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556
Mergent™ Company Snapshots

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: March 29, 2006

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort Rates
Subject Coverage Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Report Options
Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Predefined Format Options


File Description [top]

MergentTM Company Snapshots provides descriptive and financial information on major publicly held U.S. companies. The file covers all companies on the New York and American Stock Exchanges, NASDAQ National Market and Small Cap exchanges, as well as selected companies on regional exchanges, the OTC Bulletin Board and "Pink Sheets." The data includes concise narrative descriptions of the most essential company information plus three-year financial histories. Mergent Company Snapshots includes analyses of nearly 9,000 companies of high investor interest.

The most prominent sources of information used to gather data for the database include: 10Ks, 10Qs, annual reports, quarterly reports, news releases, prospectuses, and stock exchange bulletins. Financials are generated by Mergent based on figures supplied by the source companies.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 556

to find profiles on nearly 9,000 publicly traded companies.

USE /CO OR CO=

to find companies of interest.

USE SC=

to find companies by SIC code.

USE REPORT

to arrange output in tabular format.

     REPORT S1/CO,TS,EX/1-5



Subject Coverage [top]

  • Company name
  • Address
  • Telephone and Fax Numbers
  • Primary and Secondary Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
  • Business Description
  • Ticker Symbol
  • CUSIP Number
  • Detailed description of business
  • Financials for 3 Years
  • Number of Employees

Dialog customers outside North America can search File 555, Mergent Company Profiles, for more in-depth information on U.S. companies. File 557, Mergent Company News Profiles, contains the news items for U.S. companies.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • None


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Current
File Size: 9,017 records as of March 2006
Update Frequency: Monthly


Database Content [top]

  • Directories


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Annual Reports


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • US Only


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • REPORT Available


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
PUBCO United States Public Company
TICKERDI Company Directories with Ticker Symbols
USFIN U.S. Company Financial Sources


Contact [top]

Mergent Company Snapshots is produced by Mergent. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Mergent
Attention: Peter J. Healy
60 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010

Telephone: 212-413-7739
800 Line: 800-342-5647 x7739
E-Mail: Pete.Healy@fisonline.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

The Mergent Databases are copyrighted by MergentTM.

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. The following terms and conditions also apply.

The Database(s) is (are) copyrighted by MergentTM, the owner of all rights therein. Subscriber shall not make any printed, machine-readable or other copies of the Database(s) as a whole or of any information forming a part thereof or of any combinations of derivations based upon the Databases except with the prior written consent of Mergent. Use of any of the Databases shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions specified on the current electronic Bluesheet relating to the Database. If Subscriber wishes to copy or distribute the Database(s) or any part thereof or create combinations or derivations based thereon and copy or distribute same, Subscriber shall seek Mergent prior written permission by contacting the publisher, Mergent.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 556:Mergent Company Snapshots 
    (c) 2001 Mergent. All rts. reserv. 
     
    00000746 
  CO=, /CO   Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. 
     
  AD=  1099 North Meridian Street 
    Suite 700 
  CY=, ST=, ZP=  Indianapolis, IN  46204 
  CN=  United States 
     
    TELEPHONE:              317 636-9800 
    FAX:                    317 632-9444 
    WEB ADDRESS:            www.baldwinandlyons.com 
  AA=  MERGENT NUMBER:         00000746 
  UP=  RECORD UPDATE DATE:     May 16, 2001 
  YR=  DATE OF INCORPORATION:  00/1930 
  IN=  PLACE OF INCORPORATION: Indiana, USA 
  EX=  STOCK EXCHANGE:         NMS 
  TS=  TICKER SYMBOL:          BWIN B 
  CU=  CUSIP NUMBER:           05775520 
     
  PC=  PRIMARY SIC:   6411: Insurance agents, brokers, & service 
  SC=  SECONDARY SIC: 6331: Fire, marine, and casualty insurance 
  EM=  NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:    TotalFullTime - 267 as of 03/01/2001 
    NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS: 400 as of 12/31/2000 
     
    DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS: 
  /DE, /TX  Co.   through  its  divisions  and  subsidiaries,  Baldwin  &  Lyons,  Inc. 
    specializes in marketing and underwriting property and casualty insurance. 
     
