Top 200 List - October 4th 2013

Top 200 List - 10/4/13

I have had a relaxing fall weekend in New England (despite the Cowboys losing). 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	37.97	1,574	36%	5154%	4.9%	USA
PDLI	2	7.77	1,183	30%	715836%	7.7%	USA
AGX	3	21.52	304	25%	1136%	2.8%	USA
EBIX	4	10.86	421	17%	845%	1.2%	USA
TNH	5	205.50	3,802	16%	371%	8.1%	USA
USMO	6	13.96	305	19%	219%	3.5%	USA
ATVI	7	16.88	19,024	12%	1309%	1.1%	USA
MYGN	8	25.11	2,075	13%	307%	0.0%	USA
CSCO	9	23.02	125,160	12%	348%	2.8%	USA
CYOU	10	40.00	2,140	19%	169%	0.0%	China
ESI	11	30.11	709	33%	133%	0.0%	USA
BPI	12	18.19	1,012	21%	143%	0.0%	USA
APOL	13	20.83	2,362	33%	120%	0.0%	USA
LO	14	44.93	16,921	11%	681%	4.8%	USA
AAPL	15	483.03	446,448	12%	306%	2.4%	USA
MSFT	16	33.88	286,015	12%	275%	2.7%	USA
UIS	17	26.08	1,153	17%	124%	0.0%	USA
DLX	18	43.15	2,200	11%	318%	2.3%	USA
NTI	19	21.40	1,967	26%	111%	22.7%	USA
WTW	20	38.01	2,141	11%	566%	1.8%	USA
GA	21	9.28	2,293	11%	387%	4.4%	China
LPS	22	33.21	2,841	11%	343%	1.2%	USA
RGR	23	65.07	1,292	12%	180%	3.0%	USA
GTIV	24	11.89	371	13%	137%	0.0%	USA
AZN	25	51.32	64,355	12%	140%	5.4%	United Kingdom
SWHC	26	10.72	703	23%	98%	0.0%	USA
CHE	27	72.02	1,366	11%	185%	1.0%	USA
CTCM	28	10.92	1,724	14%	115%	5.7%	Russia
ALDW	29	12.81	801	39%	87%	22.2%	USA
VCI	30	28.90	1,126	13%	114%	4.3%	USA
VCLK	31	20.90	1,618	11%	205%	0.0%	USA
RTN	32	74.25	24,176	12%	133%	2.9%	USA
BAH	33	18.89	2,781	12%	137%	2.0%	USA
NOC	34	93.32	22,164	13%	112%	2.5%	USA
TARO	35	78.73	3,525	12%	116%	0.0%	Israel
NTES	36	72.59	9,452	10%	496%	1.4%	China
COH	37	55.03	15,701	11%	174%	2.4%	USA
ORCL	38	33.21	155,224	10%	473%	1.5%	USA
CA	39	29.57	13,336	10%	462%	3.4%	USA
NTE	40	8.12	368	53%	76%	7.6%	China
QCOR	41	59.03	3,630	10%	1013%	1.5%	USA
VG	42	3.21	706	11%	148%	0.0%	USA
DHX	43	8.50	518	10%	398%	0.0%	USA
STRA	44	41.14	433	19%	81%	2.4%	USA
CACI	45	68.14	1,657	13%	99%	0.0%	USA
CRUS	46	23.50	1,555	17%	82%	0.0%	USA
IQNT	47	10.26	325	14%	87%	42.4%	USA
USNA	48	86.91	1,225	10%	196%	0.0%	USA
VGR	49	15.80	1,444	10%	249%	9.6%	USA
APEI	50	36.94	659	13%	85%	0.0%	USA
MO	51	34.65	69,369	9%	388%	5.2%	USA
HFC	52	41.77	8,434	36%	69%	6.2%	USA
PBI	53	18.90	3,833	11%	121%	5.9%	USA
ENDP	54	45.54	5,338	10%	169%	0.0%	USA
HPQ	55	21.26	41,414	16%	76%	2.7%	USA
HLF	56	69.12	7,402	10%	281%	1.8%	Cayman Islands
PFMT	57	9.88	488	10%	195%	0.0%	USA
KLIC	58	11.54	882	28%	66%	0.0%	USA
ETM	59	8.43	321	11%	102%	0.0%	USA
PETS	60	16.60	332	10%	161%	3.8%	USA
RPXC	61	17.71	947	9%	1887%	0.0%	USA
CVRR	62	23.50	3,469	34%	65%	12.2%	USA
SGU	63	5.16	306	18%	70%	6.3%	USA
BKE	64	53.44	2,563	11%	114%	9.9%	USA
XLS	65	15.91	3,031	16%	70%	2.6%	USA
HRS	66	59.59	6,471	12%	83%	2.6%	USA
HRB	67	28.51	7,786	9%	266%	2.9%	USA
NDZ	68	8.72	540	18%	65%	0.0%	Canada
LF	69	9.63	657	15%	70%	0.0%	USA
CF	70	216.38	12,875	19%	64%	0.8%	USA
BLC	71	13.71	1,434	11%	106%	2.3%	USA
DNB	72	103.57	4,122	9%	1225%	1.5%	USA
FRAN	73	18.52	832	11%	102%	0.0%	USA
MANT	74	28.21	1,048	15%	66%	3.0%	USA
WNR	75	31.70	3,320	23%	59%	6.4%	USA
RAI	76	49.32	27,027	9%	273%	5.0%	USA
STX	77	45.87	17,018	12%	75%	3.2%	Ireland
GD	78	85.91	30,320	11%	81%	1.9%	USA
GME	79	50.70	6,043	10%	109%	2.2%	USA
GAME	80	4.15	1,121	24%	58%	0.0%	China
ABT	81	33.56	52,914	13%	67%	2.0%	USA
CPLA	82	56.86	711	10%	133%	0.0%	USA
NVDA	83	15.59	9,229	10%	101%	2.0%	USA
EXPR	84	23.81	2,037	12%	71%	0.0%	USA
GDOT	85	25.60	939	10%	120%	0.0%	USA
PHMD	86	15.35	323	13%	64%	0.0%	USA
GPS	87	40.51	19,161	12%	70%	1.1%	USA
CVI	88	38.31	3,326	40%	54%	35.3%	USA
UTHR	89	85.48	4,500	10%	94%	0.0%	USA
FLR	90	71.87	11,796	10%	91%	0.9%	USA
MED	91	25.57	357	11%	78%	0.0%	USA
PRSC	92	28.69	393	9%	136%	0.0%	USA
GCI	93	26.14	6,133	12%	62%	3.1%	USA
EGL	94	29.42	519	15%	58%	0.0%	USA
JOY	95	51.93	5,573	17%	55%	1.4%	USA
WDC	96	65.03	15,347	16%	56%	1.6%	USA
GTN	97	7.84	454	11%	77%	0.0%	USA
WSTC	98	22.08	1,876	10%	104%	2.1%	USA
DGX	99	61.80	9,521	9%	105%	1.9%	USA
STRZA	100	28.60	3,527	9%	118%	0.0%	USA
BR	101	31.96	3,957	9%	178%	2.4%	USA
LMT	102	122.50	39,923	10%	94%	3.8%	USA
AVG	103	24.41	1,341	8%	773%	0.0%	Netherlands
MHFI	104	66.03	18,376	8%	437%	1.7%	USA
CATO	105	27.36	786	17%	52%	8.9%	USA
DELL	106	13.84	24,414	9%	103%	2.3%	USA
ITRN	107	18.06	379	10%	76%	4.3%	Israel
OMC	108	63.13	16,363	8%	249%	2.4%	USA
LNN	109	80.41	1,041	12%	59%	0.6%	USA
DOX	110	37.18	6,048	10%	98%	1.4%	Channel Islands
TEO	111	17.24	3,393	28%	48%	0.0%	Argentina
CRWN	112	3.16	1,137	9%	129%	0.0%	USA
IILG	113	23.38	1,351	8%	241%	1.8%	USA
ACN	114	73.26	51,740	8%	487%	2.2%	Ireland
HHS	115	8.53	535	11%	63%	4.3%	USA
NSR	116	47.55	3,185	8%	171%	0.0%	USA
