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Feb 3, 2012

Most Dangerous Stocks For February 2012

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 4 new stocks make our February lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+5.4%) rose more than the S&P 500 (+3.6%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jan 6, 2012

Most Dangerous Stocks For January 2012

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 5 new stocks make our January lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-0.3%) fell while the S&P 500 rose (+2.7%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Dec 2, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For December 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 5 new stocks make our December lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+0.2%) rose less than the S&P 500 (+0.7%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Nov 2, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For November 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 9 new stocks make our November lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+14.2%) rose more than the S&P 500 (+9.6%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Oct 5, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For October 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 14 new stocks make our October lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-12.3%) fell more than the S&P 500 (-6.4%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Sep 2, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For September 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 6 new stocks make our September lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-11.4%) fell more than the S&P 500 (-3.3%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Aug 3, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For August 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 4 new stocks make our August lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-2.3%) fell less than the S&P 500 (-3.9%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jul 1, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For July 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 6 new stocks make our July lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+0.5%) rose less than the S&P 500 (+1.6%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jun 3, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For June 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 5 new stocks make our June lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-0.1%) fell less than the S&P 500 (-2.4%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
May 4, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks for May 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 3 new stocks make our May lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-0.1%) fell while the S&P 500 rose (+2.2%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms. See our website for details.
Apr 1, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For April 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 21 new stocks make our April lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+2.2%) rose more than the S&P 500 (+1.3%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms. See our website for details.
Mar 2, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For March 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 new stocks make our March lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+3.7%) rose more than the S&P 500 (+1.8%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Feb 2, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For February 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 8 new stocks make our February lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+0.5%) rose less than the S&P 500 (+0.7%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jan 5, 2011

Most Dangerous Stocks For January 2011

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 10 new stocks make our January lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+5.5%) rose more than the S&P 500 (+4.1%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Dec 2, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks For December 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 4 new stocks make our December lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+3.6%) rose while the S&P 500 fell (-1.5%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Nov 3, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks For November 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 5 new stocks make our November lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+4.5%) rose more than the S&P 500 (+2.1%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Oct 6, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks For October 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 6 new stocks make our October lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+2.6%) rose less than the S&P 500 (+4.3%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Sep 2, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks For September 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 4 new stocks make our September lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-5.8%) fell less than the S&P 500 (-6.3%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Aug 3, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for August 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 6 new stocks make our August lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (+10.5%) rose more than the S&P 500 (+7.7%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jul 2, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for July 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 4 new stocks make our July lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-9.7%) fell more than the S&P 500 (-6.2%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jun 2, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for June 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 11 new stocks make our June lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks (-9.8%) fell more than the S&P 500 (-7.2%) and outperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
May 4, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for May 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 4 new stocks make our May lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks portfolio (+0.6%) rose while the S&P 500 fell (-0.2%) and underperformed as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Apr 6, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for April 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 25 new stocks make our April lists.
  • FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
  • The Dangerous Stocks portfolio (+4.3%) outperformed the S&P 500 (+5.3%) as a short portfolio last month.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while true economic earnings are declining.
  • Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Mar 2, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for March 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P500 (+1.4%). 17 stocks had negative returns.
  • 21 new stocks make our March lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 2, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for February 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-5.2%). 30 stocks had negative returns.
  • 6 new stocks make our February lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jan 5, 2010

Most Dangerous Stocks for January 2010

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 8 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (+0.6%). 8 stocks had negative returns.
  • 8 new stocks make our January lists.
  • Note: we modified our FCF Yield Rating. It is based on a single year instead of the 2-year average.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Dec 2, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for December 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • New lower price ($50) for our Most Dangerous report.
  • 29 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (+4.8%). 19 stocks had negative returns.
  • 12 new stocks make our December lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Nov 4, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for November 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • New lower price ($50) for our Most Dangerous report.
  • 26 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P500 (+1.3%). 20 stocks had negative returns.
  • 9 new stocks make our November lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Oct 2, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for October 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 20 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P500 (+5.9%). 11 stocks had negative returns.
  • 6 new stocks make our October lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Sep 2, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for September 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 20 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.5%). 18 stocks had negative returns.
  • 7 new stocks make our September lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Aug 5, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for August 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 30 stocks from last month’s report underperformed the S&P 500 (+8.6%). 6 stocks had negative returns.
  • 7 new stocks make our August lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jul 2, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for July 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 16 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-2.7%). 20 stocks had negative returns.
  • 5 new stocks make our July lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jun 3, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for June 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 25 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (+4.3%). 16 stocks had negative returns.
  • 7 new stocks make our June lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
May 6, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for May 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 23 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P500 (+11.9%). 12 stocks had negative returns.
  • 7 new stocks make our May lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Apr 2, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for April 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 17 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (+14.6%). 5 stocks had negative returns.
  • 28 new stocks make our April lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Mar 3, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for March 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 20 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-16.4%). 33 stocks had negative returns.
  • 24 new stocks make our March lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 3, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for February 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 17 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P500 (-9.0%). 28 stocks had negative returns.
  • 6 new stocks make our February lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show February's 40 Most Dangerous Stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jan 6, 2009

