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Microcap & Penny Stocks : ARET (Formerly KLHE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Jay Elrod who wrote (3972)4/15/1998 7:07:00 PM
From: John  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 4594
 
A reverse split is a very BAD idea at this point. A reverse split is best utilized AFTER a company has managed to become profitable, and can sustain growth and profits. There is not a single doubt in my mind that if a reverse split were performed right now, the stock would end up depreciating considerably in price. The risk of a reverse split is enormous at this point, and thank goodness ARET officials agree, according to Barry. He revealed to me during my phone conversation with him last month that ARET would not even consider a reverse split until the company becomes profitable and CAN SUSTAIN A POST REVERSE-SPLIT PRICE.

I will be the first to admit that once the company is rolling along, making money, showing a profit, and displaying the propensity to continue the trend, a reverse split may yield a price that is attractive to investors who normally shy away from stocks below $1.00.

Reverse splits can be adventageous, but not here, and certainly not now. There isn't a whole helluva lot of downside to where we are right now. I will continue to average down here, and don't really mind the .013 prices at present. Our day will come.

The "what if" scenario...

If we perform a 100:1 reverse split now, the price would go to around 1.30 to 1.70 a share. What if the company experiences even MORE problems, and the stock drops to 0.30 or less? What if the problems continue, and the stock drops to 0.15 or less? Now we're talking this being the equivalent of a pre-reverse-split price of .0015! I've seen this kind of thing happen. It's very ugly. Thank goodness I wasn't involved.

Ciao,
John