Tag: IPOs
— 14 items —Are Trimas execs spending too much time on the links?
April 7, 2008—Last May, Trimas (TRS) went public at $11 a share. By October, the stock was trading at $16, which clearly made it a successful IPO. But in November, things started going down hill and they've been going in that direction ever since: the ...
Reading between the lines at American Apparel…
March 19, 2008—Retailer American Apparel (APP), which is usually described as being edgy and which since going public via a special purpose acquisition company in mid-December has fallen sharply, had more than a few sharp edges in the 10K it filed on Monday. Controversial CEO Dov Charney is currently
Blackstone and the NYPL’s $100 million gift…
March 13, 2008—Blackstone (BX) filed its first 10-K yesterday morning and given its year-end results, not to mention its sagging stock price, it's not surprising that the company spent 27 pages highlighting potential risk factors. Among our favorites is the one where Blackstone warns about the difficulty of sustaining growth ...
At ArcSight, at least there’s the yacht…
February 15, 2008—Yesterday, ArcSight (ARST) went public, but didn't manage to close above the $9 IPO price, ending the day at $8.78. This morning, it's trading even lower. But don't feel too bad for Chairman and CEO Robert Shaw. After all, he still has the yacht club and the company-paid airline ...




SIFTING THROUGH PUBLIC COMPANY FILINGS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO.