ARGAN INC AGX (last ticker on record)
CIK 100591Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 2
- Newest began Dec 2010
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Culhane Meadows PLLCFirst linked Jun 2018 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Robinson & Cole LLPFirst linked Aug 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 133 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.56× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Sheppard MullinFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 392 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.22×
- DLA PiperFirst linked Jul 2008 · Text search only · 1,184 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 0.45× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culhane Meadows PLLC | Jun 2018 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| Robinson & Cole LLP | Aug 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 133 | 0.95 | 0.56 | 0.88 |
| Sheppard Mullin | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 392 | 1.12 | 0.81 | 1.22 |
| DLA Piper | Jul 2008 | Text search only | 1,184 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Richard A. KrantzRobinson & Cole LLPFirst linked May 2003 · Named in SEC correspondence · 17 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.38× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.19×
- ANDREW J. HIRSCHWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Oct 2003 · Text search only · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard A. KrantzRobinson & Cole LLP | May 2003 | Named in SEC correspondence | 17 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.19 |
| ANDREW J. HIRSCHWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Oct 2003 | Text search only | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 |