The P/E of First State Financial Corporation is N/A
Price to earnings ratio is the ratio of a company’s stock price to the company’s earnings per share calculated over trailing twelve months.
= previous day’s close / ttm EPS
The price to earnings ratio is the most widely used method for determining whether shares are accurately valued in relation to one another. But the P/E ratio does not in itself indicate whether the share is a bargain. The P/E ratio depends on the market’s perception of the risk and future growth in earnings. A company with a low P/E ratio indicates that the market perceives it as a higher risk or a lower growth or both as compared to a company with a higher price to earnings ratio. The P/E ratio of a listed company’s stock is the result of the collective perception of the market as to how risky the company is and what its earnings growth prospects are in relation to that of other companies. Investors use the P/E ratio to compare their own perception of the risk and growth of a company against the market’s collective perception of the risk and growth as reflected in the current P/E ratio.
First State Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First State Bank, which provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, and small and medium-sized businesses in the west central region of Florida. The company primarily engages in generating deposits and originating loans. Its deposit products consist of certificates of deposit, checking and other demand deposits, NOW accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts. The company's lending portfolio comprises commercial, consumer, and real estate loans, including commercial loans collateralized by real estate. It also provides safe deposit boxes, wire transfers, direct deposit of payroll and social security payments, night depository, and travelers' checks, as well as offers banking by mail and Internet, and automated teller machine services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida.