Sunday, July 15, 2007

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd.

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $8.15 and $16.20 over the past year. With 28,117,390 shares outstanding, a recent price of $16.85 gives a total market capitalization of $476,589,782. While there are certainly larger companies, Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. created $0.74 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. is currently priced by the market at 23.00 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, Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. could be an interesting value proposition.

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