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Zum Unternehmen (Quellen FuW vom 16.02.02 /BöRSE ONLINE 29/2002 - Zusammenfassung-)

SCP Pool ist der weltgrösste Swimmingpool-Hersteller mit rund 160 Servicecentern und unzähligen Vertragspartnern. SCP Pool bietet Schwimmbecken in jeder erdenklicher Form und Grösse an. Ausser den Schwimmbädern bietet das 1981 gegründete Unternehmen auch alle erdenklichen Produkte (Gesamt 60.000) rund um das Schwimmbad an.
Im abgelaufenen Jahr hat SCP Pool annähernd 1 Mrd $ umgesetzt. Das Unternehmen ist hochrentabel und die Aussichten ist sind positiv zu werten. Gemessen am Landbesitz und am Vermögen sind allein in den USA 60 Mio. Haushalte in der Lage sich den Traum vom eigenen Pool
zu verwirklichen. Der Gewinn ist in den vergangenen fünf Jahren jährlich 44% gestiegen. Diese Steigerungsrate wird schwer zu halten sein, wobei ein Gewinnwachstum von 20% p.a. möglich ist.

Kennzahlen (Quellen: REUTERS / OnVista)

52 Week High USD 33.36 (19.03.02)
52 Week Low USD 22.00 (17.10.01)
Total Market Cap. USD 623.87m
Return of Equity 24.52%
Return of Total Assets 11.80%
KGV 02/03e 13.49
Volatilität in % (250 Tage) 40.32

http://www.scppool.com

Ich verfolge diese Aktie schon seit Februar diesen Jahres .
Die Aktie hat am 31.12.01 mit USD 27.45 geschlossen und notiert heute bei USD 27.76. Ein, in diesem Umfeld, respektables Ergebnis.

Zumindest ist es legitim sich ein paar Gedanken darüber zu machen, auch wenn SCP Pool nur ein Nebenwert ist.

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BW2180 OCT 15,2002 6:02 PACIFIC 09:02 EASTERN





( BW)(LA-SCP-POOL)(POOL) SCP Pool Reports Record Third Quarter 2002 Results; Earnings Per Share Increase 21%


Business Editors

COVINGTON, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2002--SCP Pool Corporation (the "Company" or " SCP " ) (Nasdaq/NM:POOL) today reported record results for the third quarter of 2002.
Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2002 increased $53.1 million, or 23%, to $288.8 million, compared to $235.7 million in the third quarter of 2001. Same store sales growth of 14% contributed $28.6 million to the increase and service centers acquired from Fort Wayne Pools in August 2002 contributed $14.3 million. New locations opened within the last 15 months and service centers acquired in the second half of 2001 accounted for the remaining increase. Gross profit margin decreased slightly to 26.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2002 compared to 26.2% in the same period of 2001. The decrease in gross margin is primarily due to higher freight-in expense. Despite higher freight costs, same store gross margins were up 20 basis points versus the prior year quarter. Operating income for the quarter increased 12% to $24.4 million, or 8.5% of net sales, compared to operating income of $21.8 million, or 9.2% of net sales, in the third quarter of 2001. The decrease in operating income as a percentage of net sales is primarily due to the margin dilutive effect of new service centers and the Fort Wayne acquisition, increased insurance costs, increased marketing costs, and the afore-mentioned decrease in gross margins. In fact, same store operating margins increased by 70 basis points versus the prior year quarter. Earnings per share for the quarter increased 21% to $0.57 per diluted share on net income of $14.2 million, compared to $0.47 per diluted share on net income of $12.8 million in the comparable 2001 period.
"We made solid progress in realizing our business objectives in the third quarter including the successful completion of the Fort Wayne acquisition. We are continuing to identify and address opportunities for improvement and earnings growth in the young swimming pool industry," commented Manuel Perez de la Mesa, President and CEO.
Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 increased $101.6 million, or 14%, to $824.2 million, compared to $722.6 million in the comparable 2001 period. Same store sales growth of 10% contributed $55.6 million to the increase and service centers acquired from Fort Wayne Pools contributed $14.3 million. New locations opened within the last 15 months and service centers acquired in the second half of 2001 accounted for the remaining increase. Gross profit margin increased 10 basis points to 26.1% in the first nine months of 2002 from 26.0% for the same period last year and increased 20 basis points on a same store basis. Operating income for the first nine months of 2002 increased 14% to $77.2 million compared to operating income of $67.8 million in the same period last year. Operating income as a percentage of net sales remained unchanged between periods as new service centers, higher insurance, marketing, and Fort Wayne costs were offset by the growth in sales. On a same store basis, operating margin increased by 60 basis points versus the prior year to date. Earnings per share for the first nine months increased 18% to $1.73 per diluted share on net income of $44.7 million, compared to $1.46 per diluted share on net income of $39.3 million in the comparable 2001 period.
Mr. Wilson B. Sexton, Chairman, added, "With all of the uncertainties in today`s business climate, we are pleased with SCP`s continued strong performance."
At September 30, 2002, there were 146 service centers included in the calculation of same store sales. Of the excluded service centers, 10 were new service centers open less than 15 months, 27 were acquired within the last 15 months and 16 were excluded due to new or acquired service center openings in the immediate market areas within the last 15 months. Same store sales growth is calculated using a 15-month convention, whereby all newly opened, acquired or consolidated service centers and certain existing service centers in the immediate market areas of the aforementioned services centers are excluded from the calculation for a period of 15 months.
SCP Pool Corporation is the world`s largest distributor of swimming pool supplies and related products. As of October 15, 2002, the Company distributes more than 63,000 national brand and private label products to over 34,000 customers through 199 service centers in North America and Europe. For more information about SCP, please visit www.scppool.com.
This news release includes "forward-looking" statements that include risk and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including the sensitivity of the swimming pool supply business to weather conditions and other risks detailed in the Company`s 2001 Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




