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- From: lynch@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Howard Lynch)
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 16:40:51 GMT
- Subject: Re: Contrarian trading in stocks priced under a dollar
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- >/ hpcc01:misc.invest / coop@sybase.com (John Cooper) / 9:28 am Dec 29, 1992 /
- >Does anyone know what the performance is for major exchange stocks whose price
- >has fallen below a dollar? (I'm not speaking of "penny" stocks, but rather
- >NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ stocks that at one time traded above 5, but for one
- >reason or another have fallen down to prices like 1/2 or 11/16).
-
- I like this question, but don't think you must restrict yourself to stocks
- under $1. Perhaps another objective criteria could be "dropped to below
- 10% of all-time high".
-
- I don't have any studies to refer to, nor any other data, but I do have two
- stories to tell.
-
- The first is Chrysler. Remember back in the early 80's when it was on the
- skids? I remember the going at least as low as $3 per share. I didn't buy
- the stock, but I did buy some of their bonds, which were yielding 24% at
- the time I bought them. Then when the company stablized AND interest rates
- came down, I got the double bingo. I collected the high yield for a few
- years and then sold the bonds at a huge capital gain. Buying the stock might
- have been a better idea, but what I did certainly paid off.
-
- The second is LIL Co. Unfortunately, I never did buy any of this stock, but
- remember it being pretty beaten during it's low point. I hadn't thought too
- much about it until I saw this post. I checked yesterday's paper and saw
- that it hit a 52-week high yesterday. I'll bet those that did get in at or
- near the low have made a pretty good return on their investment. Obviously,
- whenever that happens, the risk they took was high also.
-
- So, my point: Find a large company in deep trouble that you think has a
- pretty good chance of recovery.
-
- Does IBM fit this? No, they are not nearly in deep trouble yet.
-
- Anything out there now that fits or comes close? I just scanned the
- NYSE for 'vj' stocks. The only interesting finds:
-
- LTV - what does this company do?
-
- Standard Brands Paint - retail store, probably not a large enough
- company to rebound big enough to make taking
- the risk now worthwhile
-
- Any other ideas?
-
- Howard Lynch
- hl@hpocia.sj.hp.com
-