Monday, July 16, 2007

Florida Public Utilities Company

Florida Public Utilities Company is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $11.01 and $14.42 over the past year. With 6,028,830 shares outstanding, a recent price of $12.39 gives a total market capitalization of $74,616,419. While there are certainly larger companies, Florida Public Utilities Company has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Florida Public Utilities Company created $0.62 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Florida Public Utilities Company is currently priced by the market at 20.00 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, Florida Public Utilities Company could be an interesting value proposition.

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