Sunday, January 05, 2014

Bottom of the Barrel

Bottom 200 Stocks

Readers of Joel Greenblatt's books will recall that not only does his ranking methodology predict the top decile of stocks, but each decile in aggregate performed worse than the preceding decile.  That is a powerful statement to me.  So, it seems logical that you could buy the top 200 and short the bottom 200 and perhaps do better or at the very least have a bit of a hedge.  I believe one of his funds does exactly that.

So here is the bottom 200.  I threw out anything where I had some form of an "error" (sometimes financial statements are not finalized) or you get a division by zero.

I do not know a lot of these stocks.  I suspect there is a fair bit of bio tech in here (INFI and SNTA for example).  I also see some familiar names that have fallen on harder times (BBRY and JCP for instance). I also see some companies that used to be in top 200 (CECO) and some that are recent IPOs (SFXE, which I owned for a few weeks).


Ticker Rank  Stock Price  Market Cap Earnings Yield ROIC Dividend Yield P/B Country
OREX 1           5.75            568 -18% -73932% 0.0%    19.8   USA
AMRN 2           1.99            339 -54% -4005% 0.0%        -     Ireland
ZIOP 3           4.37            363 -25% -6489% 0.0% #####   USA
ACHN 4           3.47            335 -28% -4750% 0.0%      2.0   USA
INFI 5         12.96            623 -36% -3466% 0.0%      2.7   USA
SNTA 6           5.88            406 -21% -5499% 0.0%    28.0   USA
DRTX 7         12.81            341 -19% -5889% 0.0%      6.4   USA
ITMN 8         15.00        1,221 -17% -4369% 0.0%    12.8   USA
CORT 9           3.39            338 -13% -22525% 0.0%    10.9   USA
IDIX 10           6.27            840 -16% -3954% 0.0%      6.3   USA
VVUS 11           9.55            964 -20% -1825% 0.0%      6.3   USA
TSRO 12         25.54            829 -12% -17986% 0.0%      7.2   USA
SGYP 13           5.64            509 -13% -8831% 0.0%      6.9   USA
CEMP 14         13.12            435 -10% -45218% 0.0%      5.1   USA
MACK 15           5.68            575 -22% -1014% 0.0%        -     USA
PACB 16           4.87            319 -38% -780% 0.0%      3.8   USA
OMER 17         11.64            347 -13% -5053% 0.0%        -     USA
EXEL 18           6.13        1,129 -14% -3168% 0.0%      8.5   USA
KYTH 19         35.70            666 -9% -44860% 0.0%    18.0   USA
RMTI 20           9.88            389 -14% -3121% 0.0%    61.8   USA
PCO 21           1.91            503 -16% -1302% 0.0%      1.5   USA
DVAX 22           1.98            362 -22% -770% 0.0%      5.0   USA
INSM 23         17.03            637 -12% -3506% 0.0%      4.1   USA
GERN 24           4.88            626 -8% -38304% 0.0%    10.2   USA
AVNR 25           3.31            489 -11% -3228% 0.0%    25.5   USA
RPRX 26         19.70            453 -8% -32909% 0.0%      5.6   USA
BBRY 27           7.61        4,000 -141% -327% 0.0%      0.4   Canada
IRWD 28         12.03        1,453 -18% -669% 0.0%    17.2   USA
SRPT 29         20.44            694 -15% -812% 0.0%      2.8   USA
HZNP 30           8.13            526 -11% -1678% 0.0%      7.5   USA
RCPT 31         30.96            548 -8% -10406% 0.0%      8.5   USA
ARIA 32           7.15        1,324 -23% -344% 0.0%      5.2   USA
PGNX 33           5.55            336 -12% -1216% 0.0%      3.9   USA
PTLA 34         27.39            964 -9% -2990% 0.0%      1.9   USA
CMRX 35         15.85            410 -7% -6602% 0.0%      3.9   USA
PRTA 36         27.65            489 -11% -1171% 0.0%      4.6   Ireland
ANAC 37         16.92            687 -8% -4364% 0.0%        -     USA
SFE 38         19.87            427 -7% -13573% 0.0%      1.6   USA
RENN 39           3.19        1,177 -47% -197% 0.0%      1.0   China
