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To: bankbuyer who wrote (1279)

5/16/2012 7:22:55 PM

From: Covenant

Respond to of 1876

That one would take balls of steel.

Or money to burn. Solar is a terrible industry right now, and it will get worse. Several countries including the US have been stimulating false demand for solar power through subsidies. Now that many of the subsidies have expired or changed to less generous terms, solar demand at each price point declines. Solar companies will not be buying new equipment to increase capacity under such circumstance.

Negative changes to the top line this year disproportionately impact the bottom line. Fixed costs remain unabsorbed.

What do companies often do shortly before their stock price crashes?

Repurchase of common stock

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