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Feb 3, 2012
Most Attractive Stocks For February 2012
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 6 new stocks make our February lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are
in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+9.7%) outperformed
the S&P 500 (+3.6%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital
(ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst
the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jan 6, 2012
Most Attractive Stocks For January 2012
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 6 new stocks make our January lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+1.1%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+2.7%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Dec 2, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For December 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 7 new stocks make our December lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-0.6%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+0.7%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Nov 2, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For November 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 7 new stocks make our November lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+9.3%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+9.6%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Oct 5, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For October 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 10 new stocks make our October lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-9.0%) underperformed the S&P 500 (-6.4%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Sep 2, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For September 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 11 new stocks make our September lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-5.2%) underperformed the S&P 500 (-3.3%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Aug 3, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For August 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 6 new stocks make our August lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-4.4%) underperformed the S&P 500 (-3.9%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jul 1, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For July 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 7 new stocks make our July lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+1.7%) outperformed the S&P 500 (+1.6%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jun 3, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For June 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 8 new stocks make our June lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-1.0%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-2.4%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
May 4, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks for May 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 11 new stocks make our May lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-0.1%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+2.2%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms. See our website for details.
Apr 1, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For April 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 17 new stocks make our April lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+1.9%) outperformed the S&P 500 (+1.3%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Mar 2, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For March 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 14 new stocks make our March lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+0.2%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+1.8%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Feb 2, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For February 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 9 new stocks make our February lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+0.2%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+0.7%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jan 5, 2011
Most Attractive Stocks For January 2011
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 9 new stocks make our January lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are
in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+6.8%) outperformed
the S&P 500 (+4.1%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital
(ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst
the best of all Wall Street firms.
Dec 2, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks For December 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 7 new stocks make our December lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-1.2%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-1.5%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Nov 3, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks For November 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 7 new stocks make our November lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+2.8%) outperformed the S&P 500 (+2.1%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Oct 6, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks For October 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 9 new stocks make our October lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+7.1%) outperformed the S&P 500 (+4.3%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Sep 2, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks For September 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 11 new stocks make our September lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-4.4%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-6.3%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Aug 3, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for August 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 3 new stocks make our August lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+6.9%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+7.7%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jul 2, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for July 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 7 new stocks make our July lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-3.6%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-6.2%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Jun 2, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for June 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 9 new stocks make our June lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (-1.6%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-7.2%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
May 4, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for May 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 5 new stocks make our May lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+1.2%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-0.2%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Apr 6, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for April 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 20 new stocks make our April lists.
- FREE Company Valuation Reports for 2 of the new stocks are in the Free Archive on our website.
- The Most Attractive Stocks portfolio (+4.8%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+5.3%) last month.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Barron's recently highlighted our stock-picking as amongst the best of all Wall Street firms.
Mar 2, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for March 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 15 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P
500 (+1.4%). 21 stocks had positive gains.
- 19 new stocks make our March lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 2, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for February 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 26 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-5.2%). 11 stocks had positive gains.
- 8 new stocks make our February lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jan 5, 2010
Most Attractive Stocks for January 2010
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 29 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P
500 (+0.6%). 29 stocks had positive gains.
- 14 new stocks make our January lists.
- Note: we modified our FCF Yield Rating. It is based on a
single year instead of the 2-year average.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on
capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking
ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Dec 2, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for December 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- New lower price ($50) for our Most Attractive report.
- 19 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P500 (+4.8%). 28 stocks had positive gains.
- 12 new stocks make our December lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital(ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking
ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Nov 4, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for November 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- New lower price ($50) for our Most Attractive report.
- 13 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P500 (+1.3%). 13 stocks had positive gains.
- 7 new stocks make our November lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Oct 2, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for October 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 17 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P
500 (+5.9%). 29 stocks had positive gains.
- 9 new stocks make our October lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Sep 2, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for September 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 16 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P
500 (+1.5%). 21 stocks had positive gains.
