Weekly CFO Buys Highlight: EQU, UCBA, MMLP

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Jan 14, 2013
According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CFO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CFOs is illustrated in the chart below:



Equal Energy Ltd. (EQU, Financial): Senior Vice President and CFO Wendell Percy Chapman Bought 1,146 Shares

Senior Vice President and CFO of Equal Energy Ltd. (EQU) Wendell Percy Chapman bought 1,146 shares on 01/04/2013 at an average price of $3.08. Equal Energy was incorporated on April 8, 2010, under the ABCA and did not carry on any active business prior to the arrangement, other than executing the arrangement agreement pursuant to which the arrangement was implemented. Equal Energy Ltd. has a market cap of $109.3 million; its shares were traded at around $3.05 with a P/E ratio of 77.9 and P/S ratio of 0.7.

President and CEO Donald Charles Klapko, Senior Vice President and CFO Wendell Percy Chapman, and Senior Vice President and COO John S. Chimahusky bought shares of EQU stock.

United Community Bancorp (UCBA, Financial): Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Vicki A. March Bought 625 Shares

Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of United Community Bancorp (UCBA) Vicki A. March bought 625 shares on 01/09/2013 at an average price of $8. United Community Bancorp was organized as a federal corporation upon completion of United Community Bank's reorganization into the mutual holding company form of organization on March 30, 2006. United Community Bancorp has a market cap of $48.2 million; its shares were traded at around $9.7 with a P/E ratio of 28.3 and P/S ratio of 2.2.

United Community Bancorp reported financial results ended Sept. 30, 2012. Total assets were $502.2 million at Sept. 30, 2012, compared to $495.9 million at June 30, 2012. Net income for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2012 was $494,000, compared to net income of $476,000 for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2011.

President and CEO William F. Ritzmann, Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Vicki A. March, and Senior Vice President W. Michael McLaughlin bought shares of UCBA stock.

Martin Midstream Partners LP (MMLP, Financial): Executive Vice President and CFO Robert D. Bondurant Bought 141 Shares

Executive Vice President and CFO of Martin Midstream Partners LP (MMLP) Robert D. Bondurant bought 141 shares on 01/04/2013 at an average price of $31.06. Martin Midstream Partners LP is a Delaware Corporation. Martin Midstream Partners LP has a market cap of $752.2 million; its shares were traded at around $32.97 with a P/E ratio of 28.1 and P/S ratio of 0.6. The dividend yield of Martin Midstream Partners LP stocks is 10.2%.

Martin Midstream Partners LP announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. The Partnership reported net income for the third quarter of 2012 of $72.4 million, or $3.07 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the third quarter of 2011 of $5.4 million, or $0.20 per limited partner unit.

President and CEO, 10% Owner Ruben S. Martin, Executive Vice President and CFO Robert D. Bondurant, and Executive Vice President, CA0 & Controller Wesley M. Skelton bought shares of MMLP stock.

For the complete list of stocks that were bought by their CFOs, go to: Insider Buys.