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4. Thermon Group Holdings Inc (NYSE:THR) and FX Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FXEN)

This pick is a ‘twofer’. Both of these energy companies are losing ground based on their market positioning. Thermon Group Holdings provides engineered thermal solutions for process industries. The company also has missed earnings two consecutive quarters in a row. They are keeping insanely quiet about future improvements to the firm and their intentions to increase the bottom line. With revising EPS for the upcoming quarters down along with increased competition in Thermon Group Holdings Inc (NYSE:THR)’s market place, I expect the stock to take a further hit.

FX Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FXEN) explores for and produces oil and gas – which could be a profitable industry. The catch is, they do so primarily in the Republic of Poland. To keep up with oil consumption, companies must constantly look for new sources of petroleum, as well as improve the production of existing wells, neither of which can be done in this region. The company has also not been aggressive in expanding into other regions as other companies have. Relying one area with limited success as evident with wild swings in the EPS each quarter including massive losses in two quarter of 2012 is not good business. FX Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FXEN) expects to stay in Poland moving forward and will continue the same methodology of finding oil and gas that will continue to produce lack luster profits. Why invest in a company that will you lose you money in the future when their better competitors are better suited.

All of these stocks have one thing in common, which is growing competition, failing to live up to earnings expectations, lack of innovation, and failure to do what’s best for the investor. I would suggest when a company fails to live up to their bottom lines then look for their competitors who are better and invest there.

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