- 4 new stocks make our September lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Aug 5, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for August 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 23 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+8.6%). 36 stocks had positive gains.
- 7 new stocks make our August lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jul 2, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for July 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 21 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-2.7%). 17 stocks had positive gains.
- 6 new stocks make our July lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jun 3, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for June 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 21 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+4.3%). 27 stocks had positive gains.
- 3 new stocks make our June lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
May 6, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for May 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 25 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P
500 (+11.9%). 36 stocks had positive gains.
- 10 new stocks make our May lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on
capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking
ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Apr 2, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for April 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 21 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P500 (+14.6%). 38 stocks had positive gains.
- 17 new stocks make our April lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Mar 3, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for March 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 16 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-16.4%). 6 stocks had positive gains.
- 28 new stocks make our March lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 3, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for February 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 22 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P500 (-9.0%). 8 stocks had positive gains.
- 7 new stocks make our February lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show February's 40 Most Attractive Stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of January's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jan 6, 2009
Most Attractive Stocks for January 2009
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 34 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+6.5%). 39 stocks had positive gains.
- 9 new stocks make our January lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Dec 2, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for December 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 10 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-15.5%). 6 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 10 new stocks make our December lists. See Figure 3 below.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show December's 40 Most Attractive Stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of November's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Nov 3, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for November 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 15 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-16.6%). 3 stocks had positive gains.
- 16 new stocks make our November lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Oct 1, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for October 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 18 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-8.6%). 6 stocks had positive gains.
- 9 new stocks make our October lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Sep 3, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for September 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 27 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-0.6%). 26 stocks had positive gains.
- 14 new stocks make our September lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Aug 5, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for August 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 26 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-1.9%). 21 stocks had positive gains.
- 12 new stocks make our August lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jul 8, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for July 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 10 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-9.1%). 4 stocks had positive gains.
- 6 new stocks make our July lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jun 3, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for June 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 26 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-2.3%). 19 stocks had positive gains.
- 11 new stocks make our June lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
May 6, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for May 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 15 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+2.7%). 16 stocks had positive gains.
- 11 new stocks make our May lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Apr 1, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for April 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 16 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-0.3%). 16 stocks had positive gains.
- 14 new stocks make our April lists.
- The Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
Mar 4, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for March 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 19 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-0.4%). 19 stocks had positive gains.
- 25 new stocks make our March lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 5, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for February 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 30 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P
500 (-0.7%). 27 stocks had positive gains.
- 8 new stocks make our February lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital
(ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking
ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jan 8, 2008
Most Attractive Stocks for January 2008
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 21 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-3.2%). 15 stocks had positive gains.
- 9 new stocks make our January lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Dec 4, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for December 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 18 stocks from last month's report out-performed the S&P 500 (-2.0%). 13 stocks had positive gains.
- 4 new stocks make our December lists.
- Most Attractive Stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show December's 40 Most Attractive Stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of November's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Nov 5, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for November 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 13 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-2.4%). 8 stocks had positive gains.
- 12 new stocks make our November lists.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show November's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of October's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Oct 2, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for October 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 23 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+5.1%). 29 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1.
- 7 new stocks make our October lists. See Figure 3.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show October's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of September's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Sep 5, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for September 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 16 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+1.2%). 19 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 7 new stocks make our September lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low market expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show September's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of August's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Aug 2, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for August 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 14 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-4.8%). 7 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 10 new stocks make our August lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show August's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of July's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jul 3, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for July 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 18 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-1.3%). 11 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 8 new stocks make our July lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show July's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of June's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Jun 4, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for June 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 24 stocks from Mays report rose more than the S&P 500 (+3.4%). 35 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 10 new stocks make our June lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' or Attractive Risk/Reward Rating.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show June's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of May's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
May 1, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for May 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 18 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+4.1%). 33 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 5 new stocks make our May lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show May's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of April's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Apr 3, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for April 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 18 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+1.52%). 21 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 19 new stocks make our April lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show April's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of March's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Mar 2, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for March 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 23 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (-2.18%). 18 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 28 new stocks make our March lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 6 and 7 show March's 40 Most Attractive stocks. Figure 5 shows the performance of February's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our stock-picking ability as #1 amongst all research firms.
