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To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (9451)	12/29/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) of 78671

To all, Is anyone familiar with Capital Transamerica (CATA)? It's a small company in the property casualty business. Book value of about 12 vs. price of 10 1/16 and a PE under 6. Generally writes insurance at a profit, Rated A+, overcapitalized etc... Invests for total return by holding a large portfolio of equities. Earnings reflect some capital gains but if the company were to reinvest the equity portfolio in bonds the EPS would be reasonably similar. So I don't believe that EPS reflects a one time capital gains windfall. I just found it yesterday. If anyone has any insights please let me know. Wayne

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