A noteworthy entrant to the distressed ranks is Xerox (XRX) – in the 1980s, the copier producer’s stock was one of the greatest performers ever, registering an astounding 4,500-fold gain in the 50 years through its all-time high on May 3, 1999. Xerox’s senior debt is now on the watchlist for downgrading.
In this week’s issue of The Big Secret On Wall Street, we perform a comprehensive portfolio review. Given our focus on long-term investments, the three-year mark has provided an adequate track record to officially see how we are doing.
Unlike first generation gene editing tools based on CRISPR technology, this new one, prime editing, doesn’t make breaks in DNA’s double helix. Instead, it uses a guided search-and-replace mechanism – like a molecular word processor – to correct typos in our genetic code. And the big name investors are pouring in.
On February 13, we issued our Distressed Investing report A New Burst Of Life, in which we recommended purchasing Herbalife’s 4.25% convertible bonds due June 15, 2028. Today, we are recommending selling the bonds, to realize a return of 35% from our entry price. Our thesis for recommending the bonds less than five months ago
Over the last several years, the U.S. jobs market has gradually transitioned from red hot to lukewarm. But in the last several months, the labor market has gone from lukewarm to ice cold. In this issue, we look at five companies that we feel will be resilient to any economic downturn that might result from this.
Today JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) announced a new round of cost cuts as travel demand remains sluggish. The company is reducing its schedule and ending service to certain markets. JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty indicated the company is unlikely to achieve its previously stated goal of a breakeven in operating margin this year. Since we recommended
Just as recombinant DNA unlocked a new era of drug-making, siRNA is now unlocking an era where we don’t just supplement biology – we command it. This month’s recommendation is a company that is category defining in its leadership of the siRNA – and a blue-chip biotech stock that should surge ahead as the industry falls back.
We look at how the portfolio of six stocks we expected to benefit from the second Trump administration has performed following the U.S. president’s first 100 days in office.
Distressed-debt recommendations don’t rely on stories about immunity to recession that may turn out to be fairy tales. No. Instead the Distressed Investing team rolls up their sleeves, gets their hands dirty, and invokes a couple of more clichés that describe rigorous analysis of companies’ financial leverage, maturity schedules, liquidity sources, and cash flows.
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) reported its results for the quarter ended March 31. The news pushed up our Hughes Satellite bonds to a price where we recommended selling. Operating profit for the Hughes Satellite business – the business that issued the 5.25% secured bonds maturing August 1, 2026, in the Distressed Investing portfolio – rose 8.1%