Why We’re Short Hanesbrands

After a singular career as a financial journalist focused on discovering ticking time bombs in public-company financial statements, Herb Greenberg has teamed with Debbie Meritz to start independent research firm Greenberg Meritz Research & Analytics. In the firm’s very first report (made available here with permission), Greenberg and Meritz raise several questions about the performance and prospects at apparel company Hanesbrands – so many, in fact, that after doing our own work, we shorted the stock.

The entire 14-page report is available here.