Nortel’s insistence that a turnaround is imminent doesn’t seem to be registering anymore with some analysts.
“No one listens to them,” said analyst Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Modoff told the News & Observer. “When you lack credibility, there’s a significant discount that’s applied to everything you say and do.”
oneof34kleft, 100% agreed with you on the disconnect between the working level and those in the ivory tower. The CEO Mike Z. gives his subordinates 3 months to 2 quaters to show the results or walk the plank. M.Z himself has given 3-5 years to turn company around and yet half way thru, delivers nothing and you know the rest...
oneor34kleft
sad sad day, i take issue of the old lower level people not knowing how to run a smaller company.. who do you think ran this compnay before it grew in the 90's?? lower level management up 2 levels from the troops are the ones that know how to run the company and to make things work. it's the disconnect of the vp and associates that are screwing things up.. processes have been broken for over a year and they still can not it fixed, but yet they get a bonus.. 6 sygma, blackbelts, greenbelts, ownit, 4c's, buzz words with no measureable results.. over two years and there are still color belts in training??? histroy has it that any company that addopted 6 sygma has gone down in value.. the directors are just the wihpping boys of the vp's and staff and are following directives to save their jobs. those that have left are the smart ones and wouldn't prostisize themselves. the BOD has been taken hostage. NT has some debt comming due soon and we will see how much it costs them to borrow.. anymore sale of property would definetly be a strong indicator of the upcomming demise.
anonymous
//We are at 0.27 on P/S ration and management is focused and getting some results on cutting costs.//
Is that "P" net debt adjusted?
sad sad day for nortel
The folks at nortel are being ripped apart from with-in, the legacy folks that are still running much of the company at a lower level have not been able to learn how to manage a smaller company. It take months for them for figure things out, they need to let go of those old farts!! and start fresh with some executive new grads!!
former NT
OccasionalChecker
This isn't the bottom yet my friend. The bankruptcy vultures are circling. If (or when ) Nortel files for bankruptcy that is when it will hit rock bottom.
NewBlue
Don't bogart that joint, my friend...
OccasionalChecker
Folks, I am being serious about getting NT long. This stock from this level represents ATLEAST a 100% of gains within a year. Because in my view this is the bottom. We are at 0.27 on P/S ration and management is focused and getting some results on cutting costs. The biggest "tell" is when all analysts are downgrading and even good things coming out of management are taken as bad things.
-OccassionalChecker (an ex-Nortel employee)
purple
Obviously the analysts don't know of the new strategic effort to save even more costs by reducing garbage collection in the offices to 1/week from 2 per week.
Observer
Wow. That's pretty harsh. Its telling you almost all investors believe Nortel management is out of touch with reality. I imagine panic is setting in now at the company with the coming real estate site closure(s). Anyone know which sites are on the chopping block ?
NewBlue
No, it's telling you that all of the Nortel PR generated by management is being dismissed by the analysts as spin. It's a credibility issue.
And harsh though it may be, it's also chickens coming home to roost. You can only talk so much bluster before someone finally figures it out and calls you on it.
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Nortel’s insistence that a turnaround is imminent doesn’t seem to be registering anymore with some analysts.
“No one listens to them,” said analyst Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Modoff told the News & Observer. “When you lack credibility, there’s a significant discount that’s applied to everything you say and do.”