Weekly profile.GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE Symbol: GMST GMST Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time GMST General Military Subjects Test GMST Genov Modified Stroop Test Exchange: NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on Close: $5.94 1-WK % Chg: 2.9% Business Overview Gemstar-TV Guide International Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. is a media company that licenses interactive program guide technology to multichannel operators, such as cable and satellite television providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers, video recorder scheduling code under brands such as VCR , Inc., incorporated in 1992, is a media and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes technologies, products and services targeted at the television guidance and home entertainment needs of consumers worldwide. The company's interactive program guidance technologies are incorporated into television sets, videocassette recorders (VCRs), digital versatile disk (DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ) recorders, digital video recorders See DVR. (DVRs), personal computers (PCs) and cable and satellite television set-top boxes. In addition to its interactive program guidance technologies, Gemstar owns and publishes the TV Guide magazine and operates the Website www.tvguide.com. The company also owns and produces odginal programming in the form of the "IV Guide Channel, which offers editorial content and television listings directly on consumers' television screens, and "I'VG Network, which provides horseracing programming and interactive wagering services. Income Statement LTM * 2003 Revenue (millions) $766.4 $878.7 Operating Loss (57.9) (208.2) Net Loss (587.5) (577.4) Loss Per Share ($0.45) ($0.78) Summary Headquarters: Hollywood Market Cap: $2.52 billion Dividend Yield: None P/E Ratio: 31.1 * Latest 12 months ended Sept. 2004 |
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