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Week of March 25th, 2002



Stock: Optimal Robotics Corporation
   
Ticker Symbol: OPMR - Nasdaq - Scientific and Technical Instrumentation
   
Buy: 18.00
   
Sell: 35.00 +
   
Info: Optimal Robotics Corp. provides self-checkout systems to retailers in the United States. The Company's principal product is the U-Scan, an automated self-checkout system that enables shoppers to scan, bag and pay for their purchases with little or no assistance from store personnel. The U-Scan system is equipped with a convenient, intuitive touch screen interface, and provides automated voice instructions that guide the shopper through the entire checkout process, from scanning the first item to removing the receipt after payment. The Company's latest products, U-Scan Carousel and U-Scan Solo, have been designed to extend the retail applications of its U-Scan self-checkout technology. Much like the U-Scan Express, each of these new applications enables customers to scan, bag and pay for their purchases with limited or no assistance from store personnel. Another product developed by the Company is the Optimal 6300 POS System, a cash register system for supermarkets.
   
Financial Info: For the fiscal year ended 12/31/01, revenues increased 66% to $101.4 million while net income increased 94% to $9.3 million.
   
Key Ratios: Current Ratio: 10.77; Total Debt/Equity: 0.00, P/E: N/A, Price/Book: 2.00, Price/Sales: 2.69
   
Share Info: There are 15.5 million shares outstanding with 10.5 million shares in the trading float. 196 institutions own approximately 95.0% of the shares outstanding. There have been no insiders buying or selling in the last six months.

As of 1/8/2002, there were 3.47 million shares short.

Net Institutional Selling : 370,000 shares: prior to latest quarter.
   
Articles: Great Atlantic To Buy Added Systems From Optimal Robotics



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