Feb 1, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for February 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 28 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+1.85%). 30 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 15 new stocks make our January lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Jan 9, 2007
Most Attractive Stocks for January 2007
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 16 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+1.15%). 18 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 7 new stocks make our January lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Dec 1, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for December 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 20 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+1.5%). 26 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 9 new stocks make our December lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Nov 6, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for November 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 27 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P 500 (+2.48%). 31 stocks had positive gains. See Figure 1 below.
- 14 new stocks make our November lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' or Attractive rating, the best scores in our Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Oct 3, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for October 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 22 companies rose since our last report. 19 companies beat the S&P 500 (+1.5%). See Table 1 below.
- 7 new stocks make our October lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October, 2005, article.
Sep 5, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for September 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 13 stocks from last month's report rose more than the S&P500 (+2%) in the last month. See Figure 1 below.
- 13 new stocks make our September lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Aug 7, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for August 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 17 stocks from July's report rose more than the S&P500 (+0.7%) in the last month. See Figure 1 below.
- 8 new stocks make our August lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Jul 6, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for July 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 22 stocks from June's report rose more than the S&P500 (+0.6%) in the last month. See Figure 1 below.
- 5 new stocks make our July lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Jun 5, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for June 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 20 stocks from May's report rose more than the S&P500 (-4.5%) in the last month. See Figure 1 below.
- 6 new stocks make our June lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
May 9, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for May 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 26 stocks from April's report rose more than the S&P500 (+2.3%) in the last month. See Figure 1 below.
- 16 new stocks make our May lists. See Figure 3 below.
- All of our Most Attractive Stocks have a 'Very Attractive' rating, the best score in our Risk/Reward Rating system.
- Very Attractive stocks have high and rising returns on capital (ROIC) and low expectations for future profits.
- Figures 5 and 6 on pages 6 and 7 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Apr 9, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for April 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- 20 stocks from March's report rose more than the S&P500 (+0.5%) in the last month. See Figure 1 below.
- Most of the stocks in this month's report are new because we updated our Most Attractive Stocks selection methodology
- We have more directly aligned our Most Attractive Stocks selection methodology with our Risk/Reward Rating System.
- All stocks on our Most Attractive list now must have a 'Very Attractive' rating, which is our best Overall rating.
- Our Risk/Reward Rating system grades 3000+ stocks according to a 5-point scale.
- A detailed explanation of our Risk/Reward Rating system is included in the report.
- Figures 3 and 4 on pages 5 and 6 show this month's stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Mar 3, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for March 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Key Highlights: price gains in the past month move 5 stocks off the lists: PPG (10%), ACF (6%), MRK (4%), TCB (4%) and HAMP (3%).
- Figure 1 details all additions and deletions to the list. Figure 2 highlights 8 stocks with price gains greater than 5% that remain on the list.
- Figures 3 and 4 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Feb 8, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for February 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Key Highlights: price gains in the past month move 3 stocks off the lists: CLF (5%), FRD (19%) and CRS (9%).
- Figure 1 details all additions and deletions to the list.
- Figure 2 highlights 5 stocks with price gains greater than 5% that remain on the list.
- Figures 3 and 4 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stock selection methodology.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking on October 11, 2005.
Jan 13, 2006
Most Attractive Stocks for January 2006
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Key Highlights: price gains in the past month move 6 stocks off the lists: USG (18%), ADM (9%), PCU (4%), CYBE (15%), GFR (12%) and OMG (5%).
- Figure 1 in the attached report details all additions and deletions to the list.
- Figures 3 and 4 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking amongst ALL research firms in an October 11th, 2005 article.
Dec 5, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for December 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Key Highlights: price gains in the past month move 5 stocks off the lists: MWD (8%), AMG (1%), ELNK (7%), HAMP (4%) and RHB (2%).
- Figure 1 details all additions and deletions.
