Quote from robbie380:
reverse split = get short
Generally, it does seem that when a stock reverse splits, it deteriorates further afterwards.
But assuming there's no more serious negative news (like margin calls they can't meet), I'd say the company is roughly at fair value right now.
After they issue the rest of the warrants, there'll be ~ 3.5BB shares out there once fully diluted, and @ 50 cents each, that's a $1.75BB valuation on the company.
Valuing their earnings @ 10 to 1, they'd have to earn 175MM / year for the current valuation to hold. Based on last quarter, which was under EXTREMELY difficult conditions, they made almost 100MM annualized ex-items. Once they get the interest rate on their senior subordinated notes dropped to 12%, that's another 69MM they save each year.
Keep in mind TMA operates off interest spreads. Since mortgages are coming with higher rates now, any new mortgages they originate will have much higher rates (They'll have to pay more too, but the spread will probably widen). This means further profits.
If you want easy money on TMA, short Jan 2010 2.5 Calls for 10 cents each.
The current TMA shares reaching 2.5 implies that the company's worth like 9BB. Even at it's peak over a year ago it wasn't even worth a third of that. How could it possibly reach a valuation 3 times that AFTER this collapse?