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Profile - State Auto Financial (NasdaqNM:STFC)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
518 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 464-5000
Fax: (614) 464-5374
Email: gayle.barnes@auto.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,375
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 69%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 4 insider buys; 3,000  shares
 · 2 insider sells; 37.0K shares
  (0.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 18% (59% of float)
(111 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 668.0K shares (+8.67%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
State Auto Financial Corporation provides personal and commercial insurance for the standard insurance market primarily in the Midwest and Eastern United States through its principal insurance subsidiaries, State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company (State Auto P&C), Milbank Insurance Company (Milbank), Farmers Casualty Insurance Company (Farmers Casualty) and State Auto Insurance Company (SAIC). State Auto P&C, Milbank and Farmers Casualty are regional standard insurers engaged primarily in writing personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, workers' compensation and fire insurance. SAIC provides standard personal insurance to its policyholders through the use of technology within the independent agency system. The Company also owns State Auto National Insurance Company and Mid-Plains Insurance Company, which write personal automobile insurance for risks in the non-standard insurance market.
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Financial Summary
State Auto Financial Corp. is an insurance holding company engages in personal and commercial auto, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, workers' compensation, and fire insurance. STFC also provides investment management services. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues rose 5% to $241 million. Net income fell 8% to $24 million. Results reflect the growth in commercial lines of business, offset by decreased net realized gains on investment.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Compensation
PayExer

Robert Moone, 56
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$347K$75K
Steven Johnston, 40
Sr. VP, Treasurer and CFO
184K10K
Michael Dodd, 62
Sr. VP
185K--  
John Lowther, 49
VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
--  --  
Mark Blackburn, 48
VP
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:STFCAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 26-Oct-2000
$11.25 
Recent Price$15.27 
52-Week High
on 29-Dec-2000
$18.00 
Beta0.36 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)28.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)62.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+20.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+62.3%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$592.9M
Shares Outstanding38.8M
Float12.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.13 
Dividend Yield0.85%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 9-July-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$10.71 
Earnings (ttm)$1.15 
Earnings (mrq)$0.24 
Sales (ttm)$11.99 
Cash (mrq)$0.53 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.43 
Price/Earnings (ttm)13.24 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.27 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$473.4M
EBITDAN/A 
Income available to common (ttm)$45.5M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)9.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)12.2%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.09%
Return on Equity (ttm)11.92%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.11 
Total Cash (mrq)$20.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short22.0K
Percent of Float0.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
39.0K
Short Ratio1.10 
Daily Volume20.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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