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What: Shares of chemical products maker TPC Group
So what: The company will purchase 2,154,188 shares at a price of $28.50 costing $61.4 million in total. This represents nearly 12% of the total shares outstanding, coming on the heels of a quarter which saw revenue rise 47% and EBITDA jump 66%.
Now what: This is a fitting cap to 2010 given the run the stock has been on since closing last year at $7.75. Given the continuing fundamental momentum, relatively low price/earnings ratio of 14, and the lower share count, I'm not going to bet against TPC heading into 2011. The stock may not have quite the gains it did this year, but investors should still be happy with a solid gain.
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