FM PUTS ITS STOCK ON THE BLOCK
Five shares to avoid in a downgraded environment
Some of these are great in a bull market, but you wouldn't want to find yourself boxed in with them when the going gets tough
Coronation Fund Managers This is a great business in a bull market, but a prolonged period of investment uncertainty could increase client outflows. The share drifted down in recent months and will probably continue this pattern while the assets-under-management number dwindles. The yield is always compelling but probably not enough to compensate for the chance of further capital loss in the short term.Pick n Pay The Financial Mail could have chosen a handful of other retailers to avoid. But a trailing p:e multiple of over 26 times suggests more downside in supermarket giant Pick n Pay, especially if the prolonged turnaround strategy does not continue to gain traction. Pick n Pay, while showing a great improvement under CEO Richard Brasher, is still not as street-smart as Shoprite or as innovative as Spar and Woolworths. Tougher trading times may be testing.Taste Holdings This fast-food franchise company has just embarked on another rights issue — which means it has raised over R600...
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