MDP	117	47.49	2,146	9%	118%	3.4%	USA
OSK	118	50.10	4,421	12%	58%	0.0%	USA
PBH	119	30.76	1,601	8%	276%	0.0%	USA
ABBV	120	46.80	75,301	8%	241%	2.6%	USA
DPS	121	43.47	8,933	10%	82%	3.4%	USA
RDA	122	15.28	734	8%	152%	0.0%	China
CSGS	123	24.65	800	10%	78%	1.2%	USA
SAVE	124	34.80	2,540	8%	134%	0.0%	USA
EME	125	37.59	2,560	11%	62%	1.3%	USA
REV	126	27.89	1,460	8%	135%	0.0%	USA
YONG	127	6.24	316	73%	42%	0.0%	China
FL	128	33.51	5,073	15%	48%	2.3%	USA
LLY	129	48.38	52,446	10%	66%	4.0%	USA
FWLT	130	26.65	2,672	9%	81%	0.0%	Switzerland
SHOO	131	36.25	2,434	9%	108%	0.0%	USA
KLAC	132	60.80	10,256	9%	83%	2.7%	USA
NSU	133	3.20	639	57%	41%	3.8%	Canada
ARTC	134	34.89	980	9%	102%	0.0%	USA
CROX	135	13.62	1,210	15%	45%	0.0%	USA
DK	136	21.50	1,286	40%	41%	4.7%	USA
BBBY	137	77.97	16,740	11%	59%	0.0%	USA
LH	138	100.47	9,414	9%	91%	0.0%	USA
BCOR	139	23.82	1,018	8%	761%	0.0%	USA
MD	140	101.74	5,143	8%	203%	0.0%	USA
PM	141	87.04	141,962	8%	140%	4.0%	USA
RECN	142	11.96	477	10%	62%	2.1%	USA
ONE	143	7.61	368	9%	83%	0.0%	USA
IBM	144	184.10	204,241	9%	90%	2.0%	USA
WINA	145	73.07	380	8%	277%	0.3%	USA
ARDNA	146	129.45	398	9%	83%	16.3%	USA
IGT	147	19.02	5,006	9%	73%	1.8%	USA
AEO	148	13.90	2,724	15%	43%	3.4%	USA
CO	149	3.71	271	19%	41%	0.0%	Hong Kong
SEM	150	8.23	1,125	12%	48%	20.7%	USA
VIAB	151	83.20	40,926	8%	245%	1.4%	USA
HURN	152	53.09	1,208	9%	83%	0.0%	USA
NCI	153	15.42	787	10%	57%	0.0%	USA
LHCG	154	23.72	406	11%	55%	0.0%	USA
MDT	155	53.35	54,481	9%	76%	2.0%	USA
SPLS	156	14.80	9,804	14%	43%	3.2%	USA
CAH	157	53.85	18,363	9%	66%	2.2%	USA
DV	158	30.89	1,969	13%	43%	1.1%	USA
TWX	159	66.46	63,190	8%	103%	1.7%	USA
MCK	160	131.87	30,594	8%	183%	0.7%	USA
NTGR	161	31.14	1,217	12%	44%	0.0%	USA
DTV	162	59.36	33,301	10%	59%	0.0%	USA
DLB	163	35.29	3,636	8%	91%	11.5%	USA
VRA	164	20.93	850	12%	45%	0.0%	USA
ROST	165	73.48	15,917	9%	80%	0.9%	USA
NSP	166	37.51	932	9%	78%	1.8%	USA
TRW	167	74.08	9,319	12%	45%	0.0%	USA
SCCO	168	27.01	22,823	12%	45%	12.3%	USA
SCSS	169	25.57	1,432	8%	104%	0.0%	USA
LQDT	170	32.77	1,066	7%	659%	0.0%	USA
OUTR	171	57.10	1,629	12%	43%	0.0%	USA
CHS	172	16.63	2,620	12%	43%	1.3%	USA
ENR	173	92.85	5,877	11%	48%	1.8%	USA
JEC	174	57.54	7,555	10%	57%	0.0%	USA
MWW	175	4.54	508	10%	50%	0.0%	USA
KFY	176	21.77	1,056	8%	79%	0.0%	USA
