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META FINANCIAL GROUP INC (NASD)
CASH	18.19	N/A	(N/A%)	Vol. 0	N/A ET

Meta Financial Group, Inc. (doing business as Meta Financial Group) is the holding company for MetaBank and MetaBank West Central. MetaBank is a thrift with four market areas: Northwest Iowa Market, Brookings Market, Central Iowa Market, Sioux Empire Market; and the Meta Payment Systems prepaid debit card division. MetaBank West Central is a state-chartered commercial bank in the West Central Iowa Market.

General Information

META FINL GRP

121 East Fifth Street Storm Lake, IA 50588 Phone: 712 732-4117 Fax: 712-749-7501 Web: www.metacash.com Email: invrelations@fmficash.com

Industry	FIN-SVGS & LOAN
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	September
Last Reported Quarter	12/31/09
Next EPS Date	N/A

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	18.19
52 Week High	24.50
52 Week Low	5.72
Beta	1.60
20 Day Moving Average	3,976.20
Target Price Consensus	N/A

% Price Change
4 Week	-16.85
12 Week	-18.68
YTD	-11.48

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-10.55
12 Week	-15.39
YTD	-10.02

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	2.63
Market Capitalization (millions)	48.73
Short Ratio	0.10
Last Split Date	01/03/1997

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.81%
Annual Dividend	$0.52
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	12/10/2009 / $0.13

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	N/A
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	N/A
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	N/A
Next EPS Report Date	N/A

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	N/A
30 Days Ago	N/A
60 Days Ago	N/A
90 Days Ago	N/A

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	-
Trailing 12 Months:	-
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	60.56%
vs. Previous Quarter	71.72%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	13.58%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-9.44%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.02
Price/Cash Flow	10.70
Price / Sales	-

ROE
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	-3.12
06/30/09	-5.50

ROA
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	-0.17
06/30/09	-0.31

Current Ratio
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	0.61
06/30/09	0.68

Quick Ratio
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	0.61
06/30/09	0.68

Operating Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	-1.25
06/30/09	-2.26

Net Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	-1.71
06/30/09	-3.38

Pre-Tax Margin
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	-1.71
06/30/09	-3.38

Book Value
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	18.15
06/30/09	16.94

Inventory Turnover
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	-

Debt-to-Equity
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	2.33
06/30/09	1.97

Debt to Capital
12/31/09	-
09/30/09	69.93
06/30/09	66.38


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