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Profile - Vesta Insurance Group (NYSE:VTA)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug 31Price hit new 52-week high ($11.97)
Upcoming Events
Sep 17Dividend payment of $0.025
Location
3760 River Run Drive
Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: (205) 970-7000
Fax: (800) 333-0315
Employees (last reported count): 486
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 9%
·Institutional: 61% (67% of float)
(109 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 10.0M shares (+33.40%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Vesta Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company for a group of financial services companies that offer a wide range of products for consumers. During 1999 and 2000, the Company exited the property-casualty reinsurance assumed and commercial property-casualty insurance businesses and focused its efforts on personal lines insurance products. Its remaining standard property-casualty business consists primarily of personal auto and homeowners insurance products distributed through an independent agency force. In 2000, the Company diversified its insurance operations through investments in life insurance, accident and health insurance and non-standard auto. The Company's primary life and health insurance products consist of traditional life products, universal life products, annuity and pension contracts and related products.
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Financial Summary
VTA is the holding company for a group of property and casualty insurance companies (the Vesta Group) that offer treaty reinsurance and primary insurance on personal and commercial risks. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues rose 50% to $184.3 million. Net income from continuing operations before extraordinary items applicable to Common totalled $10.2 million, up from $2.3 million. Results reflect the acquisition of Aegis Financial Corporation, and higher realized investment gains.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

James Tait, 51
Chairman, Exec. VP
$1.3M
Norman Gayle, III, 47
Pres, CEO
1.3M
William Cronin, 41
Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer
549K
Donald Thornton, 53
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
866K
K. Gerald Barron, 51
Sr. VP- Personal Lines Underwriting Operations
208K
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..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:VTAAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 20-Oct-2000
$4.25 
Recent Price$11.67 
52-Week High
on 31-Aug-2001
$11.97 
Beta0.97 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)227.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)211.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+133.4%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+213.1%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$386.0M
Shares Outstanding33.1M
Float30.1M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.10 
Dividend Yield0.86%
Last Split: 3 for 2 on 23-Jan-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$8.40 
Earnings (ttm)$0.93 
Earnings (mrq)$0.30 
Sales (ttm)$13.82 
Cash (mrq)$2.31 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.39 
Price/Earnings (ttm)12.55 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.84 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$326.8M
EBITDAN/A 
Income available to common (ttm)$21.8M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)8.7%
Operating Margin (ttm)8.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)1.76%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.76%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.33 
Total Cash (mrq)$76.3M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short322.0K
Percent of Float1.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
415.0K
Short Ratio1.91 
Daily Volume169.0K
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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