StockIceMan's Weekly Stock Pick
Week of
August 25th, 2003
| Stock: |
Marimba, Inc. |
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| Ticker Symbol: |
MRBA - Nasdaq -
Software & Programming |
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| Buy: |
3.75 to 3.90 |
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| Sell: |
7.00 + |
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| Info: |
Marimba,
Inc. develops, markets and
supports software change
management and software
configuration management
solutions. The Company's products
help customers reduce their total
cost of information technology (IT)
ownership and improve quality of
IT service by streamlining the
distribution and management of
software applications and content.
Marimba's product families
include desktop/mobile
management, server management and
embedded management. The Company
complements its product offerings
with its support and maintenance
programs, which provide customers
with telephone and e-mail
support, as well as software
updates to its products. Its
customer base spans multiple
industries, including financial
services, healthcare, insurance,
manufacturing and
telecommunications. |
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| Financial Info: |
For the
six months ended 06/03, revenues
rose 19% to $20.4 million. Net
income totaled $1 million, vs. a
net loss of $9.2 million |
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| Key Ratios: |
Current
Ratio: 3.70; Total Debt/Equity: 0.00,
P/E: N/A, Price/Book: 2.02, Price/Sales:
2.56 |
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| Share Info: |
There are 25.6
million shares outstanding with
18.4 million shares in the
trading float. 48 institutions own
approximately 15% of the shares
outstanding. There have been 1
insiders buying a total of 5,000
shares and 34 insiders selling a
total of 65,000 shares in the
last six months.
As of 7/8/2003, there were 80,000
shares short.
Net Institutional Buying: 455,000
shares: prior to latest quarter. |
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| Articles: |
Marimba Patch
Management Lets Enterprise
Customers Quickly Protect
Thousands of Computer Systems
Against Blaster Worm |
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