Celadon on the ropes...

Discussion in 'Celadon' started by double yellow, May 3, 2017.

  1. sealevel

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    That's what happens when you lease internationals, file as though they are sold but still have to eat the depretiation. We all know nothing loses value like a International. They somehow found it to be a good idea to offer walk away leases on them.
    They might survive but just servicing the debt is putting a tremendous squeeze on that at this point. Almost a classic study study of a good company that decided to get just a little greedy and got stuck with it's hand in the cookie jar.
    Hope it works out for their drivers, but this ugly and somewhat predictable.
     
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  3. scottied67

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    Do you think they will be the subject of a made for TV corporate drama?
     
  4. sealevel

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    My question is, will they have the decency to aware drivers before it ends. 5 or 6 years ago I gave a driver at New Century a ride from the flying j in richmond VA to his house in Delaware. Dude had a 4 year old and a new one on the way. He was more worried about explaining to his wife there would be no paycheck. I ended up giving him 100 bucks. He payed me back five weeks later. Lol. We have been freinds ever since. It's a dirty business.
     
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  5. double yellow

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    The SEC investigation is not new, it is the same one they've had for a year. We know the previous management cooked the books, but the previous management is completely gone.

    Will Celadon survive? Nothing is certain, but the allegations surfaced a year and a half ago and were admitted to a year ago. Celadon is still here and banks are still lending (albeit at high rates).

    The new CEO has a fairly modest salary (I think it was $300,000), but he was awarded 800,000 shares in stock & options. That's an ~$8 million incentive to avoid bankruptcy during the turnaround...
     
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  6. drvrtech77

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    No this is another one because of the recent statement that celadon released about Restating their earnings reports
     
  7. Opus

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    They did that last year when they ran everybody off
     
  8. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    From your article:

    The company is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over the discrepancies within filings required of publicly traded companies, as reported by CCJ in October.
     
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  9. scottied67

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    Going Long and Short on stocks--

     
  10. double yellow

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    For those that have not been following too closely, Celadon announced Monday that it had agreed to terms for a new loan -- $200 million fixed loan plus $100 million revolving line of credit. The lender would also get 20% equity in Celadon.

    The stock is up ~55% since the announcement.
     
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  11. IluvCATS

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    Oooops I shorted it!
     
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