Bank of Montreal is selling at 10 times prospective earnings per share and yields 4.63%.

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That still means the company is valued at 160 times prospective earnings, or roughly four times the rating of Google.

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Having said that, Temasek is paying a fairly expensive 15 times prospective 2006 earnings for Shin Corp.

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But at 5 times prospective 2010 earnings, 40% of book value, 2 times cash flow and 10% of annual revenue, Magma makes sense even for someone with low expectations for the sector.

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By contrast, Facebook trades at 60 times trailing 12-month earnings, 49 times prospective 12-month earnings, 43 times cash flow and 12 times book value.

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The going rate on alternative houses is 20 times earnings with a prospective yield of 4%.

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