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Friday, May 3, 2013

Potential Takeover Candidate? (NYSE: VIP)

Shares of VIP traded higher by 1.68% or $0.18/share to $10.90. NYSE is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.17. This indicates that the shares are relatively cheap compared to book value which means the market is pricing in going concern value. The PEG is 0.14 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.75. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 1474110 shares of VIP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1096514. These factors combined may make this company a potential takeover candidate. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.

VimpelCom Ltd. (VimpelCom) is a holding company. The Company operates in Mobile Telecommunications Businessand Fixed-Line Telecommunications and Fixed Internet Business.