- Figure 2 highlights stocks with meaningful price gains that remain on the list.
- Figures 3 and 4 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stock selection methodology.
- Institutional Investor Magazine highlighted our #1 ranking for stock-picking in an October 11th article.
Nov 9, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for November 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Key Highlights: price gains in the past month move 10 stocks off the lists: LRCX (up 21%), SAFC (7%), ACN (6%), HUBB (3%), TWI (28%), ASCEF (22%), TONE (11%), PLFE (5%), MRD (3%) and CAO (2%).
- 5 new large cap and 6 new small cap stocks make the November Most Attractive Lists.
- Figure 1 details all additions and deletions.
- Our Most Attractive stocks have rising ROICs, combined with low expectations for future cash flows and current Free-Cash-Flow Yields greater than 5%.
- Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stock selection methodology.
Oct 3, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for October 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Key Highlights: price gains in the past month push 5 stocks off the lists: BSC (up 11%), CNF (5%), NL (38%), CLF (25%) and ATAC (13%).
- 2 new large cap and 5 new small cap stocks make the October Most Attractive lists.
- Figure 1 in the attached report details all additions and deletions.
- Our Most Attractive stocks have rising ROICs, low expectations for future cash flows and current Free-Cash-Flow Yields greater than 5%.
- Figures 2 and 3 in the attached report provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stock selection methodology.
Sep 9, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for September 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Key Highlights: material price appreciation in August pushed the following stocks off our lists: USG (up 31%), HSII (15%), BHO (3%), and EFD (3%).
- 3 new large cap and 7 new small cap stocks make the September Most Attractive lists.
- Figure 1 and Appendix 1, in the attached report, detail all additions and deletions for the September Most Dangerous lists.
- Our Most Attractive stocks have rising ROICs, low expectations for future cash flows and current Free-Cash-Flow Yields greater than 5%.
- Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stock selection methodology.
Aug 5, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for August 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Our Most Attractive Stocks provide unique investment ideas generated by our analysis of SEC filings, especially the Notes to the Financial Statements, for over 3400 companies.
- 3 new stocks make our August Large Cap list.
- 4 new stocks make our August Small Cap list.
- Figure 1, in the attached report, lists the tickers added to and deleted from our Large and Small Cap Lists. Appendix 1 details the reasons behind each addition and deletion.
- Our Most Attractive Stocks have RISING ROICs, which means the economics of the businesses are improving.
- Our Most Attractive stocks are also very cheap, with low expectations for future cash flows and current Free-Cash-Flow Yields greater than 5%.
- Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stocks
selection methodology.
Jul 8, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for July 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Our Most Attractive Stocks provide investors with unique investment ideas generated by our forensic analysis of 10K filings for over 3000 companies.
- 3 new stocks make our July Large Cap list because price appreciation pushed 2 others off the list. 1 stock was eliminated as a new 10K revealed a drop in ROIC.
- 8 new stocks make our July Small Cap list because price appreciation pushed 8 others off the list.
- Our Most Attractive Stocks have RISING ROICs, which means the economics of the businesses are improving.
- Our Most Attractive stocks are also very cheap, with low expectations for future cash flows and Free-Cash-Flow Yields greater than 5%.
- Figure 1 in the attached report shows the 10 Most Attractive Large Cap Stocks for July.
- Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stocks selection methodology.
Jun 6, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for June 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Our Most Attractive Stocks provide investors with unique investment ideas generated by our rigorous analysis of 10K filings for over 3000 companies.
- 5 new stocks make our June Large Cap list because price appreciation in the past few weeks pushed 5 others off the list.
- 6 new stocks make our June Small Cap list because price appreciation pushed 5 others off the list. 1 stock was eliminated as a new 10K revealed a drop in ROIC.
- Our Most Attractive Stocks have RISING ROICs, which means the economics of the business are improving.
- Our Most Attractive stocks are also very cheap, with low expectations for future cash flows and Free-Cash- Flow Yields greater than 5%.
