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  • PRIMEDIA INC Profile

    Subprime or not, PRIMEDIA is there to help renters find a residence. The firm publishes and distributes free residential real estate guides Apartment Guide and New Home Guide through its Consumer Source unit. PRIMEDIA also offers Web versions of the guides, and operates Rentals.com, a paid listings site for residential rental properties. PRIMEDIA's distribution operation, DistribuTech, helps the company's titles reach approximately 60,000 locations in some 40 US states and 70 US markets. The company discontinued its Auto Guides division in 2008. The unit was PRIMEDIA's last non-real estate holding to be divested. Investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts owns about 60% of the company.
    Charles Stubbs
    CEO
    3585 Engineering Dr., Ste. 100

    Norcross, GA 30092

    http://www.primedia.com

    Phone: 678-421-3000

    Fax: —
    Sector: Services Industry: Media
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $314,800,000 -62.9% $491,400,000 1,150
  • Key Executives: PRM

    Name Title Officer Since
    Charles Stubbs CEO 5/27/08
    Kim Payne CFO -
    J. Michael Barber, CPA Chief Accounting Officer -
    Keith L. Belknap General Counsel -
    Carl Salas Senior VP -
    Arlene Mayfield Senior VP -
    Robert J. Sforzo Senior VP -
    Kevin J. Neary Senior VP -
  • Top Competitors: PRM

  • Insider Trends: PRM

    Sentiment for PRM is POSITIVE

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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: PRM

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    06/13/08 PAYNE KIM R 30,000 Award of Stock Options $0.00
    06/13/08 CIPORIN DANIEL T 10,000 Purchase $52,859.52
    06/13/08 BELKNAP KEITH L JR 24,000 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : PRM

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 82.00
     
    Mutual Fund 104.00
    Other Major 11.00
  • Short Interest Volume: PRM

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 25.30
    Float 43.14 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 9.90
    Average Daily Volume 294,000.00
    Outstanding Shares 44.19 M