MFI Top 200 List - SEptember 6th 2013

September 8th, 2013

I have had a relaxing fall weekend in New England (despite Hoosiers losing last night). As my readers know, I like to replicate the official MFI site (Magic Formula Investing) every now and then.  I add a few extra elements such as (1) country, (2) yahoo yield, (3) my calculated stats, (4) ranking and (5) 200 stocks.

I think my approach is pretty darned accurate.  I use Compustat as well and formulas that were devised by a team on the Yahoo Groups board and detailed in my blog (MFI Diary: The Calculation).  I also cross reference my list with the official top 50 and they are almost always within my top 100 (I have more on my list as I do not exclude some stocks the official site excludes, such as some stocks in other countries).

Be aware that this is all formula driven, the dividend yields should definitely be verified as they come from Yahoo Finance which is not always reliable.  The main financials (from Compustat) have seemed very reliable to me.

 

Ticker	Rank	Stock Price	Market Cap	Earnings Yield	ROIC	Dividend Yield	Country
IDCC	1	37.34	1,548	37%	5154%	5.0%	USA
PDLI	2	7.76	1,181	30%	715836%	7.7%	USA
EBIX	3	11.31	439	16%	845%	1.1%	USA
TNH	4	203.23	3,760	17%	371%	8.0%	USA
USMO	5	13.40	292	20%	219%	3.7%	USA
GA	6	8.13	2,009	13%	387%	5.2%	China
CYOU	7	29.74	1,591	26%	169%	0.0%	China
BPI	8	17.12	952	23%	143%	0.0%	USA
ESI	9	29.74	700	34%	133%	0.0%	USA
MSFT	10	31.15	262,985	13%	275%	3.0%	USA
ATVI	11	16.97	19,125	12%	1309%	1.1%	USA
RGR	12	54.03	1,072	15%	180%	3.5%	USA
APOL	13	20.01	2,269	34%	120%	0.0%	USA
DLX	14	39.33	2,005	12%	318%	2.6%	USA
CSCO	15	23.55	128,041	12%	347%	2.6%	USA
MYGN	16	27.85	2,301	12%	307%	0.0%	USA
LO	17	44.03	16,582	11%	681%	5.0%	USA
UIS	18	24.57	1,086	18%	124%	0.0%	USA
GTIV	19	11.17	349	14%	137%	0.0%	USA
LPS	20	32.27	2,761	11%	343%	1.6%	USA
WTW	21	37.74	2,126	11%	566%	1.9%	USA
CHE	22	68.12	1,292	12%	185%	1.1%	USA
AAPL	23	498.22	460,487	11%	306%	2.3%	USA
AZN	24	48.88	61,296	13%	140%	5.7%	United Kingdom
SWHC	25	10.31	677	24%	98%	0.0%	USA
TARO	26	69.69	3,120	14%	116%	0.0%	Israel
CTCM	27	10.99	1,735	14%	115%	5.5%	Russia
USNA	28	77.20	1,088	12%	196%	0.0%	USA
ALDW	29	15.59	974	34%	87%	17.8%	USA
VCI	30	28.34	1,104	14%	114%	3.3%	USA
VCLK	31	20.87	1,616	11%	205%	0.0%	USA
NOC	32	93.12	22,116	13%	112%	2.5%	USA
COH	33	53.08	15,145	11%	174%	2.4%	USA
RPXC	34	16.16	864	10%	1887%	0.0%	USA
NTE	35	8.04	364	54%	76%	6.4%	China
RTN	36	75.61	24,619	12%	133%	2.8%	USA
VG	37	3.11	684	11%	148%	0.0%	USA
DHX	38	8.22	501	10%	398%	0.0%	USA
STRA	39	40.96	432	20%	81%	2.5%	USA
ORCL	40	32.20	153,143	10%	466%	1.1%	USA
HLF	41	63.75	6,827	10%	281%	1.9%	Cayman Islands
PBI	42	16.82	3,411	12%	121%	6.8%	USA
CRUS	43	23.17	1,534	17%	82%	0.0%	USA
BAH	44	19.54	2,877	11%	137%	35.6%	USA
CACI	45	67.32	1,637	13%	99%	0.0%	USA
PETS	46	15.46	309	11%	161%	4.0%	USA