CONTACT: SCP Pool Corp., Covington
Craig K. Hubbard, 985/801-5117
[e-mail]

SOURCE: SCP Pool Corp.

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High-Speed Global Data Network, Collocation, Managed and Wireless Services
Highlight 3-Year Deal

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS) today
announced an agreement with SCP Pool Corporation (Nasdaq: POOL), the world`s
largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and equipment, to
deliver new global wireline and wireless voice and data services. The three-
year, multimillion-dollar deal will connect SCP`s enterprise of nearly 200
locations and more than 2,200 employees, enabling SCP to provide superior
service to over 34,000 swimming pool industry customers.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001013/SPRINTLOGO )
Through the new contract, Sprint will provide an international high-speed
frame relay data network, connecting North American and European locations.
Sprint will also deliver a variety of Internet Protocol (IP) data services,
global voice services, and wireless voice and data connectivity.
To help realize the cost advantages, performance gains, and scalability
provided by consolidating transport and hosting services with a single
provider, SCP has also selected Sprint to host critical IT infrastructure
components, including their application servers, Web servers and storage
systems, in the Sprint E|Solutions Center in Dallas. Sprint will provide Web
hosting and collocation services backed by industry-leading service level
agreements for facilities, network availability and network performance.
"We must ensure that our communications, facilities, disaster preparedness
and technology initiatives are ready to support our growth objectives -- which
include helping to grow the swimming pool industry, our customers` businesses,
and SCP`s business through innovative and technologically savvy sales,
marketing, operations, and supply chain programs," said Tim Babco, SCP IT
director. "Sprint delivers not only the cost-effective communications
solutions we need, but as importantly, the stability, reliability and customer
service we require in a technology partner. This helps us grow and maintain
the trust of our customers and shareholders that we are making intelligent
business choices."
Added John Dupree, vice president, Sprint Business-Southwest, "Sprint
offers the wireless and wireline capabilities, as well as the global reach,
that a growing, customer-centric company like SCP requires. By taking care of
the network and handling their communications needs, Sprint is able to help
SCP focus on its core business of being a first-class distributor, its
financial objectives, and most importantly, serving its customers."

About SCP Pool Corporation
SCP Pool Corporation is the world`s largest distributor of swimming pool
supplies and related products. As of October 15, 2002, the company
distributes more than 63,000 national brand and private label products to over
34,000 customers through 199 service centers in North America and Europe.

About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company serving more than 26 million
business and residential customers in over 70 countries. With approximately
75,000 employees worldwide and more than $26 billion in annual revenues,
Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state of
the art network technologies, including the United States` first nationwide
all-digital, fiber-optic network and Sprint`s award-winning Tier 1 Internet
backbone. Sprint provides local voice and data service in 18 states and
operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in
the United States.