Most Dangerous Stocks for January 2009

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 18 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (+6.5%). 6 stocks had negative returns.
  • 8 new stocks make our January lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Dec 2, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for December 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 26 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-15.5%). 37 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 10 new stocks make our December lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show December's 40 Most Dangerous Stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of November's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Nov 3, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for November 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 24 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-16.6%). 36 stocks had negative returns.
  • 11 new stocks make our November lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Oct 1, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for October 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 stocks from last month’s report underperformed the S&P 500 (-8.6%). 28 stocks had negative returns.
  • 8 new stocks make our October lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Sep 3, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for September 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 22 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-0.6%). 23 stocks had negative returns.
  • 17 new stocks make our September lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Aug 5, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for August 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 14 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-1.9%). 17 stocks had negative returns.
  • 10 new stocks make our August lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jul 8, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for July 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 23 stocks from last month?s report underperformed the S&P 500 (-9.1%). 36 stocks had negative returns.
  • 9 new stocks make our July lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jun 3, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for June 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 20 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-2.3%). 26 stocks had negative returns.
  • 16 new stocks make our June lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
May 6, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for May 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P500 (+2.7%). 17 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1below.
  • 21 new stocks make our May lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Apr 1, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for April 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-0.3%). 20 stocks had negative returns.
  • 24 new stocks make our April lists.
  • The Most Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
Mar 4, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for March 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 31 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-0.4%). 32 stocks had negative returns.
  • 23 new stocks make our March lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 5, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for February 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 15 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P500 (-0.7%). 16 stocks had negative returns.
  • 4 new stocks make our February lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jan 8, 2008

Most Dangerous Stocks for January 2008

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 16 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-3.2%). 27 stocks had negative returns.
  • 5 new stocks make our January lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Dec 4, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for December 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 23 stocks from last month?s report underperformed the S&P 500 (-2.0%). 29 stocks had negative returns.
  • 9 new stocks make our December lists.
  • Most Dangerous Stocks have misleading earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show December's 40 Most Dangerous Stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of November's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Nov 5, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for November 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 20 stocks from last month?s report underperformed the S&P 500 (-2.4%). 23 stocks had negative returns.
  • 6 new stocks make our November lists.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show November's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of October's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Oct 2, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for October 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 21 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+5.1%). 15 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1.
  • 8 new stocks make our October lists. See Figure 3.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show October's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of September's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Sep 5, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for September 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 25 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.2%). 20 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 6 new stocks make our September lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show September's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of August's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Aug 2, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for August 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 27 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (-4.8%). 35 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 8 new stocks make our August lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show August's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of July's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jul 3, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for July 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 22 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (-1.3%). 26 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 5 new stocks make our July lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show July's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of June's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jun 4, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for June 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 21 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+3.4%). 12 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 9 new stocks make our June lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show June's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of May's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
May 1, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for May 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 29 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+4.06%). 15 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 8 new stocks make our May lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show May's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of April's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Apr 3, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for April 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 23 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.52%). 16 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 22 new stocks make our April lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show April's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of March's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Mar 2, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for March 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 16 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-2.18%). 25 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 116 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (-2.18%). 25 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 20 new stocks make our March lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show March's 40 Most Dangerous stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of February's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 1, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for February 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.85%). 17 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 23 new stocks make our January lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Jan 9, 2007

