General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> March 4, 2004

SMALL CAP COMPANIES WITH HIGH YIELD ASSETS: ERIC GREEN – PENN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

Green, Eric J.
ERIC J. GREEN, CFA, is Senior Portfolio Manager/Director of Research/Principal at PENN Capital Management. He began his career at the firm in 1997. Mr. Green has gained experience with a number of well- known entities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Royal Bank of Scotland and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, where he served as a financial analyst in the Division of Investment Management. As portfolio manager, Mr. Green is directly responsible for buy/sell decisions, portfolio construction and monitoring existing credit positions in the non-core and equity portfolios. Mr. Green received a BSBA, cum laude, from American University and received an MBA from the Yale School of Management. Profile
TWST: Eric, how do you define small cap?

Mr. Green: We will buy a stock up to a market cap of $2.5 billion.

TWST: That gives you a fairly broad range then. Isn't that a little

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