    FLEET TRUCKING INSURANCE 
     
    Co.  through  its  subsidiary, Protective Insurance Company ("Protective"), 
    provides  coverage for larger customers in the motor carrier industry which 
    retain  substantial  amounts  of self-insurance as well as for medium-sized 
    trucking  companies  on  a  first  dollar  or small deductible basis. These 
    trucking  products  are marketed by the B&L agency organization directly to 
    trucking clients without broker or agent intermediaries. 
     
    Co.  through  its  subsidiary,  Baldwin  &  Lyons, Inc. ("B&L"), performs a 
    variety  of  additional services, primarily for Protective's insureds, such 
    as  risk  surveys  and  analyses,  government  compliance  assistance, loss 
    control  and  cost  studies  and research, development, and consultation in 
    connection   with   new   insurance   programs   including  development  of 
    computerized  systems  to  assist  in  monitoring  accident data. Extensive 
    claims services are also provided, primarily to clients with self-insurance 
    programs. 
     
    VOLUNTARY ASSUMPTION REINSURANCE 
     
    Protective  accepts  retrocessions  from  selected  reinsurance  companies, 
    principally   reinsuring   against   catastrophes.  Exposures  under  these 
    retrocessions  are generally in high upper layers, are spread among several 
    geographic regions and are limited so that any one catastrophic event would 
    not  have  a material affect on Co.'s financial position. However, a series 
    of  major  events covering several geographic regions within a short period 
    of time could result in significant losses to Co. 
     
    PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE 
     
    Co.  through  its  subsidiary,  Sagamore  Insurance  Company  ("Sagamore"), 
    markets   private   passenger  automobile  liability  and  physical  damage 
    coverages  to  nonstandard insureds through a network of independent agents 
    in thirteen states. 
     
    SMALL FLEET TRUCKING INSURANCE 
    Sagamore  writes commercial automobile liability, physical damage and cargo 
    insurance  for  truck  owner-operators with ten or fewer power units. These 
    products  are  marketed  through  independent agents in the majority of the 
    states in which Sagamore is licensed. 
     
    SMALL BUSINESS WORKERS' COMPENSATION 
     
    Sagamore  also  markets  worker's  compensation insurance to selected small 
    businesses  in  a  few  midwestern states. This product is marketed through 
    independent agents. 
     
  FY=  FISCAL YEAR END:                 December 31, 2000 
  PD=  LATEST ANNUAL FINANCIAL DATA:    December 31, 2000 
  PV=  LATEST QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATE: September 30, 2000 
     
    KEY FINANCIALS: 
  SA=      TOTAL REVENUE:                       112,473,000 
  TA=      TOTAL ASSETS:                        552,164,000 
  TL=      TOTAL LIABILITIES:                   258,164,000 
  NL=      NET INCOME:                           19,750,000 
  OS=      YEAR-END SHARES OUTSTANDING:          12,170,867 
     
    FINANCIALS (Annual): 
     
                               12/31/2000         12/31/1999         12/31/1998 
    Total assets  _           552,164,000        530,677,000        544,369,000 
    Cash & cash equivalents    32,814,000         20,115,000         16,955,000 
    Receivables, net           93,693,000         74,277,000         77,634,000 
    Investments & advances    409,937,000        422,153,000        438,817,000 
    Property, plant & 
     equipment, net             8,456,000          6,894,000          6,253,000 
    Property, plant & 
     equipment, gross          14,680,000         12,431,000        190,632,000 
    Depreciation, amortiz- 
    ation & depletion           6,224,000          5,537,000         12,255,000 
    Total liabilities         258,164,000        245,894,000        255,777,000 
            ( . . . ) 
     


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None None All Basic Index Fields Word S UNDERWRITING
/CO CO CO (32) Company Name1 Word S BALDWIN/CO
/DE DE None Business/SIC Descriptions Word S CASUALTY(W)INSURANCE/DE
/TX TX None Business Description Word S MARKETING/TX

