Sunday, July 22, 2007

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $0.76 and $3.75 over the past year. With 156,956,300 shares outstanding, a recent price of $2.33 gives a total market capitalization of $353,151,675. While there are certainly larger companies, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services created $0.00 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services is currently priced by the market at 519.60 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, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services could be an interesting value proposition.

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