BCRX 40           8.46            483 -7% -8863% 0.0% #####   USA
MNTA 41         18.72            956 -14% -399% 0.0%      3.2   USA
ZGNX 42           3.37            353 -14% -402% 0.0%        -     USA
FURX 43         44.17            449 -6% -29496% 0.0%    19.9   USA
XOMA 44           7.09            617 -9% -791% 0.0%        -     USA
IMMU 45           4.92            408 -8% -1364% 0.0%    12.0   USA
PRKR 46           5.01            456 -6% -7703% 0.0%    15.2   USA
GALE 47           5.09            444 -6% -4967% 0.0%    12.7   USA
SZYM 48         11.08            718 -15% -228% 0.0%      4.4   USA
ACRX 49         12.08            501 -7% -959% 0.0%      9.4   USA
Q 50         46.29        6,169 -10% -405% 0.4%        -     USA
DNDN 51           3.08            469 -25% -111% 0.0%        -     USA
CLVS 52         60.48        1,817 -5% -7700% 0.0%      5.3   USA
MRIN 53         10.35            337 -14% -200% 0.0%      2.8   USA
FORM 54           6.37            347 -31% -89% 0.0%      1.1   USA
JIVE 55         11.12            758 -10% -344% 0.0%      7.0   USA
LXRX 56           1.84            945 -13% -256% 0.0%      5.1   USA
VNDA 57         12.64            396 -7% -910% 0.0%      7.9   USA
AMRS 58           4.63            353 -26% -86% 0.0% #####   USA
NBIX 59           9.65            648 -6% -1645% 0.0%      5.0   USA
CECO 60           5.51            368 -60% -53% 0.0%      0.8   USA
EXAS 61         12.08            852 -7% -719% 0.0%      5.9   USA
RPTP 62         13.26            795 -5% -3120% 0.0%    22.1   USA
TSRA 63         19.75        1,068 -13% -170% 3.6%      2.1   USA
CERS 64           6.63            463 -6% -1304% 0.0%    13.0   USA
TXMD 65           5.24            688 -4% -49340% 0.0%    11.2   USA
KERX 66         12.83        1,050 -4% -50735% 0.0%    17.8   USA
CADX 67           9.03            777 -5% -2132% 0.0%    22.6   USA
CGEN 68           9.12            357 -5% -1481% 0.0%    15.7   Israel
SSRI 69           7.28            588 -98% -47% 0.0%      0.7   Canada
SSNI 70         21.02            982 -7% -481% 0.0%        -     USA
UNIS 71           4.53            425 -14% -131% 0.0%    10.5   USA
HPTX 72         20.39            438 -7% -675% 0.0%      3.5   USA
KPTI 73         22.73            653 -4% -10585% 0.0%        -     USA
VHC 74         19.50            998 -3% -53854% 0.0%    25.3   USA
SFXE 75         10.97            930 -5% -994% 0.0%    99.7   USA
BV 76           7.85            589 -8% -265% 0.0%      2.6   USA
ARRY 77           5.01            589 -7% -449% 0.0%        -     USA
VCYT 78         15.31            320 -6% -797% 0.0%        -     USA
WPRT 79         19.62        1,114 -13% -116% 0.0%      4.1   Canada
EPZM 80         20.57            584 -5% -1179% 0.0%      6.7   USA
ARAY 81           8.56            639 -9% -151% 0.0%      6.7   USA
SPPI 82           8.48            525 -5% -1271% 0.0%      1.7   USA
NKTR 83         11.97        1,386 -8% -191% 0.0%        -     USA
EOX 84           7.44            318 -22% -38% 0.0%      1.6   USA
ACTG 85         14.48            703 -7% -254% 2.6%      1.2   USA
IMGN 86         14.62        1,243 -6% -581% 0.0%    10.4   USA
THRX 87         36.37        3,889 -4% -1756% 0.0%    11.8   USA
AEGR 88         73.56        2,137 -3% -4739% 0.0%    18.6   USA
DANG 89           9.42            757 -8% -150% 0.0%      7.9   China
GEVA 90         66.13        1,818 -6% -500% 0.0%      4.0   USA
GNMK 91         13.33            480 -7% -315% 0.0%      4.1   USA
NLNK 92         22.02            566 -6% -438% 0.0%    12.0   USA
PLX 93           3.95            365 -8% -189% 0.0%        -     Israel
NVAX 94           5.31            895 -6% -341% 0.0%      4.1   USA
