LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) is on the brink of failure after another terrible performance in the first quarter. The company is paying more than half of its revenue in interest payments and is begging creditors to refinance debt so that it can stay alive. For equity investors there is little upside given the company's high debt load and massive losses. Fool.com contributor Travis Hoium weighs in on LDK's situation.
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LDK Solar Is on the Brink
Another bad quarter puts LDK Solar closer to failure.
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