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FIRST MERCHANTS CP (NASD)
FRME	6.09	-0.05	(-0.81%)	Vol. 27,010	16:00 ET

FIRST MERCHANTS CORP. is a bank holding company engaged in conducting commercial banking business through the offices of its banking subsidiaries.

General Information

FIRST MERCHANTS

200 East Jackson Street Muncie, IN 47305-2814 Phone: 765-747-1500 Fax: 765-282-6304 Web: www.firstmerchants.com Email: choladay@firstmerchants.com

Industry	BANKS-MIDWEST
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/04/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	6.14
52 Week High	23.43
52 Week Low	5.26
Beta	0.73
20 Day Moving Average	76,543.85
Target Price Consensus	8.5

% Price Change
4 Week	-1.44
12 Week	-9.17
YTD	-72.36

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-5.21
12 Week	-18.01
YTD	-77.83

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	21.17
Market Capitalization (millions)	129.97
Short Ratio	7.31
Last Split Date	08/27/2003

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	5.21%
Annual Dividend	$0.32
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/02/2009 / $0.08

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	-0.16
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	-1.77
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	02/04/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.67
30 Days Ago	1.67
60 Days Ago	2.00
90 Days Ago	2.00

Fundamental Ratios

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

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-193.75%
vs. Previous Quarter	79.73%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	13.49%
vs. Previous Quarter:	3.25%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.36
Price/Cash Flow	4.45
Price / Sales	0.47

ROE
09/30/09	-8.00
06/30/09	-5.22
03/31/09	4.46

ROA
09/30/09	-0.64
06/30/09	-0.43
03/31/09	0.38

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.97
06/30/09	0.98
03/31/09	1.04

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.96
06/30/09	0.97
03/31/09	1.04

Operating Margin
09/30/09	-10.90
06/30/09	-7.29
03/31/09	6.32

Net Margin
09/30/09	-18.14
06/30/09	-12.43
03/31/09	8.66

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	-18.14
06/30/09	-12.43
03/31/09	8.66

Book Value
09/30/09	17.18
06/30/09	17.16
03/31/09	18.71

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	2.97
06/30/09	6.74
03/31/09	7.31

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.89
06/30/09	1.28
03/31/09	1.22

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	40.56
06/30/09	49.49
03/31/09	48.75


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