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ACE LTD (NYSE)
ACE	49.85	0.03	(0.06%)	Vol. 2,911,042	16:02 ET

ACE LTD. provides excess liability insurance for bodily injury, property damage, & wrongful advertising. ACE offers excess liability insurance for corporate directors and officers against wrongful acts and claims and satellite insurance for launch and in-orbit operations.

General Information

ACE LIMITED

ACE Global Headquarters 17 Woodbourne Avenue Hamilton, - HM 08 Phone: 441 295-5200 Fax: 441 295-5221 Web: www.acelimited.com Email: investorrelations@ace.bm

Industry	INS-PROP&CASLTY
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/09/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	49.82
52 Week High	55.64
52 Week Low	30.92
Beta	0.77
20 Day Moving Average	1,998,452.38
Target Price Consensus	64.71

% Price Change
4 Week	-6.48
12 Week	-1.72
YTD	-5.86

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-10.05
12 Week	-11.28
YTD	-22.23

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	336.16
Market Capitalization (millions)	16,747.54
Short Ratio	1.06
Last Split Date	03/03/1998

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.49%
Annual Dividend	$1.24
Payout Ratio	0.15
Change in Payout Ratio	0.09
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.31

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	1.93
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	8.08
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	14.40
Next EPS Report Date	02/09/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.27
30 Days Ago	1.42
60 Days Ago	1.42
90 Days Ago	1.42

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	6.16
Trailing 12 Months:	6.21
PEG Ratio	0.43

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	37.09%
vs. Previous Quarter	-0.96%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	8.17%
vs. Previous Quarter:	19.53%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.89
Price/Cash Flow	6.42
Price / Sales	1.21

ROE
09/30/09	16.75
06/30/09	16.39
03/31/09	16.67

ROA
09/30/09	3.62
06/30/09	3.38
03/31/09	3.40

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.49
06/30/09	0.42
03/31/09	0.46

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	0.42
03/31/09	0.46

Operating Margin
09/30/09	19.54
06/30/09	18.51
03/31/09	18.52

Net Margin
09/30/09	14.64
06/30/09	10.96
03/31/09	12.63

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	14.64
06/30/09	10.96
03/31/09	12.63

Book Value
09/30/09	55.73
06/30/09	49.30
03/31/09	44.12

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	-
03/31/09	-

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.18
06/30/09	0.20
03/31/09	0.19

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	16.23
06/30/09	16.71
03/31/09	15.99


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