Most Dangerous Stocks for January 2007

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 24 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.2%). 18 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 16 new stocks make our January lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Dec 1, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for December 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 16 stocks from last months report underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.5%). 13 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 9 new stocks make our December lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Nov 6, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for November 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 20 stocks from last month's report underperformed the S&P 500 (+2.48%). 16 stocks had negative returns. See Figure 1 below.
  • 22 new stocks make our November lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Oct 3, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for October 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 17 companies declined since our last report. 18 companies beat the S&P 500 (+1.55%). See Table 1 below.
  • 24 new stocks make our October lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Sep 5, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for September 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 10 stocks from last month's report declined in the last month while the S&P 500 rose 2%. See Figure 1 below.
  • 20 new stocks make our September lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Aug 7, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for August 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 19 stocks from July's report dropped at least 1% in the last month while the S&P 500 rose 0.7%. See Figure 1 below.
  • 18 new stocks make our August lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Jul 6, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for July 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 17 stocks from June's report dropped at least 1% in the last month while the S&P 500 rose 0.6%. See Figure 1 below.
  • 11 new stocks make our July lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Jun 5, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for June 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 33 stocks from May's report dropped at least 1% in the last month. 23 stocks dropped more than the S&P 500 (-4.5%). See Figure 1 below.
  • 7 new stocks make our June lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
May 9, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for May 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 25 stocks from April's report declined at least 1% in the last month while the S&P500 rose +2.3%. See Figure 1 below.
  • 18 new stocks make our May lists. See Figure 3 below.
  • All of our Most Dangerous Stocks have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, the worst score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
  • Very Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, which means reported earnings are rising while economic earnings and ROIC are declining.
  • Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Apr 9, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for April 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • 14 stocks from March's report declined at least 1% in the last month. See Figure 1 below.
  • Most of the stocks in this month's report are new because we updated our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology
  • We have more directly aligned our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology with our Risk/Reward Rating System.
  • All stocks on our Most Dangerous Lists now must have a 'Very Dangerous' rating, which is our worst Overall rating.
  • Our Risk/Reward Rating system grades 3000+ stocks according to a 5-point scale.
  • A detailed explanation of our Risk/Reward Rating system is included in this report.
  • Figures 3 and 4 on pages 5 and 6 show this month's stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Mar 3, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for March 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Key Highlights: price decreases in the past month move 2 stocks off the lists: VRNT (-4%) and KWK (-21%).
  • Figure 1 in the attached report details all additions and deletions to the lists.
  • Figure 2 highlights 2 stocks with price drops greater than 5% that remain on the list.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show the 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling.
  • Pages 2-4 explain our stock selection methodology.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Feb 8, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for February 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Key Highlights: price decreases in the past month move 4 stocks off the lists: HPQ (-5%), AGE (-3%), FLDR (-13%) and DTAS (-2%).
  • Figure 1 details all additions and deletions to the list.
  • Figure 2 highlights 7 stocks with price drops greater than 5% that remain on the list.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show the 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Pages 2-4 explain our stock selection methodology.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking on October 11, 2005.
Jan 13, 2006

