Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Hemispherx BioPharma Inc

Hemispherx BioPharma Inc is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $1.24 and $2.63 over the past year. With 71,989,620 shares outstanding, a recent price of $1.25 gives a total market capitalization of $90,706,921. While there are certainly larger companies, Hemispherx BioPharma Inc has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Hemispherx BioPharma Inc created $-0.29 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Hemispherx BioPharma 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, Hemispherx BioPharma Inc is unlikely to be an interesting value proposition.

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