Thursday, July 19, 2007

Veri-Tek International Corp.

Veri-Tek International Corp. is an AMEX listed security that has been trading in a range between $3.06 and $8.43 over the past year. With 7,859,870 shares outstanding, a recent price of $7.40 gives a total market capitalization of $58,163,039. While there are certainly larger companies, Veri-Tek International Corp. has definitely earned its place in the pack. Last year, Veri-Tek International Corp. created $-1.47 in earnings for every share outstanding.

Veri-Tek International Corp. 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, Veri-Tek International Corp. is unlikely to be an interesting value proposition.

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