Template Approach Example: Broadwind Energy, Inc BWEN

    
    (1) Company: http://www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=bwen

    
    (2) Industry/Sector: http://www.tickerspy.com/index/Wind-Energy-Stocks

    
    (3) Index: http://www.cleanedge.com/ceindex/

    
        a. http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=%5ECELS

    (4) National/Global: http://windpowerstockstowatch.blogspot.com/2009/10/wind-power-stocks-in-news.html

2. Capital Structure:
    
    (1)  Confirmation: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000104746910000185/a2196102z424b4.htm

    
    (2) Stock Holder’s Equity: Common & Preferred Shares  http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000110465909061909/a09-31192_110q.htm

    
    (3) Secretary of State: https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/controller

    
        a. http://www.coordinatedlegal.com/SecretaryOfState.html

    
    (1) “Report Card” http://quote.morningstar.com/stock/s.aspx?t=bwen
        
        a. Growth: The growth grade shows how a company's growth compares with that of other stocks in its sector. It measures not only how fast a company's sales are growing, but how consistent that growth has been and whether it is speeding up or slowing down. The growth grade encapsulates the most important information about a company's growth into a single rating, allowing easy comparison between companies.

        
        b. Profitability: The profitability grade shows how well a company's profitability, as measured by its return on assets, compares with its sector. It measures not only raw profitability, but also whether a company's ROA is consistent and improving. The profitability grade encapsulates the most important information about profitability into a single rating, which allows easy comparisons between companies.

        c. Financial Health: To get a high financial health grade, a company should have low financial leverage (assets/equity), high cash-flow coverage (total cash flow/long-term debt), and a large cash position (cash/assets). Also, companies with improving financial health are rewarded, while those with deteriorating health are penalized.
    
    (2) “Stop Light” http://www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=bwen

4. Short Interest: 
    
    (1) http://www.shortsqueeze.com/?symbol=bwen

    
    (2) http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/Trader.aspx?id=ShortInterest

    (3) Example of faulty data: 
    
        a. finviz hasn’t updated most recent Short Interest Report (3.15%). 
    
        b. Short squeeze hasn’t updated the Float (3.82%). 
    
        c. True Short % = 3,102,500 / 91,700,000 = 3.38%

    
    (4) Reg SHO Threshold Security List: http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/Trader.aspx?id=RegSHOThreshold

    
    (5) Naked Short: http://www.buyins.net/tools/short_list.php?ssd=20100127

    
    (1) Equity Incentive Plan: Note 12 http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000110465909061909/a09-31192_110q.htm

    
    (2) Private Placement: LIQUIDITY, FINANCIAL POSITION AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

    
    (3) Shelf Registration: Financing and Liquidity

    
    (1) Insider Sells/Buys:

    
        a. http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/1120370.htm
    
        b. http://www.insidercow.com/

    (2) Institution/Fund Sells/Buys: 
    
        a. http://www.mffais.com/bwen
    
        b. http://www.j3sg.com/Reports/Stock-Insider/generate-Institution.php?tickerLookUp=BWEN&pageNumber=1&descending=1&sortBy=value

    
    (3) Analyst Opinion: http://www.briefing.com/Investor/Public/Calendars/UpgradesDowngrades.htm

7. Litigation: 
    
    (1) Within Filings (10Q/K) Note 15

    
    (2) http://courts.delaware.gov/

    
    (3) http://dockets.justia.com/

    
    (4) http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-txsdce/case_no-4:2008cv02034/case_id-589538/

8. Past/Present News: 
    
    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/A-Major-Score-for-Wind-Energy-indie-1616332209.html?x=0&.v=1
    http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/01/14/broadwind-sags-as-pickens-slashes-wind-turbine-order-will-stock-deal-price-tonight/?mod=yahoobarrons
       

9. Fundamental Milestones: Alt/Clean Energy Support—Federal, State
    
    (1) Earnings: http://earningswhispers.com/calendar.asp