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$5.60 -0.26 (-4.44%)
10/13/2008 2:40 PM

The South Financial Group (TSFG)

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A financial holding company through its subsidiaries provide a full range of financial services, including banking, insurance, mortgage banking, retail investment services, treasury services, and trust and investment management services.

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Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks (116), Small Cap (1922)
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The South Financial Group At A Glance

Current Price: $5.60
Last Trade Time: 10/13/2008 2:40 PM
Open: $6.62
Previous Close: $5.86
Daily Range: $5.42 - $6.75
52-Week Range: $2.52 - $22.81
Volume: 433,044
Market Cap: $624.86M
P/E Ratio: 11.42
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Avatar JereBear1 (93.27) Submitted: 6/12/08 12:20 PM

South Financial is currently selling for less than .25 price-to-book ratio. Even if the book value stated on the 12/07 year ending financials is written down because of increasing provision for bad debt, it will not eliminate the $21 plus book value. Remember, this is a federally regulated bank wi...More

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Avatar FleaBagger (84.08) Submitted: 4/30/08 12:39 PM

This one is headed south! (Sorry, I couldn't help it.)

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Avatar jatava (< 20) Submitted: 8/12/08 7:25 PM : Outperform Start Price: $7.34 TSFG Score: 1.98

15.000

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Avatar BaratadiBurracha (< 20) Submitted: 7/24/08 2:17 PM : Outperform Start Price: $6.14 TSFG Score: 15.53

you know what? i like al gored! I think he's right. We do need to save and protect the bears and keep them around, wandering senselessly, from sector to sector, cooling down all the global warming happening in the stock market this last decade, at least till i CAN'T LOAD MY ACCOUNT ANY FURTHER WITH THESE BARGAINS!!!! ROTFL!!! Another point: long live ETFs!! everytime we get into a downmarket from here on, all stocks will go down in price, resulting in my buying up great companies at ridiculous prices, and making a fortune in the next few decades just because of people's generalized and broad investing!!!

ppl, read it, ponder, and give me a rec if a light bulb just turned on up there!!! =D

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Avatar tixareforkids (< 20) Submitted: 7/17/08 1:30 PM : Underperform Start Price: $5.14 TSFG Score: -32.90

StatsGeek

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Avatar fastlanefreeman (< 20) Submitted: 6/23/08 7:16 PM : Underperform Start Price: $4.00 TSFG Score: -67.18

Negative income to debt

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Avatar JereBear1 (93.27) Submitted: 6/12/08 12:20 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.77 TSFG Score: 46.92

South Financial is currently selling for less than .25 price-to-book ratio. Even if the book value stated on the 12/07 year ending financials is written down because of increasing provision for bad debt, it will not eliminate the $21 plus book value. Remember, this is a federally regulated bank with assets of nearly 14 billion. Also, even after the write downs of 2007, they still made a profit. Once they get a handle on the Florida operations (property values have decreased enough to put stress on equity credit lines), this stock price ought to see a remarkable rise. The Carolina bank operations are doing well already.

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TrackJimCramer 82.23 12/04/07 Underperform 3W $16.70-66.41%-34.54%+31.88
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