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ELECTRONIC CLEARING HOUSE

Symbol: ECHO

Exchange: NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on


Close: $11.96

1-WK % Chg: 9.2%

Business Overview

Electronic Clearing House provides complete solutions for the payment processing needs of merchants, banks and collection agencies. Its services include debit and credit card processing, check guarantee, check verification, check conversion, check re-presentment, check collection and inventory tracking. ECHO is Echo I may refer to:
  • an Echo class submarine of the Soviet Navy
  • Echo satellite, NASA's first communications satellite
 one of the few full-service providers that offers credit card, check and collection services all centrally reported and managed. ECHO derives revenues from two main business segments: bankcard bank·card  
n.
A card issued by a bank authorizing the holder to receive bank services and often functioning as a debit card.
 and transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time.

Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly.
 services and check services. It operates under brands including MerchantAmerica, National Check Network for wholesale of check verification, check authorization The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control.  and capture and for membership to collection agencies; XPRESSCHEX Inc. for retail check verification, check conversion, automated clearing house See ACH.  services, check collection and check guarantee services, and U-Haul Services, which provides credit card authorization, check verification and check guarantee to U-Haul dealers, manages all dealer rental and contract activity and tracks both compensation and available dealer inventory.
Income Statement          2003 *    2002 *   Summary

Revenue (millions)         $40.6     $33.3   Headquarters: Camarillo
Operating Income
  (millions)                 2.4     (1.2)   Market Cap: $75.6 million
Net Income (millions)      (3.4)     (2.4)   Divided Yield: NA
EPS                      ($0.58)   ($0.41)   P/E Ratio: 54.4

* Fiscal years ended on Sept. 30.

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Title Annotation:Investments & Finance; business overview of Electronic Clearing House
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 12, 2004
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