Sure companies have staged amazing comebacks from the brink of...

Sure companies have staged amazing comebacks from the brink of oblivion, but it usually comes down to circumstances outside managements direct control - like a significant resource discovery or change in market conditions. If everything goes absolutely perfectly for UML and they have a string of great luck over the next couple of years they may turn it all around - but the odds are stacked heavily against them.

The question is: Is the risk/reward ratio of UML really the best choice out of all the ASX stocks to gamble on?