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  • MEMC ELECTR MATLS INC Profile

    MEMC Electronic Materials doesn't waver from its devotion to wafers. MEMC supplies silicon wafers to some of the world's leading semiconductor makers. The company makes wafers in sizes ranging from 100mm to 300mm -- 4 inches to 1 foot -- in diameter. In addition to its standard prime polished wafers, MEMC makes epitaxial wafers (which have an added layer of single-crystal silicon) for advanced chips, as well as lower-grade wafers used to test chip-making equipment and production lines. The company also makes solar-grade polysilicon, which goes into making photovoltaic solar cells. Solar wafers are becoming a fast-growing product for MEMC. Customers outside the US account for about three-fourths of sales.
    Nabeel Gareeb
    CEO
    501 Pearl Dr.

    St. Peters, MO 63376

    http://www.memc.com

    Phone: 636-474-5000

    Fax: 636-474-5158
    Sector: Technology Industry: Electronics
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $1,921,800,000 24.7% $826,200,000 5,350
  • Key Executives: WFR

    Name Title Officer Since
    Nabeel Gareeb CEO 4/1/02
    Kenneth H. Hannah CFO -
    Michael Cheles Chief Information Officer -
    Bradley D. Kohn General Counsel -
    James B. Williams Director 1/1/03
    Peter Blackmore Director 2/23/06
    Robert J. Boehlke Director 1/1/01
    C. Douglas Marsh Director 1/1/01
  • Top Competitors: WFR

  • Insider Trends: WFR

    Sentiment for WFR is NEGATIVE

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    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: WFR

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/05/08 TURNER MARSHALL C JR 500 Purchase $31,465.00
    05/02/08 NABEEL GAREEB TRUST II 575,000 Planned Sale $37.54 M
    05/02/08 GAREEB NABEEL 615,901 Sale $40.21 M
  • Ownership Breakdown : WFR

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 816.00
     
    Mutual Fund 1,765.00
    Other Major 9.00
  • Short Interest Volume: WFR

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 2.00
    Float 227.61 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 3.20
    Average Daily Volume 4.63 M
    Outstanding Shares 227.74 M