Famous last words – Deutsche Bank: “We don’t need a bailout”
Famous last words – Deutsche Bank: “We don’t need a bailout”
“The credit story is strong?” To begin with, I’m not sure what the head of communications is doing on bubblevision talking about “credit.” If he understood the meaning of the words he was regurgitating from script, he would not have made that statement if he were under oath.
From a German politician (as reported in Zerohedge): “you can’t compare Deutsche Bank with Lehman. The bank is in a position to get out of this situation on its own.” As the adage goes: A rumor is confirmed as fact once that rumor is denied three times by politicians…
DB stock is down over 7% today. It’s likely the primary reason that the SPX is down 13 points as I write this (that plus the dismal new home sales report). DB stock has hit another all-time low. DB has lost 51% of its market value this year. The BKX bank stock index is down only 4% this year. The relative performance isn’t just a red flag, it’s a “code red” five-alarm danger signal.
Here’s the biggest indicator that DB not only has credit problems, but its assets are significantly overvalued by its auditors and internal financial people: DB’s stock market capitalization is 30% of it’s book value – i.e. DB trades at less than 1/3 its book value. The amount of cash on DB’s balance sheet is nearly 7x greater than its market cap.
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http://news-uncensored-fresh.blogspot.be/2016/09/famous-last-words-deutsche-bank-we-dont.html
