apt.html>
3:15 pm - EDGAR Online

I had a good day ... hoping you did as well!

best!
kp

"When you look at things differently,

things look different"
--Wayne Dyer--


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