Sunday, April 05, 2009

The 7 Worst Stocks

There are several stocks in the S&P 500 that may be worth avoiding due to the fact that they are generating negative earnings, have negative operating cash flow, and a high debt to capital ratio.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ( AMD) Negative earnings of $5.10 per share. Negative operating cash flow. Debt to Capital Ratio: 98%

SLM Corporation ( SLM) Negative earnings of $0.69 per share. Operating cash flow of negative $5.7 billion. Debt to Capital Ratio: 97%

MBIA Inc. ( MBI) Negative earnings of $12.29 per share. Negative operating cash flow. Debt to Capital Ratio: 94%

Verisign, Inc. ( VRSN) Negative earnings of $1.87 per share. Negative profit margin. Debt to Capital Ratio: 93%

Frontier Communications Corp ( FTR) $4.7 billion in debt, only $173 million in cash. Quarterly earnings drop of 41.9%.
Debt to Capital Ratio: 90%

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. ( CBG) Negative earnings of $4.81 per share. Negative operating cash flow. Debt to Capital Ratio: 89%

CIT Group Inc. ( CIT) Negative earnings of $11.06 per share. Negative profit margin of 169%. Debt to Capital Ratio: 89%

If you want to see some stocks at the other end of the spectrum, check out the downloadable Excel databases of Below Book High Yield Stocks, Debt Free Stocks Selling At Or Near Cash, and No Debt Low Price To Cash Flow Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

By Stockerblog.com

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