HANDHELD ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS INC
CompletedSpin-offSpun off from ATL Ultrasound
The two companies
Open either company's hub for its full SEC financials, ratios, ownership, filings, and every other event it's been part of.
- Sector
- Other
- Industry
- —
- Exchange
- —
- State of incorporation
- —
- Record date
- —
- Distribution date
- —
- Ratio
- —
- Parent sector
- —
- Form
- 10-12G
- Filed
- February 13, 1998
Financials — parent vs spin-off
SEC XBRL · latest yearNo XBRL financials available.
- Revenue
- $306M
- Operating income
- —
- Net income
- $1M
- Total assets
- $349M
- Equity
- $169M
Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.
Spin-off signals
score 1/4 favorable · factors, not advice- Leverage (liabilities/assets)52%
A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.
- Tax-basis reportNone found
A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.
- Insider buying (post-spin)4 open-market buys
Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.
- Time since spin-off28.3 years
Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.
Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗
Filings & documents
Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.