John ZechnerNortel ASNTEL.TOBUY ON WEAKNESSMay 06, 2004
Industry has definitely turned positive and Nortel is picking up market share in wireless. We'll be a lot of volatility in the short period of time but a good time to consider. Would buy under five dollars Canadian.
If you own the stock, you are playing that there is some value in the assets they own. The company is not a going concern. Have a huge deficit hole in their pension plan. Individual parts of the company may be better being sold off.
Has about $4 per share in cash. They are thinking of selling an asset that would raise about another $1 billion, which would add another $2 per share in cash. However, the overall quality of the balance sheet is as bad as he has ever seen it. Speculative.