- Figure 1 shows the 10 Most Attractive Large Cap Stocks for June.
- Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and 20 Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Most Attractive stocks selection methodology.
May 10, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for May 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- Our Most Attractive Stocks provide investors with unique investment ideas generated by our rigorous analysis of 10K filings for over 3000 companies.
- Our detailed forensic accounting analysis scours the Notes to the Financial Statements to reverse window- dressing of reported earnings and assess true profits.
- We also identify the cheapest stocks by looking for stocks with the lowest expectations for future cash flows and a Free-Cash-Flow Yields greater than 5%.
- Figure 1 shows a subset of our Most Attractive Stocks for May.
- Figures 2 and 3 provide the full list of 20 Large Cap and Small Cap Attractive stocks.
- Pages 2-4 explain our Attractive stock selection methodology.
- Our May Most Attractive Stocks classifications are based on the freshest 10K data available to the market for the entire Russell 3000.
Apr 11, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for April 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- The April Most Attractive Stocks list reflects the most recent (FYE 2004) corporate financial data for our 3000-company coverage universe.
- The top 5 stocks in our Large/Mid Cap Stocks List are: ACF, LPX, MWD, MEL and CNF. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 15%.
- The top 5 stocks in our Small Cap Stocks List are: GFR, OTL, BDY, TRMK, and NAFC. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 15%.
- Due to the improving profitability of companies formerly not on the list (reflected in 2004 FYE data), a meaningful change in its composition is expected.
- Rigorous back-testing has shown that stocks with a 2-Year average Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10% substantially outperform the market and peers.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Large/Mid Cap Stocks are on page 4, and the 20 Most Attractive Small Cap Stocks are on page 5 of the report.
Feb 28, 2005
40 Most Attractive Stocks for March 2005
20 Large/Mid Cap and 20 Small Cap Stocks
- The September Most Attractive Large/Mid Cap Stocks (+16%) have meaningfully out-performed the S&P 500 (+7%) over the past 6 months. See Figure 1.
- 5 new Large/Mid-Cap stocks make our Most Attractive list. The top 5 are: S, HAS, BOH, UST, and OKE. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10%.
- 4 new Small-Cap stocks make our Most Attractive list.
- The top 5 are: GTIV, WRNC, OTL, UHAL, and ASPT.
- Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 20%.
- Rigorous back-testing has shown that stocks with a 2-Year average Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10% substantially outperform the market and peers.
- Attractive stocks have strong cash flow and improving Returns on Invested Capital.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Large/Mid Cap Stocks are on page 4, and the 20 Most Attractive Small Cap Stocks are on page 5.
Feb 3, 2005
Most Attractive Stocks for February 2005
Large/Mid Cap and Small Cap Stocks
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have greater upside potential than downside risk because of: Cheap Valuations, Strong Economics, and Hidden Value.
- 4 new Large/Mid-Cap stocks make our Most Attractive list. The top 5 are: S, HAS, BOH, UST, and PNC. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 12%.
- 5 new Small-Cap stocks make our Most Attractive list. The top 5 are: GTIV, BDG, WRNC, OTL, and ITLA. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 20%.
- Rigorous back-testing has shown that stocks with a 2-Year average Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10% substantially outperform the market and peers.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical economic profit growth is solid.
- Attractive stocks have strong cash flow and improving Returns on Invested Capital.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks list for February featuring Large and Mid-Cap Stocks is on page 4 and the list featuring Small-Cap Stocks is on page 5.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Jan 11, 2005
Most Attractive Large Cap Stocks for January 2005
Large and Mid-Cap (Greater than $2 billion market value)
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have greater upsidepotential that downside risk because of: Cheap Valuations, Strong Economics, and Hidden Value.
- 9 new stocks make our 20 Most Attractive list in JanuaryThe top 5 Most Attractive are: SFI, HAS, BOH, UST and PNC. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 13%.
- Rigorous back-testing has shown that stocks with a 2-Year average Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10% substantially outperform the market and peers.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical economic profit growth is solid.
