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TABLE-Direct General Q4 earnings fall

Tue Feb 6, 2007 7:38pm EST
 
 Feb 6 (Reuters) -
                      DIRECT GENERAL CORP. DRCT.O
                      Latest   Yr-ago qtr
 EPS (dil, $/shr)        0.23       0.33
 Net Income ($ million)   4.7       6.7
 Net premium earned
 ($ million)            108.4      96.7
 *Source: Reuters Estimates
 --The insurer said operating results for the latest quarter
were hurt by certain non-recurring expenses of 12 cents a
share.
 --For the latest fourth quarter, analysts on average had
expected the company to earn 34 cents a share, excluding
exceptional items, according to Reuters Estimates.
 (Reporting by Avishek Mishra in Bangalore)

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