Monday, July 30, 2007

Basin Water Inc.

Basin Water Inc. is a NASDAQ listed security that has been trading in a range between $6.00 and $13.20 over the past year. With 19,907,670 shares outstanding, a recent price of $10.88 gives a total market capitalization of $218,387,145. While there are certainly larger companies, Basin Water Inc. has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Basin Water Inc. created $-0.69 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Basin Water Inc. is currently priced by the market at 0.00 times last year’s earnings. Many trading multiples around the world are quite attractive these days, but don’t be fooled. A Price to Earnings ratio of 0 simply means that the security didn’t make any money last year.

With a share price under $50 a share and earnings per share below $1 a share, Basin Water Inc. is unlikely to be an interesting value proposition. Consistent earnings are the key to high valuations and this security is not on its way.

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