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Leucadia National (LUK)
A little of everything goes a long way at Leucadia National. The New York-based holding company has a stake in everything from copper mines and banks to wineries and Internet services. Since its founding more than 150 years ago, it has also acquired outfits in manufacturing, health care, insurance, and real estate. Average annual profits for the past three years have grown an average of 98%, and the company surpassed $1 billion in revenue last year alone. Its biggest acquisition in 2005: Idaho Timber, a wood products manufacturer purchased for $133 million. And after losing on telecommunications subsidiary WilTel Communications Group, Leucadia sold it for more than $833 million, making this juggling job a profitable performance in the end.
Company Info |
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| 2005 Rank | NR |
| Market Value* ($ Millions) | 6,566.5 |
| Sales* ($ Millions) | 1,306.4 |
| Sales Growth (3-yr. avg. annual) |
78.0 % |
| Profits* ($ Millions) | 1,312.0 |
| Profit Growth (3-yr. avg. annual) | 98.1 % |
| Return on Inv. Capital (3-yr.) | 10.9 % |
| Share Price 12-Mo. Hi/Lo | 62/34 |
| Share Price As of 4/28/06 | 61 |
| Return on Equity | 34.9 % |
| P/E Ratio | 5 |
| No. of Employees | 3,969 |
| Industry | Multi-Sector Holdings |
| CURRENT MARKET INFO | LUK > |
| COMPANY WEB SITE > | |
| Location | New York |
| Phone | 212 460-1900 |
*Trailing 12 months
Stock price data as of 4/28/06
DATA: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
Leucadia National, a holding company, engages in diversified businesses in the U.S. It involves in the manufacturing, health-care services, telecommunications, real estate, winery, and residual banking and lending activities. The company manufactures and markets lightweight plastic netting, which is used for various purposes, such as building and construction, erosion control, agriculture, packaging, carpet padding, filtration, and consumer products. Its health-care services include physical, occupational and speech therapy services, health-care staffing services, and medicare consulting services. The company's health-care services also include post-acute health-care services, including contract therapy, long-term care consulting, and temporary staffing to skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, sub-acute care centers, assisted living facilities, schools, and other health-care providers. Its telecommunication services include local and long- distance telephone services, data and Internet services, Web development, collocation, and managed services. The company's real estate operations include development and sale of various commercial properties, residential land development projects, and other unimproved land. As of Dec. 31, 2005, it owned an office building of approximately 704,000 square feet located in downtown Tulsa, Okla. Leucadia National operates two wineries that produces and sells wines in the table wine market. In addition, the company provides consumer loans, consisting primarily of personal automobile installment loans to individuals; property excess, marine, and aviation reinsurance services, as well as develops a copper mine. Leucadia National was founded in 1854 and is based in New York City.
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