Friday, July 20, 2007

Pinnacle Bancshares Inc.

Pinnacle Bancshares Inc. is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $13.75 and $16.00 over the past year. With 1,464,540 shares outstanding, a recent price of $14.45 gives a total market capitalization of $21,016,150. While there are certainly larger companies, Pinnacle Bancshares Inc. has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Pinnacle Bancshares Inc. created $0.88 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Pinnacle Bancshares Inc. is currently priced by the market at 16.30 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, Pinnacle Bancshares Inc. could be an interesting value proposition.

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