VendingData Corporation

VendingData Corporation is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $1.78 and $4.05 over the past year. With 33,858,650 shares outstanding, a recent price of $3.83 gives a total market capitalization of $127,308,524. While there are certainly larger companies, VendingData Corporation has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, VendingData Corporation created $-0.54 in earnings for every share outstanding.

VendingData Corporation 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, VendingData Corporation is unlikely to be an interesting value proposition.