1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
None A1 A1 (32) Street Address
AA= AA AA (13) Mergent Company Number Phrase S AA=0000746
AD= AD None Street Address Word S AD=(NORTH(W)MERIDIAN)
None AR None Annual Report Information
None AZ None DIALOG Accession Number
CN= CN CN (13) Country Name Phrase S CN=UNITED STATES
CO= CO CO (32) Company Name1 Phrase S CO=BALDWIN & LYONS?
CU= CU CU (13) CUSIP Number2 Phrase S CU=05775520
CY= CY CY (20) City Phrase S CY=INDIANAPOLIS
DT= DT None Document Type Phrase S DT=COMPANY
None EL None Email2
EM= EM EM (13) Number of Employees Numeric S EM=200:300
EX= EX EX (10) Stock Exchange Phrase S EX=NMS
None FX None Fax Number
FY= FY None Fiscal Year End Phrase S FY=20011231
LA= LA None Language Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
LD= LD LD (13) Long Term Debt3 Numeric S LD=2M:3M
NL= NL NL (13) Net Income3 Numeric S NL=15M:20M
OS= OS OS (13) Year-End Outstanding Shares3 Numeric S OS=10M:12M
PC= PC PC (6) Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Phrase S PC=6411
PD= PD None Date of Latest Financials Phrase S PD=20001231
PV= PV None Latest Quarterly Financials Update Phrase S PV=20000930
PY= PY None Year of Latest Financials Phrase S PY=2000
RT= RT None Record Type Phrase S RT=DIRECTORY
SA= SA SA (13) Total Revenue3 Numeric S SA=100M:300M
SC= SC None Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code Phrase S SC=6331
ST= ST ST (7) State Phrase S ST=IN
TA= TA TA (12) Total Assets3 Numeric S TA=500M:800M
None TE None Telephone
TL= TL TL (13) Total Liabilities3 Numeric S TL=200M:300M
TS= TS TS (10) Ticker Symbol Phrase S TS=BWIN B
UP= UP None Record Update Date2 Phrase S UP=20010516
None UR None Website2
YR= YR None Year of Incorporation Phrase S YR=1930
ZP= ZP ZP (11) Zip Code Phrase S ZP=46204

2 Not present in all records.

3 Numeric entries are indexed as complete numbers, rounded down to the two left-most significant digits. Negative numbers are preceded by a minus sign. Use numeric operators (>,<,<+,>=) to search a range of values, e.g., S SA=>10M to retrieve all records with sales of 10 million or higher.


LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms may be restricted by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /CO, /DE, /TX (e.g., S S5/DE).


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
CO, CY, EM, LD, NL, PC, PD, PY, SA, ST, TA, TL, TS, ZP SORT S13/ALL/SC
PRINT S5/5/1-24/CO


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK SA S3


REPORT OPTIONS [top]

Output can be displayed in table format. REPORT codes with field lengths in parentheses are listed in the Search Options tables. Default table width is 72 characters; use SET H 132 to set maximum table width. REPORT S2/CO,CU,SA/1-10


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S3/CO,ST/1-10


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Company Name, Address, SIC Codes and Names, and Key Financials
3 Medium Company Name, Address, Description of Business, and Dates
4 -- Company Name, Address, and Telephone and Fax Numbers
5 Long Full Record
6 Free Company Name and Dates
7 -- Company Name, SIC Codes and Descriptions, Dates, and Financials
8 Short Company Name and Record Update Date
9 Full Full Record
10 -- National Address (excludes country)
20 -- International Address (includes country)


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 0012891/5
DISPLAY 0055754/CO,IS
PRINT 0013964/5


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Mergent Company Snapshots[556]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $3.40
Cost per minute:                   $1.82
Report Elements                    $0.10
Rank Elements                      $0.02

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $3.72    $3.72
     3    $4.10    $4.10
     4    $3.72    $3.72
     5    $5.74    $5.74
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $5.74    $5.74
     8    $3.61    $3.61
     9    $5.74    $5.74
    10    $1.15    $1.15
KWIC95    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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