Most Dangerous Stocks for January 2006

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Key Highlights: price decreases in the past month move 3 stocks off the lists: BYD (-3%), ADP (-2%) and SIVBE (-4%).
  • Figure 1 in the attached report details all additions and deletions to the lists.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show the 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking amongst ALL research firms on October 11th, 2005.
Dec 5, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for December 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Key Highlights: price increases in the past month move one stock off the lists: SYKE (-5%).
  • Figure 1 details all additions and deletions.
  • Figure 2 highlights stocks with meaningful price drops that remain on the list.
  • Figures 3 and 4 show the 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling.
  • Pages 2-4 explain our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology.
  • Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Nov 9, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for November 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Key Highlights: price drops in the past month move 4 stocks off the lists: CCC (-31%), PKTR (-30%), KEYW (-17%) and LG (-8%).
  • One new large cap and 5 new small cap stocks make the November Most Dangerous Lists.
  • Details on all additions and deletions to the lists are in Figure 1 and Appendix 1. Figures 2 and 3 show the 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling.
  • Pages 2-4 in the attached report explain our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology.
Oct 3, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for October 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Key Highlights: price drops in the past month push 3 stocks off the lists: EDMC (- 4%), CRAI (-11%), and LAD (-2%).
  • 3 new large cap and 5 new small cap stocks make the October Most Dangerous lists.
  • Details on all additions and deletions to the lists are in Figure 1 and Appendix 1 in the attached report. Figures 2 and 3 show the 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling.
  • Pages 2-4 in the attached report explain our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology.
Sep 9, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for September 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Key Highlight: material price decline in past month pushed CNT (down 4%) off our lists.
  • 2 new large cap and 1 new small cap stocks make the September Most Dangerous lists.
  • Details on all additions and deletions to the lists are in Figure 1 and Appendix 1 in the attached report.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks are also EXPENSIVE, which means market expectations for future cash profits are substantially greater than historical cash profits.
  • Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Pages 2-4 explain our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology.
Aug 5, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for August 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks provide unique investment ideas generated by our analysis of SEC filings, especially the Notes to the Financial Statements, for over 3400 companies.
  • 1 new stock makes our August Large Cap list.
  • 4 new stocks make our August Small Cap list.
  • Figure 1, in the attached report, lists the tickers added to and deleted from our Large and Small Cap Lists. Appendix 1 details the reasons behind each addition and deletion.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling.
  • We identify the most expensive stocks by looking for stocks with the highest expectations for future cash profits versus true, historical profits.
  • Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Pages 2-4 explain our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology.
Jul 8, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for July 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks provide investors with unique investment ideas generated by our forensic analysis of 10K filings for over 3000 companies
  • 3 new stocks make our July Large Cap list. Price appreciation elevated 2 stocks to Most Dangerous status. 1 companys recent 10K reflected a Most Dangerous profit decline
  • 3 new stocks make our July Small Cap list. Price appreciation elevated 1 stock to Most Dangerous status. 2 stocks are recent additions to coverage
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling
  • We identify the most expensive stocks by looking for stocks with the highest expectations for future cash profits versus true, historical profits
  • Figure 1 in the attached report shows the 10 Most Dangerous Large Cap Stocks for July
  • Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks
  • Pages 2-4 explain our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology
Jun 6, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for June 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks provide investors with unique investment ideas generated by our forensic analysis of 10K filings for over 3000 companies.
  • 4 new stocks make our June Large Cap list as recent price appreciation elevated them to more dangerous ranking than 4 companies on the May list.
  • 3 new stocks make our June Small Cap list after price decreases took 3 others off the list.
  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks have MISLEADING EARNINGS, which means reported profits are positive and rising while actual profits are negative and falling.
  • We identify the most expensive stocks by looking for stocks with the highest expectations for future cash profits versus true, historical profits.
  • Figure 1 shows the 10 Most Dangerous Large Cap Stocks for June.
  • Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Dangerous stocks.
  • Pages 2-4 explain our Most Dangerous Stocks selection methodology.
May 10, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for May 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks provide investors with unique investment ideas generated by our rigorous analysis of 10K filings for over 3000 companies.
  • Our detailed forensic accounting analysis scours the Notes to the Financial Statements to reverse window-dressing of reported earnings and assess true profits.
  • We also identify the most expensive stocks by looking for stocks with the highest expectations for future cash profits versus true, historical profits.
  • Figure 1 shows a subset of our Most Dangerous Stocks for May.
  • Our May Most Dangerous Stocks are based on the freshest financial data available to the market for the entire Russell 3000.
  • Contact us for a copy of the full report and/or details on which companies were added/dropped this month.
  • The full report includes a list of and all the details behind our 20 Most Dangerous Large/Mid Cap and Small Cap stocks.
Apr 11, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for April 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • Our Most Dangerous Stocks lists change considerably in April after our analysis of over 2500 new 10Ks.
  • As shown in Figure 1 below, our Most Dangerous stocks are under-performing the market over the past seven months.
  • Our April Most Dangerous Stocks are based on the freshest financial data available to the market for the entire Russell 3000.
  • Dangerous Stocks have Misleading Earnings, declining ROICs, and very EXPENSIVE Valuations.
  • Please contact us for a copy of the report.
  • The full report includes a list of and all the details behind our 20 Most Dangerous Large/Mid Cap and Small Cap stocks.
Feb 28, 2005

40 Most Dangerous Stocks for March 2005

20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks

  • The September Most Dangerous Large/Mid Cap Stocks (+1%) have meaningfully under-performed the S&P 500 (+7%) over the past 6 months. See Figure 1.
  • 1 new Large/Mid-Cap stocks make our Most Dangerous list for March. The top 5 are: STN, IVGN, DNA, EDMC, and BA.
  • 4 new Small-Cap stocks make our Most Dangerous list.
  • The top 5 are: CWTR, JLL, AMHC, COKE, and BONT.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Large/Mid Cap Stocks are on page 4, and the 20 Most Dangerous Small Cap Stocks are on page 5.
  • A detailed description of how we identify the Most Dangerous Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Feb 3, 2005

Most Dangerous Stocks for February 2005

Large/Mid Cap and Small Cap Stocks

  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks have greater downside risk than upside potential because of: Expensive Valuations, Poor Economics, and Misleading Earnings.
  • 3 new Large/Mid-Cap stocks make our Most Dangerous list for February. The top 5 are: STN, IVGN. DNA, EDMC, and UVN.
  • 3 new Small-Cap stocks make our Most Dangerous list. The top 5 are: CWTR, COKE, JLL, AMHC, and BONT.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greater than what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to provide investors with an unadulterated analysis of the underlying economics of businesses.
  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks list for February featuring Large and Mid-Cap Stocks is on page 4 and the list featuring Small-Cap Stocks is on page 5.
  • A detailed description of how we identify the Most Dangerous Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Jan 11, 2005

