Thursday, July 19, 2007

Union Bankshares Inc.

Union Bankshares Inc. is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $20.25 and $24.11 over the past year. With 4,530,410 shares outstanding, a recent price of $20.60 gives a total market capitalization of $93,326,448. While there are certainly larger companies, Union Bankshares Inc. has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Union Bankshares Inc. created $1.33 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Union Bankshares Inc. is currently priced by the market at 15.50 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, Union Bankshares Inc. could be an interesting value proposition.

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