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Profile - American Medical Security (NYSE:AMZ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  7Earnings Announcement
Location
3100 AMS Boulevard
Green Bay, WI 54313
Phone: (920) 661-1111
Fax: (920) 661-2222
Email: amsinfo@amschoices.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,866
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Insurance (Accident & Health)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 86%
·Institutional: 42% (294% of float)
(32 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 158.0K shares (+2.76%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
American Medical Security Group, Inc. is a provider of individual and small employer group healthcare benefits and insurance products. The Company's principal product offering is health insurance for small employer groups and individuals. The Company also offers life, dental, prescription drug, disability and accidental death insurance, and provides self-funded benefit administration. The Company's two reportable segments are health insurance products and life insurance products. American Medical's products are sold through independent licensed agents in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The Company principally markets health benefit products that provide discounts to insureds that utilize preferred provider organizations.
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Financial Summary
AMZ is a provider of medical and specialty health and life insurance products and administrative services for small groups. It serves customers in 31 states and the District of Columbia. For the six months ended 6/01, revenues fell 10% to $455.6 million. Net loss totaled $3.7 million vs. an income of $3.9 million. Revenues reflect a decline in membership in select groups and exited markets. Net loss also reflects a $5.9 million after-tax charge related to an adverse lawsuit decision.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Samuel Miller, 54
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$1.0M
Gary Guengerich, 54
Exec. VP, CFO
333K
James Modaff, 42
Exec. VP and Chief Actuary
248K
Thomas Zielinski, 52
Exec. VP of Operations
115K
Timothy Moore, 48
Sr. VP of Corp. Affairs, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
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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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:AMZAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 6-Nov-2000
$3.75 
Recent Price$6.75 
52-Week High
on 5-Sep-2000
$8.625
Beta0.62 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)18.4K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)57.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-20.6%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+6.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$94.6M
Shares Outstanding14.0M
Float2.00M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 1-Oct-1992
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$15.64 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.34 
Earnings (mrq)$0.10 
Sales (ttm)$64.90 
Cash (mrq)$0.87 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.43 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.10 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$937.4M
EBITDAN/A 
Income available to common (ttm)-$4.92M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-0.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)-0.6%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-1.06%
Return on Equity (ttm)-2.25%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.19 
Total Cash (mrq)$12.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short19.0K
Percent of Float0.9%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
19.0K
Short Ratio1.90 
Daily Volume10.0K
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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