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The end of quarter update was expected last week, but the company decided to delay the announcement until this week. It was unclear at that point why this delay occurred, and on Monday, we found out why, and the news is completely shocking.
The sapphire company, which is expected to be a supplier for Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This news was completely out of left field, as the company was expected to receive another payment from Apple this month. The following statements from the company detail what's going on:
"GT has a strong and fundamentally sound underlying business," said Tom Gutierrez, president and chief executive officer of GT. "Today's filing does not mean we are going out of business; rather, it provides us with the opportunity to continue to execute our business plan on a stronger footing, maintain operations of our diversified business, and improve our balance sheet.
"We are convinced that the rehabilitative process of chapter 11 is the best way to reorganize, protect our company and provide a path to our future success. We remain committed to our roots in innovation and our diversification strategy. We plan to continue to operate as a technology leader across our core set of businesses."
As of September 29th, the company had approximately $85 million in cash. GT is now seeking debtor-in-possession financing, which would provide an immediate source of funds. The company will look to reorganize, as the press release details that the company needs to "resolve its issues". Whatever these issues are, investors were completely blindsided, as this company seemed to have an extremely bright future just last week.
GT shares obviously plunged on the news, and would seem to be completely worthless now. Investors that were hoping for large gains are now saddled with a tremendous loss. In my three plus years at Seeking Alpha, I don't think I've seen something as surprising as this. ..The sad part is that even with shares down 85% at this point, they could head a lot closer to $0.
mannoman bin ich froh dass ich nicht wieder rein gegangen bin.Das ist absolut unerwartet und dann noch 89% minus !
Jetzt wird es erst mal Downgrades rasseln -und die Shorties werden Kasse machen