NTES	47	73.46	9,565	10%	496%	1.4%	China
CA	48	29.60	13,350	10%	462%	3.4%	USA
HFC	49	43.69	8,821	34%	69%	7.0%	USA
RDA	50	12.55	603	11%	152%	10.2%	China
ENDP	51	43.13	5,056	11%	169%	0.0%	USA
HPQ	52	22.42	43,674	15%	76%	2.5%	USA
KLIC	53	11.48	878	28%	66%	0.0%	USA
UTHR	54	73.67	3,879	12%	94%	0.0%	USA
XLS	55	15.08	2,873	17%	70%	2.7%	USA
VGR	56	16.54	1,440	10%	249%	9.6%	USA
MO	57	34.40	68,869	10%	388%	5.1%	USA
CVRR	58	27.11	4,001	29%	65%	10.7%	USA
BKE	59	51.69	2,479	11%	114%	10.3%	USA
HRB	60	26.91	7,349	10%	266%	3.7%	USA
ETM	61	8.05	307	12%	102%	0.0%	USA
APEI	62	39.28	701	12%	85%	0.0%	USA
STX	63	39.46	14,640	14%	75%	3.7%	Ireland
LF	64	9.39	640	15%	70%	0.0%	USA
CF	65	194.19	11,554	21%	64%	0.8%	USA
HRS	66	57.28	6,221	12%	83%	2.6%	USA
GDOT	67	23.76	872	11%	120%	0.0%	USA
FLR	68	64.58	10,600	12%	91%	1.0%	USA
BCOR	69	20.32	868	9%	761%	0.0%	USA
WNR	70	29.03	3,040	25%	59%	6.8%	USA
EXPR	71	21.69	1,856	13%	71%	0.0%	USA
MANT	72	27.60	1,025	15%	66%	3.0%	USA
AVG	73	21.84	1,200	9%	773%	0.0%	Netherlands
FRAN	74	18.05	811	11%	102%	0.0%	USA
NVDA	75	14.88	8,809	11%	101%	2.0%	USA
RAI	76	47.41	25,981	9%	273%	5.2%	USA
GAME	77	4.00	1,080	25%	58%	0.0%	China
ABC	78	58.24	13,725	10%	186%	1.4%	USA
DNB	79	100.74	4,009	9%	1225%	1.6%	USA
MHFI	80	60.03	16,706	9%	437%	1.8%	USA
GD	81	84.57	29,847	12%	81%	2.5%	USA
ABT	82	33.50	52,819	13%	67%	2.0%	USA
GME	83	49.61	5,914	10%	109%	2.1%	USA
CVI	84	42.44	3,685	36%	54%	31.4%	USA
BLC	85	14.24	1,489	10%	106%	2.3%	USA
STRZA	86	25.79	3,181	10%	118%	0.0%	USA
PFMT	87	10.69	528	9%	195%	0.0%	USA
CPLA	88	56.26	703	10%	133%	0.0%	USA
WCRX	89	21.89	5,534	9%	298%	2.3%	Ireland
PHMD	90	15.95	335	13%	64%	0.0%	USA
SAVE	91	31.19	2,277	10%	134%	0.0%	USA
GTN	92	6.61	383	11%	77%	0.0%	USA
GCI	93	24.54	5,758	13%	62%	3.2%	USA
GPS	94	40.39	19,104	12%	70%	1.4%	USA
JOY	95	51.00	5,473	18%	55%	1.4%	USA
WDC	96	64.99	15,338	16%	56%	1.5%	USA
BR	97	30.07	3,723	9%	178%	2.4%	USA
QCOR	98	66.79	4,107	8%	1013%	1.4%	USA
MED	99	25.51	356	11%	78%	0.0%	USA
EGL	100	34.04	600	13%	58%	0.0%	USA
CATO	101	26.13	751	18%	52%	9.0%	USA
SAI	102	14.37	4,900	12%	68%	10.3%	USA
MDP	103	43.62	1,971	10%	118%	3.7%	USA
IILG	104	21.77	1,258	9%	241%	1.9%	USA
PRSC	105	28.63	392	9%	136%	0.0%	USA
OSK	106	46.30	4,086	12%	58%	0.0%	USA
FWLT	107	23.88	2,394	11%	81%	0.0%	Switzerland
ABBV	108	43.89	70,619	9%	241%	2.8%	USA
LNN	109	79.15	1,025	12%	59%	0.6%	USA
TEO	110	19.09	3,757	25%	48%	0.0%	Argentina
DGX	111	61.11	9,415	10%	105%	1.8%	USA
REV	112	24.39	1,277	9%	135%	0.0%	USA
WSTC	113	21.88	1,859	10%	104%	2.1%	USA
TW	114	84.77	6,044	9%	146%	0.7%	USA
HHS	115	8.27	519	11%	63%	4.1%	USA
LMT	116	123.73	40,324	10%	94%	3.7%	USA
OMC	117	62.60	16,226	8%	249%	2.2%	USA
DLB	118	31.38	3,233	10%	91%	12.6%	USA
DOX	119	36.97	6,014	10%	98%	1.4%	Channel Islands
ITRN	120	18.17	381	10%	76%	4.5%	Israel
SYNA	121	38.27	1,345	10%	81%	0.0%	USA
CRWN	122	3.08	1,108	9%	129%	0.0%	USA
ARTC	123	32.44	911	9%	102%	0.0%	USA
