Problems at 130 Long-Term Underperformers

Two months ago, The Bear Cave published Problems at 100 Long-Term Underperformers. Because of the overwhelmingly positive reader feedback, we have expanded our list to 130 long-term underperformers, including a dedicated list of 12 long-term international underperformers.

To make this list, The Bear Cave:

• Manually examined each long-term underperformer in the S&P 1500 over the last decade

• Screened for businesses with long-term stagnant or declining revenues

• Reached out to sector experts

• Analyzed thousands of Glassdoor reviews

• Reviewed our five-year archive of media reporting on self-dealing management teams

• Used ChatGPT o3 to analyze industry dynamics for hundreds of companies

In this unique report, you’ll find everything from the world’s largest printer of physical business cards to a Chinese auto advertising giant ceding ground to fast-rising rivals. It’s a perfect read for our long holiday weekend with ideas for every type of short-seller in any market condition.

Every company on this list has underperformed the market since inception, and we provide reasons why the underperformance will continue onward.

Let’s dig in.