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FIRST AMERN CORP CALIF (NYSE)
FAF	32.41	-0.25	(-0.77%)	Vol. 691,591	16:02 ET

The First American Corp. is the nation's leading provider of business information and related products and services. The company's three business segments include: title insurance and services; real estate information and services, which includes mortgage information services and database information and services; and consumer information and services, which provides warranties; property insurance; property and automotive insurance tracking services; resident screening; pre-employment screening; investment advisory; and trust and banking services. (PRESS RELEASE)

General Information

FIRST AMER CORP

First American Way Santa Ana, CA 92707-5913 Phone: 714 250-3000 Fax: 714 541-6372 Web: www.firstam.com Email: dodolan@firstam.com

Industry	INS-PROP&CASLTY
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/25/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	32.66
52 Week High	34.12
52 Week Low	15.13
Beta	0.61
20 Day Moving Average	882,262.88
Target Price Consensus	33.25

% Price Change
4 Week	3.51
12 Week	4.04
YTD	12.18

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	2.40
12 Week	-1.91
YTD	-7.15

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	93.37
Market Capitalization (millions)	3,025.99
Short Ratio	5.90
Last Split Date	07/20/1998

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	2.72%
Annual Dividend	$0.88
Payout Ratio	0.44
Change in Payout Ratio	0.10
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/28/2009 / $0.22

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.43
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.24
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	10.00
Next EPS Report Date	02/25/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.50
30 Days Ago	1.50
60 Days Ago	1.50
90 Days Ago	1.50

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	14.45
Trailing 12 Months:	16.12
PEG Ratio	1.45

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	178.26%
vs. Previous Quarter	-28.09%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	3.39%
vs. Previous Quarter:	1.83%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.84
Price/Cash Flow	8.80
Price / Sales	0.52

ROE
09/30/09	5.67
06/30/09	4.76
03/31/09	3.61

ROA
09/30/09	2.18
06/30/09	1.72
03/31/09	1.24

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.03
06/30/09	0.56
03/31/09	0.52

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	-
06/30/09	0.56
03/31/09	0.52

Operating Margin
09/30/09	3.23
06/30/09	2.59
03/31/09	1.81

Net Margin
09/30/09	4.44
06/30/09	2.53
03/31/09	0.97

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	4.44
06/30/09	2.53
03/31/09	0.97

Book Value
09/30/09	38.68
06/30/09	38.20
03/31/09	36.73

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

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.03
06/30/09	0.26
03/31/09	0.28

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	2.69
06/30/09	20.77
03/31/09	21.99


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