FL	124	32.65	4,943	15%	48%	2.3%	USA
DELL	125	13.84	24,414	9%	103%	2.3%	USA
NSP	126	33.11	823	10%	78%	2.1%	USA
CSGS	127	23.70	769	10%	78%	1.3%	USA
LQDT	128	29.96	975	8%	659%	0.0%	USA
HURN	129	47.98	1,092	10%	83%	0.0%	USA
NSU	130	3.42	683	50%	41%	3.6%	Canada
CROX	131	13.62	1,210	15%	45%	0.0%	USA
DK	132	24.33	1,456	35%	41%	3.6%	USA
BBBY	133	71.84	15,685	11%	59%	0.0%	USA
KLAC	134	58.76	9,912	10%	83%	2.8%	USA
ACN	135	73.21	52,344	8%	469%	2.2%	Ireland
MCK	136	123.57	28,668	8%	183%	0.7%	USA
MD	137	98.62	4,985	8%	203%	0.0%	USA
ONE	138	7.15	346	9%	83%	0.0%	USA
EME	139	38.38	2,614	11%	62%	1.3%	USA
DPS	140	44.47	9,139	9%	82%	3.2%	USA
NTGR	141	28.41	1,110	14%	44%	0.0%	USA
NDZ	142	8.02	497	12%	53%	0.0%	Canada
CO	143	3.86	281	18%	41%	0.0%	Hong Kong
SPLS	144	14.07	9,320	15%	43%	3.3%	USA
RECN	145	12.56	509	10%	68%	2.0%	USA
PBH	146	31.81	1,655	8%	276%	0.0%	USA
TWX	147	61.45	58,427	9%	103%	1.8%	USA
AEO	148	14.77	2,894	14%	43%	13.2%	USA
PM	149	84.19	137,314	8%	140%	4.1%	USA
CAH	150	50.39	17,183	10%	66%	2.2%	USA
NCI	151	14.57	743	11%	57%	0.0%	USA
MCO	152	65.78	14,879	8%	404%	1.3%	USA
VRA	153	19.13	777	13%	45%	0.0%	USA
SYNT	154	73.76	3,087	9%	116%	3.2%	USA
LH	155	98.17	9,199	9%	91%	0.0%	USA
LHCG	156	22.78	390	11%	55%	0.0%	USA
VIAB	157	80.29	39,495	8%	245%	1.4%	USA
DV	158	31.01	1,977	13%	43%	1.1%	USA
TRW	159	70.33	8,848	12%	45%	0.0%	USA
SEM	160	8.30	1,135	12%	48%	20.9%	USA
GPN	161	48.27	3,700	9%	83%	0.2%	USA
CMTL	162	24.36	410	15%	40%	4.5%	USA
CHS	163	15.66	2,468	12%	43%	1.0%	USA
IBM	164	183.03	203,053	9%	90%	2.0%	USA
SHOO	165	55.10	2,467	8%	108%	0.0%	USA
SCSS	166	24.43	1,368	8%	104%	0.0%	USA
IGT	167	19.36	5,096	9%	73%	1.6%	USA
DTV	168	58.67	32,914	10%	59%	0.0%	USA
FORTY	169	23.30	328	12%	46%	1.6%	Israel
CBPO	170	24.76	695	11%	48%	0.0%	China
JCOM	171	48.64	2,238	8%	578%	2.4%	USA
MDT	172	53.46	54,593	9%	76%	2.0%	USA
AAP	173	79.12	5,803	11%	47%	0.3%	USA
LXK	174	33.47	2,145	16%	37%	3.6%	USA
LLY	175	52.41	56,814	9%	66%	3.8%	USA
BRCD	176	7.46	3,442	9%	64%	0.0%	USA
ASEI	177	56.60	446	9%	69%	3.5%	USA
SNDK	178	58.34	14,341	9%	80%	0.4%	USA
PLT	179	43.78	1,911	9%	64%	0.9%	USA
STO	180	22.40	71,261	34%	35%	5.2%	Norway
WINA	181	73.68	383	8%	277%	0.2%	USA
NSR	182	51.80	3,470	8%	171%	0.0%	USA
SCCO	183	27.73	23,432	11%	45%	12.1%	USA
VIV	184	21.45	15,914	17%	37%	6.8%	Brazil
IACI	185	51.91	4,493	8%	127%	1.9%	USA
LTD	186	56.45	16,679	9%	84%	2.0%	USA
FCN	187	34.30	1,382	10%	54%	0.0%	USA
EZPW	188	17.29	938	15%	37%	0.0%	USA
LLL	189	91.19	8,307	11%	46%	2.4%	USA
ARDNA	190	134.22	412	9%	83%	15.7%	USA
LEA	191	70.90	6,066	12%	41%	0.9%	USA
CR	192	59.42	3,496	10%	56%	1.9%	USA
VAR	193	71.87	7,888	9%	84%	0.0%	USA
OUTR	194	58.60	1,672	11%	43%	0.0%	USA
XOXO	195	12.37	317	8%	131%	0.0%	USA
MWW	196	4.48	501	10%	50%	0.0%	USA
FF	197	16.68	723	13%	38%	9.6%	USA
ENR	198	93.91	5,945	11%	48%	1.8%	USA
VMI	199	137.47	3,699	12%	39%	0.8%	USA
HIBB	200	51.16	1,346	10%	59%	0.0%	USA

