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Midas Inc. (MDS)On Jul 9: 9.21   0.00 (0.00%)  
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Midas Inc.
1300 Arlington Heights Road
Itasca, IL 60143
United States - Map
Phone: 630-438-3000
Fax: 630-438-3015
Web Site: http://www.midasinc.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Specialty Retail, Other
Full Time Employees:800

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Midas, Inc. provides retail automotive services principally through franchised, company-operated, or licensed shops in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company’s retail shops offer automotive repair and maintenance services, such as exhaust, brake, suspension, air conditioning, tires, batteries, and various other maintenance services. As of January 3, 2009, it operated 1,674 franchised and company-operated shops under the ‘Midas’ brand in North America; and 116 shops under the ‘SpeeDee’ brand in the United States, as well as 2,682 ‘Midas’ and ‘SpeeDee’ shops internationally. The company also engages in supply chain activities, including the provision of merchandising services to franchisees through relationships with vendors, who distribute products and equipment directly to shops. In addition, its real estate activities include the development, ownership, and leasing of retail shops for franchisees; and point-of-sale technology operations consist of the ownership, development, sale, and leasing of automotive shop management software to franchisees and other third-party automotive service providers. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. Midas Inc. (NYSE:MDS) operates independently of Whitman Corporation as of January 30, 1998.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Midas Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Jul-09 is better than 72.4% of S&P 600 companies and 75.1% of Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Alan D. Feldman , 57
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    N/A N/A
    Mr. William M. Guzik , 49
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 356.00K $ 383.00K
    Mr. John A. Warzecha , 60
    Sr. VP of Franchise Bus. Devel.
    $ 280.00K $ 606.00K
    Mr. Alvin K. Marr , 43
    Sr. VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 258.00K $ 362.00K
    Mr. Frederick W. Dow Jr., 58
    Chief Marketing Officer and Sr. VP
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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