STAGE STORES INC SSI (last ticker on record)
CIK 6885Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- 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
- 5
- Newest began May 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Apr 2013 to Apr 2020
- Law firms
- 10
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-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.
- McAfee & Taft A Professional CorporationFirst linked Jun 2008 · Named in a filing · 63 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.29×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Andrews Kurth LLPFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 398 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Gordon SilverFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.46× · Went dark 0.70× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
- Jenkens & GilchristFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 279 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.71× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Jones DayFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.54× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Kronish Lieb Weiner & HellmanFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 1.47× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation | Jun 2008 | Named in a filing | 63 | 1.24 | 0.44 | 1.29 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Andrews Kurth LLP | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 398 | 1.27 | 0.35 | 1.30 |
| Gordon Silver | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 22 | 0.46 | 0.70 | 1.17 |
| Jenkens & Gilchrist | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 279 | 1.12 | 0.71 | 1.11 |
| Jones Day | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 686 | 1.25 | 0.54 | 1.12 |
| Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 34 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 1.85 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
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.
- LANCE C. BALKKirkland & EllisFirst linked Jun 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 29 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.54× · Went dark 1.45× · 95% wipeout 0.70×
- TED S. WAKSMANWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Oct 2001 · Text search only · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.83× · Went dark 1.73× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCE C. BALKKirkland & Ellis | Jun 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 29 | 0.54 | 1.45 | 0.70 |
| TED S. WAKSMANWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Oct 2001 | Text search only | 11 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 0.90 |