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CNA SURETY CORP (NYSE)
SUR	13.64	-0.17	(-1.23%)	Vol. 19,691	12:55 ET

CNA Surety Corporation is the largest publicly traded surety company in the country. Through its principal subsidiaries, Western Surety Company and Universal Surety of America, CNA Surety provides surety and fidelity bonds in all 50 states through a combined network of approximately 35,000 independent agencies.

General Information

CNA SURETY CORP

333 South Wabash Avenue Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: 312 822-5000 Fax: 312-822-6419 Web: www.cnasurety.com Email: info@cnasurety.com

Industry	INS-PROP&CASLTY
Sector:	Finance

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/05/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	13.81
52 Week High	19.81
52 Week Low	9.00
Beta	1.15
20 Day Moving Average	62,217.30
Target Price Consensus	18

% Price Change
4 Week	-7.43
12 Week	-19.06
YTD	-29.90

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-8.43
12 Week	-23.69
YTD	-41.98

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	44.26
Market Capitalization (millions)	595.74
Short Ratio	5.96
Last Split Date	N/A

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Annual Dividend	$0.00
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	NA / $0.00

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.50
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.03
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	6.00
Next EPS Report Date	02/05/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.00
30 Days Ago	3.00
60 Days Ago	3.00
90 Days Ago	3.00

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	6.63
Trailing 12 Months:	6.12
PEG Ratio	1.11

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-26.92%
vs. Previous Quarter	14.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	1.64%
vs. Previous Quarter:	4.29%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.67
Price/Cash Flow	4.99
Price / Sales	1.25

ROE
09/30/09	11.92
06/30/09	13.67
03/31/09	14.49

ROA
09/30/09	6.02
06/30/09	6.76
03/31/09	6.93

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.26
06/30/09	0.26
03/31/09	0.30

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.26
06/30/09	0.26
03/31/09	0.30

Operating Margin
09/30/09	20.50
06/30/09	22.44
03/31/09	22.74

Net Margin
09/30/09	29.01
06/30/09	32.08
03/31/09	32.68

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	29.01
06/30/09	32.08
03/31/09	32.68

Book Value
09/30/09	19.99
06/30/09	18.73
03/31/09	18.04

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

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.03
06/30/09	0.04
03/31/09	0.04

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	3.38
06/30/09	3.60
03/31/09	3.73


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