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ALLEGHANY CORP DEL (NYSE)
Y	272.40	0.80	(0.29%)	Vol. 11,825	16:03 ET

ALLEGHANY CORP. is engaged, through its subsidiaries Chicago Title and Trust Company (``CT&T``), Chicago Title Insurance Company (``CTI``), Security Union Title Insurance Company (``Security Union``) and Ticor Title Insurance Company (``Ticor Title``) and their subsidiaries, in the sale and underwriting of title insurance and in other real estate-related services businesses, and through CT&T's subsidiary, Alleghany Asset Management, Inc. (``Alleghany Asset Management``) and its subsidiaries, in certain other financial services businesses.

General Information

ALLEGHANY CORP

7 Times Square Tower New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-752-1356 Fax: 212-759-8149 Web: www.alleghany.com Email: None

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	271.60
52 Week High	304.26
52 Week Low	192.21
Beta	0.45
20 Day Moving Average	17,995.50
Target Price Consensus	N/A

% Price Change
4 Week	8.66
12 Week	-1.30
YTD	-1.47

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	7.49
12 Week	-6.95
YTD	-18.46

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	9.01
Market Capitalization (millions)	2,455.41
Short Ratio	1.01
Last Split Date	03/30/2009

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	4.08
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	12.75
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	-
Next EPS Report Date	02/25/2010

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:	21.36
Trailing 12 Months:	17.97
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-%
vs. Previous Quarter	2,794.74%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	9.51%
vs. Previous Quarter:	-3.71%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	0.92
Price/Cash Flow	10.99
Price / Sales	2.60

ROE
09/30/09	5.68
06/30/09	3.43
03/31/09	4.39

ROA
09/30/09	2.29
06/30/09	1.29
03/31/09	1.59

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.49
06/30/09	0.49
03/31/09	0.47

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.49
06/30/09	0.49
03/31/09	0.47

Operating Margin
09/30/09	14.91
06/30/09	8.98
03/31/09	12.13

Net Margin
09/30/09	11.55
06/30/09	0.83
03/31/09	-4.30

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	11.55
06/30/09	0.83
03/31/09	-4.30

Book Value
09/30/09	297.36
06/30/09	304.90
03/31/09	276.77

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

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00


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