Monday, July 16, 2007

Empire Financial Holding Company

Empire Financial Holding Company is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $1.30 and $3.94 over the past year. With 11,008,070 shares outstanding, a recent price of $1.64 gives a total market capitalization of $17,282,670. While there are certainly larger companies, Empire Financial Holding Company has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Empire Financial Holding Company created $-0.31 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Empire Financial Holding Company 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, Empire Financial Holding Company is unlikely to be an interesting value proposition.

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