Thursday, July 19, 2007

Tompkins Financial Corporation

Tompkins Financial Corporation is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $35.18 and $50.80 over the past year. With 9,783,840 shares outstanding, a recent price of $37.79 gives a total market capitalization of $360,534,489. While there are certainly larger companies, Tompkins Financial Corporation has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Tompkins Financial Corporation created $2.73 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Tompkins Financial Corporation is currently priced by the market at 13.50 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 in excess of $1 a share, Tompkins Financial Corporation could be an interesting value proposition.

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