Word: orly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The next thing you do is find out why the company failed to meet expectations. If you read anything about accounting irregularities being behind the disappointment, then you pick up the phone, or go to your computer, and turn that unrealized loss into a realized loss, pronto. My rule is...
If, on the other hand, the problem appears to be a onetime event--a key part didn't get delivered in time, or demand outstripped supply--buy more. Apple Computer lost about 15 quick points when it preannounced that it couldn't meet consumer demand for its hot new computers...
Unfortunately, most blow-ups are a combination of factors that don't easily line up in those two camps. Say demand has slowed for a product. If the item is tech, that's nasty. It means you will probably have to take the hit--unless you can wait for a...
Not sure whether the issue is a supply problem or just sloppy execution? Wait a month, if not a quarter. Silence in this case is golden, because most companies would not take the extreme measure of announcing a shortfall if they had any hope, near term, that there could be...
A company that has made you money in tough times deserves another shot. Usually, by the time it announces the next quarter, it has either cleaned up the mess or taken steps to rectify the problems. If there is no improvement and no steps have been taken by that next...