Firms with Poor Projects and Low DividendsFirms with returns on equity at least 5% lower than the cost of equity and dividends that are less than 50% of payout.
Data Used: Value Line database, of 5179 firms.
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of June 30, 1998
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| Company Name | ROE-Cost of Equity | Dividends/FCFE |
| Aur Resources Inc. | -7.38% | 34.00% |
| BHC Communic. 'A' | -8.27% | 0.00% |
| Checkpoint Systems | -5.89% | 0.00% |
| Chesapeake Energy | -19.04% | 48.00% |
| Coeur d'Alene Mines | -14.99% | 0.00% |
| Ekco Group | -5.44% | 0.00% |
| Euro-Nevada Mining Corp. Ltd. | -5.87% | 20.00% |
| Exide Corp | -5.79% | 17.00% |
| FAC Realty Trust | -11.16% | 0.00% |
| Greif Bros. Corp. | -5.29% | 46.00% |
| Inter-Tel | -6.04% | 17.00% |
| Intl Shipholding | -7.45% | 25.00% |
| Ivaco Inc. | -9.85% | 44.00% |
| JMC Group Inc. | -9.49% | 0.00% |
| Matsushita Elec. ADR | -6.35% | 39.00% |
| National Steel | -5.57% | 32.00% |
| NL Inds. | -16.49% | 42.00% |
| Northeast Utilities | -15.13% | 0.00% |
| Pancho's Mexican Buffet | -16.48% | 10.00% |
| PS Group Hldgs Inc | -10.38% | 14.00% |
| Ryland Group | -5.77% | 27.00% |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | -10.34% | 0.00% |
| Standard Motor Prod. | -12.60% | 0.00% |
| Teck Corp. 'B' | -6.92% | 45.00% |
| Telxon | -17.07% | 3.00% |
| Trans Lux Corp. | -6.21% | 6.00% |
| United HealthCare | -5.88% | 1.00% |
| Vitran Corp. 'A' | -7.90% | 42.00% |