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Profile - American Business Fin'l (NasdaqNM:ABFI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Dividend payment of $0.08
July 26Price hit new 52-week high ($19.96)
Location
111 Presidential Boulevard
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Phone: (610) 668-2440
Fax: (610) 668-1468
Employees (last reported count): 911
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Consumer Financial Services
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 58%
·Institutional: 9% (21% of float)
(16 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 96.0K shares (+62.33%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
American Business Financial Services, Inc. is a diversified financial services company operating throughout the United States. Through its principal direct and indirect subsidiaries, the Company originates, services and sells loans to businesses secured by real estate and other business assets; mortgage loans which are secured by first and second mortgages on single-family residences and which do not satisfy the eligibility requirements of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or similar buyers; and mortgage loans which are secured by first mortgages on one-to four-unit residential properties, most of which satisfy the eligibility requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Financial Summary
American Business Financial Services, a financial services company, originates, sells and services loans to businesses secured by real estate and other business assets, and non-conforming mortgage loans typically to credit impaired borrowers. For the nine months ended 3/31/01, revenues rose 41% to $130.2 million. Net income fell 42% to $6.6 million. Results reflect increased gains on securitizations of mortgage loans, offset by higher levels of subordinated debt.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Anthony Santilli, 58
Chairman, Pres, CEO and Chief Operating Officer
$1.1M
Albert Mandia, 53
Exec. VP and CFO
511K
Beverly Santilli, 41
First Exec. VP and Sec.
783K
Jeffrey Ruben, 37
Exec. VP
440K
Stephen Giroux
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel
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Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:ABFIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 22-Dec-2000
$4.813
Recent Price$16.45 
52-Week High
on 26-July-2001
$19.96 
Beta0.64 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)23.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)16.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+45.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+95.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$47.4M
Shares Outstanding2.88M
Float1.20M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.32 
Dividend Yield1.95%
Last Split: 21 for 20 on 1-Sep-1999
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$24.21 
Earnings (ttm)$0.62 
Earnings (mrq)$0.90 
Sales (ttm)$50.01 
Cash (mrq)$21.42 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.68 
Price/Earnings (ttm)26.66 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.33 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$168.3M
EBITDA (ttm)$83.7M
Income available to common (ttm)$1.54M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)0.9%
Operating Margin (ttm)1.4%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsJune 30
Most recent quarter31-Mar-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.26%
Return on Equity (ttm)2.33%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)7.37 
Total Cash (mrq)$62.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short414.0K
Percent of Float34.5%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
427.0K
Short Ratio15.33 
Daily Volume27.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 31-Mar-2001)

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