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Profile - Cobalt Corporation (NYSE:CBZ)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  8Earnings Announcement
July 23Price hit new 52-week high ($9.05)
Location
401 West Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 226-6900
Fax: (414) 226-6229
Employees (last reported count): 1,410
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 ·Sector: Financial
 ·Industry: Insurance (Accident & Health)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 81%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 7 insider buys; 24.0K shares
·Institutional: 12% (61% of float)
(28 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 2.51M shares (+34.93%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Cobalt Corporation is a managed care company that serves 2.8 million lives in 50 states. Formed by the merger of Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin and United Wisconsin Services, Inc., Cobalt Corporation offers a diverse portfolio of complementary insurance and managed care products to employer, individual, insurer and government customers. Cobalt sells health and dental products that deliver a wide array and strong combination of benefit plans, funding options and provider networks. The Company operates the oldest Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) system in Wisconsin, as well as offers a complete spectrum of insurance and products including indemnity, Preferred Provider Option (PPO) and Point of Service (POS) plans. The Company also offers Administrative Services Only (ASO) for large, national, self-insured employers.
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Financial Summary
CBZ, a managed care company formed by the merger of Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of WI and United Wisconsin Services, Inc., offers complementary insurance and managed care products to employer, individual, insurer and gov't. customers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, total revenues totaled $606.1 million, up from $301.7 million. Net loss decreased 85% to $2.5 million. Results reflect the acquisition of United Wisconsin Services and an improved loss ratio.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Thomas Hefty, 53
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$634K
Gail Hanson, 45
CFO, Sr. VP, Treasurer
257K
Stephen Bablitch, 46
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.
269K
Michael Bernstein, 40
Sr. VP
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Catherine Harvey, 38
Sr. VP
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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:CBZAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 6-June-2001
$5.50 
Recent Price$6.87 
52-Week High
on 23-July-2001
$9.05 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)41.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)20.0K
Stock Performance
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13-Week Change+16.4%
13-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+29.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$277.7M
Shares Outstanding40.4M
Float7.70M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.05 
Dividend Yield0.73%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$5.54 
Earnings (ttm)-$0.81 
Earnings (mrq)-$0.09 
Sales (ttm)$27.96 
Cash (mrq)$0.78 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.24 
Price/EarningsN/A 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.25 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$947.1M
EBITDAN/A 
Income available to common (ttm)-$26.2M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)-2.8%
Operating Margin (ttm)-1.9%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)-4.78%
Return on Equity (ttm)-13.34%
Financial Strength
Current RatioN/A 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.06 
Total Cash (mrq)$31.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short5,000 
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
48.0K
Short Ratio0.09 
Daily Volume53.0K
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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