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Under The Radar News - Monday

at 12 Billion Pounds, RBS is issuing stock at Book Value, unlike U.S. smaller regionals that issued stock way below their book values like WM and NCC. When this clears, it does not mean WM, NCC, and anyone selling below Book will be safe for management, they will actually easier takovers. If you look at NCC, they are issuing Stock and convertibles at $5, when you take into account all new shares, the overall shares will have a Book Value of $10, and stock is selling for less than 7. Any foreigner like HBC, BCS, or STD can offer $12-$15 and take it for themselves. Current shareholders would be loved that, after the horrible take under offered by current management, and an incompetent board of directors.

Stock Valuations On the Rise

The P/E of Financials is misleading. After Q1 the Trailing P/E is must likely going to be negative because of the writedowns in Q1 and Q4, However, the Forward Looking P/E is going to be the best one among all of the S/P sectors. After the Federal Reserve cuts, banks are printing money, and write-downs, are going to become write-ups, something that most ignorant persons are unwilling to believe. Load on the Banks after they report in March, the kitchen sink quarter, specially on C who's 50% of the earnings come from International Operations, that are not affected by the sub-prime debacle.