Mattress maker Sealy (ZZ) wasn't one of my favorite stocks last year. I wasn't too bullish on the company back in the summertime. Of course, the stock rallies after I render my bearish opinion. Always happens, right? It's okay. I felt the risk at the time wasn't worth it. I did allow, however, the opportunity for checking in on the fundamentals at a later date.

Well, we are now at a later date, so let's check out the Q4 numbers, which were released to Wall Street on Wednesday after the bell. Overall sales increased a little less than 2%. Domestic revenues were better than international revenues (and, no, the latter wasn't helped out even with the elimination of currency effects).

"If you are looking for maximum rebound potential, you have to go lower down on the quality spectrum; it is typically the lower quality and lower priced stocks that will have the largest gains when the market rebounds," says turnaround expert George Putnam.

In his industry-leading service focused on distressed companies, The Turnround Letter, he looks at a package of 10 stocks recently trading below $5 per share while also offering "bundles of cash."

Here's his review: