Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (ALU): Will The Company Go Bankrupt?

Meanwhile, back on the ranch
Meanwhile, what are Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU)’s rivals up to? Well, rival Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) is back to nearly FCF-positive now, helped in large part by three straight operating-profitable quarters at its Nokia Siemens Networks division, which competes with Alcatel. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), as always, is rolling in cash and generated $10.5 billion worth of the stuff over the past year.

Which kind of makes Alcatel look like the odd man out here. I mean, I hate to say it, folks — and I’ve never said it before — but the more I look at the numbers, and how fast they’re worsening, the more I begin to think:

This really could be the year that Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) goes bankrupt.

The article 2013: Is This the Year Alcatel Goes Bankrupt? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rich Smith.

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