Wash, Rinse, Repeat: RIMM Chooses to Repurchase Shares Again

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece. I have updated price and trading information to reflect time of publishing) While announcing disappointing earnings guidance again, RIMM indicated it will launch another repurchase program as early as July 10, 2011, the first day … Read more

Judgment Day for Research In Motion Could Yield Upside Surprise

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) Trailing P/E and forward P/E both below 6 Price/Sales below 1 $2.12 billion in cash on the balance sheet Zero debt Double digit profit margins Sounds like a steal, especially for a technology company (valuation … Read more

Solar’s Debt-to-Equity Ratios Remain OK but Shorts Ramp as Disappointing Earnings Mount

(This is an excerpt from an EXTENSIVE article I published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) Just when you thought solar earnings could not disappoint the market any further…{snip}…LDK provided a pre-announcement that contained the news that the company canceled a debt offering because interest rates are higher than expected. This … Read more

What Happened to Ener1? The Disappointment and the Promise

(This is an excerpt from an article I published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) Ener1 (HEV) lost 36% last week after reporting earnings that disappointed with the news of a massive $73.3M write-down of the company’s investment in Norwegian electric vehicle company THINK. HEV management insisted this action should not … Read more

Evergreen Solar Confirms Its Scramble to Avoid Bankruptcy

(This is a partial excerpt from an article I published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) When Evergreen Solar (ESLR) issued a dire earnings warning, I speculated that the company is flirting with bankruptcy. Tonight, ESLR reported quarterly earnings for the quarter ending April 2, 2011 and confirmed that it is … Read more