HAS	177	47.43	6,260	9%	68%	3.2%	USA
SYNT	178	80.25	3,358	8%	116%	2.9%	USA
LLL	179	92.88	8,461	11%	46%	2.3%	USA
CR	180	60.90	3,583	10%	56%	1.9%	USA
STO	181	22.71	72,247	33%	35%	5.1%	Norway
EZPW	182	16.04	870	16%	37%	0.0%	USA
HSNI	183	52.35	2,865	9%	63%	1.4%	USA
MCO	184	70.93	16,044	7%	404%	1.2%	USA
AAP	185	83.16	6,099	11%	47%	0.3%	USA
JCOM	186	51.00	2,347	7%	578%	2.3%	USA
NCMI	187	18.53	1,032	7%	222%	4.8%	USA
LXK	188	34.32	2,200	15%	37%	3.5%	USA
VMI	189	137.01	3,687	12%	39%	0.9%	USA
VIV	190	21.86	16,219	16%	37%	6.4%	Brazil
CVS	191	56.88	70,304	10%	53%	1.5%	USA
PLT	192	46.00	2,008	9%	64%	0.9%	USA
MLHR	193	28.11	1,668	8%	79%	1.6%	USA
VAR	194	74.94	8,225	8%	84%	0.0%	USA
PRIS	195	1.97	498	8%	80%	0.0%	Spain
FORTY	196	25.35	357	11%	46%	1.5%	Israel
ICON	197	33.14	1,955	7%	298%	0.0%	USA
LEA	198	73.79	6,313	12%	41%	0.7%	USA
SYK	199	67.70	25,794	9%	66%	1.6%	USA
FCN	200	37.76	1,521	10%	54%	0.0%	USA

Here is the Cross Reference List.  Not sure why NATR did not show up.  I will check and see if my worksheet missed something.  Wait, it is right on the cusp of $300m market cap.  In my list it was under 300m and it was 300.88m here.

Ticker	Mkt Cap	Date	My Ranking
ATVI	11,647.45	4-Oct	7
MO	69,466.53	4-Oct	51
APEI	651.84	4-Oct	50
APOL	2,350.35	4-Oct	13
AAPL	438,804.80	4-Oct	15
AGX	301.65	4-Oct	3
BAH	2,630.02	4-Oct	33
BKE	2,582.54	4-Oct	64
CA	13,322.97	4-Oct	39
CACI	1,582.35	4-Oct	45
CHE	1,336.69	4-Oct	27
CRUS	1,491.19	4-Oct	46
CSCO	124,054.80	4-Oct	9
COH	15,513.07	4-Oct	37
DLX	2,174.76	4-Oct	18
DHX	502.55	4-Oct	43
DNB	4,018.52	4-Oct	72
EBIX	401.56	4-Oct	4
ETM	326.44	4-Oct	59
XLS	2,992.67	4-Oct	65
GTIV	372.34	4-Oct	24
HLF	7,119.36	4-Oct	56
HPQ	41,223.14	4-Oct	55
IQNT	331.69	4-Oct	47
IDCC	1,563.61	4-Oct	1
ESI	703.61	4-Oct	11
LPS	2,832.81	4-Oct	22
LO	16,848.75	4-Oct	14
MSFT	282,152.70	4-Oct	16
MYGN	2,211.11	4-Oct	8
NATR	300.88	4-Oct	#N/A
NOC	21,538.44	4-Oct	34
ORCL	167,013.10	4-Oct	38
PDLI	1,317.58	4-Oct	2
PFMT	473.83	4-Oct	57
PETS	333.81	4-Oct	60
PBI	3,814.08	4-Oct	53
QCOR	3,541.39	4-Oct	41
RTN	23,908.50	4-Oct	32
SWHC	675.37	4-Oct	26
STRA	447.19	4-Oct	44
RGR	1,258.52	4-Oct	23
UIS	1,139.70	4-Oct	17
USMO	302.18	4-Oct	6
USNA	1,181.19	4-Oct	48
VCI	1,123.05	4-Oct	30
VCLK	1,552.85	4-Oct	31
VGR	1,491.41	4-Oct	49
VG	677.62	4-Oct	42
WTW	2,135.40	4-Oct	20