WEST MARINE INC

500 Westridge Dr Ticker: WMAR
Watsonville , CA 95076-4100 Exchange: NASD
831-728-2700 Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Specialty Retail

Complete Financials: Q2Y08 Currency: USD Current Annual Period: Y07
Business Summary
WMAR West Marine, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a boating supplies retailer in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Stores, Port Supply, and Direct Sales.


RATIOS AND STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
( As of 10/13/2008 )
Price

52 Week High

52 Week Low

3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil)

Beta

Indicated Annual Dividend

Dividend Yield % 		5.230

12.240

3.400

0.112

0.094

0.464

0.000

0.000 		Price/Sales (TTM)

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Price/Book (MRQ)

Price/Cash Flow (TTM)

Return on Assets (TTM) %

Return on Equity (TTM) %

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 		0.178

NC

0.617

9.273

-18.135

-31.017

2.739

0.240

Note:
Mil = Millions
MRQ = Most Recent Quarter
TTM = Trailing Twelve Months


SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION
Market Cap (Mil)

Shares Outstanding (Mil)

Float (Mil) 		115.165

22.020

6.596 		Current Month (Mil)

Previous Month (Mil)

Short Interest Ratio (Days) 		1.898

2.033

NA


INSTITUTIONAL &
INSIDER OWNERSHIP 		PURCHASES
(Mil) 		SALES
(Mil) 		NET PURCHASES
(Mil) 		PERCENT
OWNED (%) 		PREVIOUS PERCENT
OWNED (%)
Institutions (3 Months)

Insiders (6 Months) 		0.310

0.709 		-2.988

0.000 		-2.678

0.709 		57.611

52.001 		70.200

NA


GROWTH RATES 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
Sales %

EPS %

Dividend % 		-5.169

NC

NC 		-0.168

NC

NC 		5.074

NC

NC


HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS

REVENUE
( Thousands of USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		125.338

253.547

188.574

124.805 		132.641

264.547

195.605

123.811 		125.783

247.091

188.391

118.296 		113.263

226.681



TOTAL 692.264 716.604 679.561
EARNINGS PER SHARE
( USD )
QUARTERS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4 		-0.260

1.080

0.100

-1.010 		-0.560

0.670

0.130

-0.570 		-0.530

0.960

0.270

-2.990 		-0.810

0.200



TOTAL -0.090 -0.330 -2.290

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