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Profile - FBL Financial Group (NYSE:FFG)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  1Conference call: FBL Financial Group Earnings (Q2 2001)
Aug 20Price hit new 52-week high ($19.50)
Upcoming Events
Sep 28Dividend payment of $0.10
Location
5400 University Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: (515) 225-5400
Fax: (515) 226-6966
Email: ktillstange@fbfs.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,260
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Insurance (Life)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 58%
·Institutional: 22% (53% of float)
(112 institutions)
·Net Inst. Selling: 725.0K shares (+13.56%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
FBL Financial Group, Inc. operates predominantly in the life insurance industry through its principal subsidiaries, Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and EquiTrust Life Insurance Company. The Company markets individual life insurance policies and annuity contracts to Farm Bureau members and other individuals and businesses in 15 Midwestern and western states through an exclusive agency force. Variable universal life insurance and variable annuity contracts are also marketed in these and other states through alliances with other insurance companies and a regional broker/dealer. Several subsidiaries support various functional areas of the Life Companies and other affiliates by providing investment advisory, marketing and distribution and leasing services. In addition, the Company manages four Farm Bureau affiliated property-casualty companies.
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Financial Summary
FBL Financial Group underwrites, markets and distributes life insurance, annuities, property-casualty insurance and mutual funds to individuals and small businesses in 15 western and midwestern states. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues rose 21% to $238.7 million. Net income before acct. change applicable to Common fell 29% to $19.7 million. Results reflect higher net investment income, offset by higher underwriting and insurance expenses.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Edward Wiederstein, 52
Chairman
--  --  
William Oddy, 56
CEO, Director
$425K$7.8K
James Noyce, 45
CFO
321K2.1K
JoAnn Rumelhart, 47
Exec. VP
--  --  
Jerry Downin, 59
Sr. VP, Sec., Treasurer, Director
--  --  
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 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 -- NYSE:FFGAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 15-Dec-2000
$12.50 
Recent Price$18.90 
52-Week High
on 20-Aug-2001
$19.50 
Beta0.54 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)10.7K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)5,000 
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+22.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+64.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$517.5M
Shares Outstanding27.4M
Float11.4M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.40 
Dividend Yield2.12%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 20-Apr-1998
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$19.32 
Earnings (ttm)$1.08 
Earnings (mrq)$0.40 
Sales (ttm)$14.16 
Cash (mrq)$4.43 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.98 
Price/Earnings (ttm)17.45 
Price/Sales (ttm)1.33 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$409.6M
EBITDAN/A 
Income available to common (ttm)$30.6M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)8.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)12.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)0.86%
Return on Equity (ttm)6.01%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.07 
Total Cash (mrq)$121.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short14.0K
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
8,000 
Short Ratio2.33 
Daily Volume6,000 
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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