Irv DeGraw
Irv DeGraw
handle prepared squeezed
They're not prepared to handle this kind of volume, and they got squeezed out by the big guys.
decent longer million outlook
There's a pretty decent outlook for the longer term. But then there's $2 million in (annual) revenues - that's not going to do it.
affect confusing investor likely lost name people prefer relations small stock symbol
A confusing symbol or name will affect the stock if people don?t know it. It?s a little more likely it will get lost when doing research. As an investor relations guy, you want every small thing in your favor. As an investor, I?d much prefer AT&T being ATT.
buy five four stock
This is the kind of stock you buy and put away and in four or five years you'll be very happy.
behaves concerned positive surprised
This is a wait-and-see for us. We are not surprised by a positive first day but are most concerned with how it behaves after the first day.
outside proven reasonably successful
This is a reasonably priced deal, but they have not proven they can be successful outside New York.
deal early generation next solid utility
This is the early salvo of the next generation of utility firms. It's a pretty big deal but should still have a pretty solid debut.
surprise unclear
This is the big surprise of the day, but it's unclear why it's happening.
company deal turn
This deal is really speculative, but the company has enough breakthrough to turn out OK.
afraid deals gets happening happens lost market shuffle
This always happens when the market gets flooded. I'm afraid a lot of these deals are getting lost in the shuffle and this is what is happening with Western.
attention company deal difficulty highly management pay risky superstar
They were having some difficulty getting this deal done because the company is very highly leveraged. It's a very risky deal, and if it weren't for the superstar management team, no one would pay attention to it.
age-and-aging knocked
This is a carryover that's already been knocked down and it didn't get any better with age.
good left life networking optical production second
I think there's still some life left in these second-tier optical networking sector. And by (saying) second tier I'm not being disparaging. They don't have breakthrough technology; they're just good production people.
buy clue difficult investors notorious paper people retail
Retail investors are notorious for not getting paper filings because they are difficult to obtain. Most people buy something with no clue as to what they are buying.