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FFH - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd

Profile for Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.  (FFH) 
$ 276.68      -0.61 (-0.22%) Volume: 138.77 k 3:59 PM EST Nov 21, 2008
Business Description:
A financial services holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, investment management and insurance claims management.
Address:    95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario, CA M5J 2N7
Telephone:   
(416) 367-4941
 
Website:   
www.fairfax.ca
Facsimile:   
(416) 367-4946
Email:   
 
Details
CEO:   
V. Prem Watsa
Employees:   
57
Market Cap:   
5.07 b
Issue Type:   
Common Stock
Auditor:    PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Last Audit:    Unqualified
Indices:    Property & Casualty Insurance
Industry Classifications
Sector:   
Financial
CIK:   
0000915191
Industry:    Insurance
NAICS:    Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (524126)
QM ID:    Property & Casualty Insurance (432)
SIC:    Fire, Marine, And Casualty Insurance (6331)
Profitability
Management Effectiveness
Gross Margin:   
 
Return on Equity:   
32.00
EBIT Margin:   
35.50
Return on Capital:   
23.10
Profit Margin:   
33.30
Return on Assets:   
5.50
Share Statistics
Outstanding:   
18.34 m
Float:   
 
Short Interest:   
623.85 k (as of 10/28/08)
Short Int Ratio:   
6.10
% of Float:   
 
Institution Hold'gs:   
95.00% (as of 10/1/08)
Total Held:   
16.04 m
Institutions:   
220
Bought Prev Mo:   
1.53 m
Sold Prev Mo:   
1.35 m

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