Here is the Cross Reference List

Ticker	Mkt Cap	Date	My Ranking
ATVI	11,737.16	5-Sep	11
MO	69,145.77	5-Sep	57
APEI	691.37	5-Sep	62
APOL	2,274.75	5-Sep	13
AAPL	451,977.20	5-Sep	23
BCOR	836.85	5-Sep	69
BAH	2,712.16	5-Sep	44
BKE	2,521.17	5-Sep	59
CA	13,327.48	5-Sep	48
CACI	1,565.86	5-Sep	45
CHE	1,276.37	5-Sep	22
CRUS	1,488.97	5-Sep	43
CSCO	124,588.20	5-Sep	15
COH	15,112.77	5-Sep	33
DLX	1,992.82	5-Sep	14
DHX	482.45	5-Sep	38
EBIX	419.31	5-Sep	3
ENDP	5,341.64	5-Sep	51
ETM	311.53	5-Sep	61
XLS	2,853.48	5-Sep	55
FLR	10,624.86	5-Sep	68
GTIV	351.84	5-Sep	19
HRS	6,153.99	5-Sep	66
HLF	6,643.50	5-Sep	41
HPQ	43,705.06	5-Sep	52
IDCC	1,548.37	5-Sep	1
ESI	707.35	5-Sep	9
LF	637.63	5-Sep	64
LPS	2,751.78	5-Sep	20
LO	16,535.62	5-Sep	17
MSFT	260,474.90	5-Sep	10
MYGN	2,478.36	5-Sep	16
NOC	21,573.06	5-Sep	32
PDLI	1,314.19	5-Sep	2
PETS	311.49	5-Sep	46
PBI	3,421.57	5-Sep	42
RTN	24,385.06	5-Sep	36
RPXC	878.48	5-Sep	34
STX	14,179.79	5-Sep	63
SWHC	657.73	5-Sep	25
STRA	448.17	5-Sep	39
RGR	1,054.86	5-Sep	12
UIS	1,079.39	5-Sep	18
UTHR	3,653.84	5-Sep	54
USNA	1,075.73	5-Sep	28
VCI	1,106.73	5-Sep	30
VCLK	1,559.54	5-Sep	31
VGR	1,487.81	5-Sep	56
VG	662.84	5-Sep	37
WTW	2,126.41	5-Sep	21