Thursday, July 19, 2007

Tarpon Industries Inc.

Tarpon Industries Inc. is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $0.28 and $2.30 over the past year. With 4,993,710 shares outstanding, a recent price of $0.46 gives a total market capitalization of $2,097,358. While there are certainly larger companies, Tarpon Industries Inc. has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Tarpon Industries Inc. created $-1.94 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Tarpon Industries 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, Tarpon Industries Inc. is unlikely to be an interesting value proposition.

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