The deteriorated focal point of TEVE: Short short short short MM MM MM MM, the main reason for owning the stock. Forget the fundamentals, mere foolishness and a total waste of time. Any real questions are met with ridicule, minimized, or labeled bashing thus reducing the board to mere folly. Short? True or untrue, regardless, that is the oldest scam played on the pennies and most are aware of this. I can't think of a better way to send folks running the other way than to continually yell short, MM, etc.
Though fundamentals are sneered at and mocked, there remains daunting questions that deserve answers for those wishing to look beyond the chanting of short short short. Here's just a few:
Where is the guidance from management on the mounting debt that is continually downplayed here?
What happens to this debt in the event of Lenfest's passing?
Can TEVE survive the demise of Lenfest?
Are there any other sources of funding available should it become necessary? A backup plan? If so, what are the terms?
What is the timeline for profitability, how many more years?
Why does management treat shareholders as non-entities? (My earlier attempts at communication with them was disappointing and sterile.)
Why does TEVE remain a public entity, especially in light of the anemic trading and share price that has existed for so long?
What are the possibilities of TEVE going private?
Where would that leave shareholders?
Who are TEVE's biggest competitors?
What is the major threat TEVE faces from its competition?
What steps is management taking to achieve and maintain one leg up on the competition?
What affect does an economic slowdown have on TEVE's overall health and growth?
Can TEVE survive the Fed's projection of a protracted anemic economy?
Does TEVE's rising debt impede growing the business?
What is TEVE's greatest weakness that shareholders should be aware of?
These are just a few metrics that, sadly, remain taboo and are only responded to in a demeaning manner if anyone has the audacity to bring them up.