Most Dangerous Large Cap Stocks for January 2005

Large and Mid-Cap (Greater than $2 billion market value)

  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks have greater downside risk than upside potential because of: Expensive Valuations, Poor Economics, and Misleading Earnings.
  • 3 new stocks make our 20 Most Dangerous list for January. The top 5 Most Dangerous stocks are: STN, IVGN, DNA, UVN, and EDMC.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greaterthan what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to provide investors with an unadulterated analysis of the underlying economics of businesses.
  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks for January are listed on page 4.
  • A detailed description of how we identify the Most Dangerous Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Jan 11, 2005

Most Dangerous Small Cap Stocks for January 2005

Small-Cap (Less than $2 billion market value)

  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks have greater downside risk than upside potential because of: Expensive Valuations, Poor Economics, and Misleading Earnings.
  • The top 5 Most Dangerous small-cap stocks are: COKE, AMHC, ANSI, JLL, and BONT.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greater than what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to provide investors with an unadulterated analysis of the underlying economics of businesses.
  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks for January are listed on page 4.
  • A detailed description of how we identify the Most Dangerous Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Dec 3, 2004

December 2004's 20 Most Dangerous Stocks

Stocks with the Greatest Risk of Downside

  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks have: Expensive Valuations, Poor Economics, and Misleading Earnings.
  • 6 new stocks make our 20 Most Dangerous list for November. The top 5 Most Dangerous stocks are: STN, DNA, UVN, EDMC, and BA.
  • We suggest readers leverage our 'Setting the Benchmarks for the S&P 500' report to compare the metrics for the individual companies in this report to the benchmark metrics in the S&P 500 report.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greater than what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to provide investors with an unadulterated analysis of the underlying economics of businesses.
  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks for November are listed on page 4.
Nov 9, 2004

November 2004's 20 Most Dangerous Stocks

Stocks with the Greatest Risk of Downside

  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks have: Expensive Valuations, Poor Economics, and Misleading Earnings.
  • 6 new stocks make our 20 Most Dangerous list for November. The top 5 Most Dangerous stocks are: STN, DNA, UVN, EDMC, and BA.
  • We suggest readers leverage our 'Setting the Benchmarks for the S&P 500' report to compare the metrics for the individual companies in this report to the benchmark metrics in the S&P 500 report.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greater than what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to provide investors with an unadulterated analysis of the underlying economics of businesses.
  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks for November are listed on page 4.
Oct 4, 2004

October 2004's 20 Most Dangerous Stocks

Stocks with the Greatest Risk of Downside

  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks have: Expensive Valuations, Poor Economics, and Misleading Earnings.
  • 5 new stocks make our 20 Most Dangerous list in October. The top 5 are: BA, AXP, XRX, CPN and UVN.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greater than what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to provide investors with an unadulterated analysis of the underlying economics of businesses.
  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks for October are listed on page 4.
  • A detailed description of how we identify the Most Dangerous Stocks is on pages 2 and 3 of the report.
Sep 10, 2004

September 2004's 20 Most Dangerous Stocks

Stocks with the Greatest Risk of Downside

  • Our 20 Most Dangerous Stocks have: Poor Economics, Expensive Valuations, and Misleading Earnings.
  • 10 new stocks make our 20 Most Dangerous list in September. 4 of the top 5 are replaced as well.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greater than what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to provide investors with an unadulterated analysis of the underlying economics of businesses.
  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks for September are listed on page 4.
  • A detailed description of how we identify the Most Dangerous Stocks is on pages 2 and 3 of the report.
Jul 27, 2004

August 2004's 20 Most Dangerous Stocks

Stocks with the Greatest Risk of Downside

  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks represent those companies with the worst economics and most expensive valuations.
  • These stocks are risky investments because their valuations imply future financial performance far greater than what the companies have achieved historically.
  • Even after recent declines in most major indices, there are many dangerous stocks in the market.
  • Despite reporting positive GAAP earnings and GAAP earnings growth, these companies have negative and declining economic earnings.
  • The key accounting issues that cause GAAP profits to differ from a company's underlying economic earnings are listed in Figure 1 on page 1 of the report.
  • If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
  • Our economic measures overcome accounting distortions to help investors make more informed decisions.
  • Our Top 20 Most Dangerous Stocks are listed on page 4 of the report.
  • A detailed description of how we identify the Most Dangerous Stocks is on page 3 of the report.