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  • WESCO INTL INC Profile

    When contractors and manufacturers need parts, it's WESCO to the wescue. The company distributes electrical products (fuses, terminals, connectors, enclosures, fittings, circuit breakers, transformers, switchboards); industrial supplies (tools, abrasives, filters, safety equipment); lighting wares (lamps, fixtures, ballasts); wire and conduit materials; automation equipment (motors, drives, logic controllers); and data communication apparatus (patch panels, terminals, connectors). WESCO offers more than a million products from some 24,000 suppliers, with about 110,000 customers worldwide. It operates through a dozen subsidiaries. The company gets nearly all of its sales in North America, predominantly the US.
    Roy W. Haley
    CEO
    225 W. Station Square Dr., Ste. 700

    Pittsburgh, PA 15219

    http://www.wesco.com

    Phone: 412-454-2200

    Fax: 412-454-2505
    Sector: Services Industry: Wholesale
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2007 Employees
    $6,003,500,000 12.8% $240,600,000 7,300
  • Key Executives: WCC

    Name Title Officer Since
    Roy W. Haley CEO 6/5/98
    John J. Engel COO -
    Stephen A. Van Oss CFO -
    Marcy Smorey-Giger General Counsel -
    John K. Morgan Director 3/31/08
    Robert J. Tarr, Jr. Director 1/1/98
    Lynn M. Utter Director 1/2/06
    William J. Vareschi Director 1/1/02
  • Top Competitors: WCC

  • Insider Trends: WCC

    Sentiment for WCC 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: WCC

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    05/14/08 VAN OSS STEPHEN A 26,010 Planned Sale $1.11 M
    05/13/08 HALEY ROY W 10,183 Sale $430,785.67
    05/13/08 HALEY ROY W 21,965 Sale $911,376.82
  • Ownership Breakdown : WCC

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 241.00
     
    Mutual Fund 356.00
    Other Major 9.00
  • Short Interest Volume: WCC

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 5.20
    Float 38.83 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 6.90
    Average Daily Volume 756,000.00
    Outstanding Shares 42.12 M