- If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks for January are listed on page 4.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Jan 11, 2005
Most Attractive Small Cap Stocks for January 2005
Small Cap (Less than $2 billion market value)
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have greater upside potential that downside risk because of: Cheap Valuations, Strong Economics, and Hidden Value.
- The top 5 Most Attractive Small-Cap stocks are: GTIV, BDG, OTL, ITLA and SIE. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 20%.
- Rigorous back-testing has shown that stocks with a 2-Year average Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10% substantially outperform the market and peers.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical economic profit growth is solid.
- If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks for January are listed on page 4.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Dec 3, 2004
December 2004's 20 Most Attractive Stocks
Stocks with Low Risk and Strong Upside Potential
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have: Cheap Valuations, Strong Economics, and Hidden Value.
- 11 new stocks make our 20 Most Attractive list in December as we introduce a new criterion: 2-Year Average Free-Cash-Flow Yield.
- We suggest readers leverage our 'Cash Is King.....When Measured Accurately' report to read how our model portfolio based on FCF Yields < 10% strongly outperforms key benchmarks.
- Rigorous back-testing has shown that stocks with a 2-Year average Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10% substantially outperform the market and peers.
- Top 5 Most Attractive are: BOH, CBSS, CRE, FCX, and FITB. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 15%.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical economic profit growth is solid.
- If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks for December are listed on page 4.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3.
Nov 9, 2004
November 2004's 20 Most Attractive Stocks
Stocks with Low Risk and Strong Upside Potential
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have: Cheap Valuations, Strong Economics, and Hidden Value.
- 14 new stocks make our 20 Most Attractive list in November as we introduce a new criterion: Free-Cash-Flow Yield.
- Rigorous back-testing of our Free-Cash-Flow Yield metric has shown that stocks with a yield greater than 10% substantially outperform the market and peers.
- Top 5 Most Attractive are: LPX, MVL, TMK, CRE, and MI. Each has a Free-Cash-Flow Yield greater than 10%.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical economic profit growth is solid.
- If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks for November are listed on page 4 of the report available from the link below.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3 of the report.
Oct 4, 2004
October 2004's 20 Most Attractive Stocks
Stocks with Low Risk and Strong Upside Potential
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have: Cheap Valuations, Strong Economics, and Hidden Value.
- 3 new stocks make our 20 Most Attractive list in October. The top 5 are: ECL, GNTX, GGP, UNH, PEP.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical economic profit growth is solid.
- These stocks have hidden value because their economic EPS growth exceeds their GAAP EPS growth.
- The Price-to-Earnings ratios of these stocks are relatively high and, we believe, are misleading.
- If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks for October are listed on page 4 of the report available from the link below.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3 of the report.
Sep 10, 2004
September 2004's 20 Most Attractive Stocks
Stocks with Low Risk and Strong Upside Potential
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have: Cheap Valuations, Strong Economics, and Hidden Value.
- 7 new stocks make our 20 Most Attractive list in September. All of the top 5 are new. They are HB, WL, UST, MAY, and CRE.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical economic profit growth is solid.
- These stocks have hidden value because their economic EPS growth exceeds their GAAP EPS growth.
- The Price-to-Earnings ratios of these stocks are relatively high and, we believe, are misleading.
- If accounting measures of profitability can be unreliable, then so can the valuation metrics that rely on them.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks for September are listed on page 4 of the report available from the link below.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3 of the report.
Aug 4, 2004
August 2004's 20 Most Attractive Stocks
Stocks with Low Risk and Strong Upside Potential
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks have: (1) Cheap Valuations, (2) Strong Economics, and (3) Hidden Value.
- These stocks have low risk because their valuations reflect low expectations for future economic profit growth while historical profit growth is strong.
- These stocks have hidden value because their economic EPS growth exceeds their GAAP EPS growth.
- Our 20 Most Attractive Stocks are listed on page 4 in this report.
- A detailed description of how we identify the Most Attractive Stocks is on pages 2 and 3 in this report.
