Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Short Sale Candidates

As part of a great conversation in the comments over at The Sovereign Speculator, I prepared a list of short-sale candidates meeting the following criteria:

Total assets > 50 * tangible book
EBITDA(ttm) / EV yield less than 5%
Debt > 3 * market cap
Interest coverage ratio MRQ < 1.5

Here is the list, ranked from lowest interest coverage ratio to highest:

HW
F
OWW
SBGI
GBX
MTLQQ *this can’t be shorted
ETFC
CAL
AMR
CEA
AXL
LNG
MIC
MHGC
LCC
MVGR
DAL
CVO
RAD
URI
GE
ABD
UAUA
BLC
MTW
MEG

Every major airline is on the list!

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