Date updated:02-21-2008
In an August 1, 2007 article at thestreet.com Professor Scott Rothbort analyzed companies based on their balance sheets.
This portfolio tracks the stocks he mentioned in his article, based on performance as of February 1, 2008.

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SIX
Six Flags Inc - $0.37
- +19.35%
- $0.39
Retained earnings: $-1,560,000,000 for first quarter 2007. Price (8/1/2007): $3.18 Price (2/1/2008): $1.93 % change: -40.3%

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LVLT
Level 3 Comm Inc - $1.23
- -3.91%
- $1.25
Retained earnings: $-9,586,000,000 for first quarter 2007. Price (8/1/2007): $5.16 Price (2/1/2008): $3.34 % change: -35.3%

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SIRI
Sirius Xm Radio I - $0.3148
- -12.56%
- $0.36
Retained earnings: $-3,978,000,000 for first quarter 2007. Price (8/1/2007): $2.93 Price (2/1/2008): $3.18 % change: 8.5%

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XMSR
Xm Satellite Radi - $0.00
- 0.00%
- $N/A
Retained earnings: $-3,620,000,000 for first quarter 2007. Price (8/1/2007): $11.45 Price (2/1/2008): $12.85 % change: 12.2%

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BA
Boeing Co - $42.91
- -7.52%
- $44.16
BA had a current ratio of 79% based on August 1, 2007 numbers, but that was not necessarily a sign of a bad balance sheet. Price (8/1/2007): $82.76 Price (2/1/2008): $104.53 % change: -21.9%

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AAPL
Apple Inc - $96.87
- +5.88%
- $97.27
No long term debt as of 8/1/2007. Price (8/1/2007): $135.00 Price (2/1/2008): $133.75 % change: -1.25%

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GOOG
Google - $355.67
- -1.95%
- $357.50
No long term debt as of 8/1/2007. Price (8/1/2007): $512.94 Price (2/1/2008): $515.90 % change: 0.5%

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MSFT
Microsoft Cp - $21.53
- -7.83%
- $23.03
No long term debt as of 8/1/2007. Price (8/1/2007): $29.30 Price (2/1/2008): $30.25 % change: 3.2%
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