TEAR 95         10.11            323 -5% -561% 0.0%      7.9   USA
BKS 96         14.68            865 -18% -33% 0.0%      1.4   USA
ICPT 97         69.17        1,328 -3% -16810% 0.0%    14.6   USA
RLYP 98         25.16            721 -5% -653% 0.0%        -     USA
INO 99           2.50            480 -4% -817% 0.0%      7.8   USA
JCP 100           8.74        2,201 -28% -26% 0.0%      0.8   USA
ABX 101         18.15      18,168 -22% -28% 2.7%      1.3   Canada
CLDX 102         24.28        1,967 -4% -861% 0.0%    11.1   USA
BEBE 103           5.68            449 -14% -40% 1.8%      1.8   USA
KWK 104           3.35            576 -15% -38% 0.0%        -     USA
SGMO 105         13.56            743 -4% -1466% 0.0%      5.9   USA
ECYT 106         11.47            414 -5% -476% 0.0%      4.6   USA
OSUR 107           6.80            378 -8% -89% 0.0%      2.4   USA
MNKD 108           5.40        1,600 -8% -89% 0.0%        -     USA
ARO 109           9.16            719 -16% -28% 0.0%      2.1   USA
AIXG 110         14.34        1,446 -10% -51% 2.3%      2.8   Germany
HALO 111         15.03        1,695 -4% -723% 0.0%        -     USA
FIO 112           9.40            939 -9% -59% 0.0%      2.0   USA
ZLTQ 113         18.34            664 -3% -986% 0.0%    10.4   USA
OMED 114         28.96            784 -4% -565% 0.0%      6.6   USA
MFLX 115         14.00            337 -21% -17% 0.0%      0.9   USA
SWC 116         12.84        1,530 -16% -23% 0.0%      1.7   USA
TNDM 117         26.80            573 -4% -326% 0.0%        -     USA
GIMO 118         29.99            976 -3% -787% 0.0%        -     USA
LAYN 119         16.85            331 -17% -21% 0.0%      1.1   USA
ATRS 120           4.56            580 -4% -332% 0.0%      7.9   USA
PBYI 121      104.11        2,986 -2% -3755% 0.0%    31.5   USA
HK 122           3.67        1,441 -17% -15% 0.0%      0.8   USA
MXL 123         10.37            358 -4% -221% 0.0%      4.2   USA
MUX 124           2.10            626 -18% -14% 0.0%      0.8   Canada
XPO 125         28.03            679 -7% -58% 0.0%      1.6   USA
MMYT 126         20.39            768 -4% -335% 0.0%      7.5   India
RALY 127         19.48            475 -4% -224% 0.0%      5.9   USA
CPST 128           1.39            424 -5% -170% 0.0%    12.6   USA
ACAD 129         25.26        2,261 -2% -6725% 0.0%    12.5   USA
LONG 130         20.53            715 -5% -149% 0.0%      2.2   China
NANO 131         18.40            428 -8% -29% 0.0%      2.1   USA
NFX 132         24.39        3,317 -16% -14% 0.0%      1.1   USA
AXDX 133         11.59            461 -2% -974% 0.0%    10.3   USA
DNN 134           1.17            540 -12% -21% 0.0%      1.5   Canada
ENTR 135           4.74            432 -7% -40% 0.0%      1.5   USA
ANGI 136         13.07            763 -4% -196% 0.0%        -     USA
WNRL 137         27.70        1,264 -7% -48% 0.0%      7.8   USA
MCP 138           6.01        1,010 -13% -15% 0.0%      0.8   USA
CSII 139         32.99            817 -3% -270% 0.0%    12.5   USA
NAV 140         37.75        3,043 -9% -23% 0.0%        -     USA
WIX 141         25.03            916 -2% -671% 0.0%        -     Israel
KGC 142           4.51        5,184 -14% -11% 1.8%      0.8   Canada
MVG 143           5.40            325 -7% -32% 0.0%      2.8   Canada
ALNY 144         63.14        3,941 -2% -511% 0.0%    13.2   USA
FRP 145         12.03            315 -13% -12% 0.0%        -     USA
HMY 146           2.61        1,130 -19% -7% 2.2%      0.4   South Africa
AMAG 147         23.93            519 -3% -355% 0.0%      3.0   USA
LTXC 148           8.46            405 -6% -42% 0.0%      2.1   USA
MKTO 149         41.22        1,527 -3% -302% 0.0%    12.2   USA
ONVO 150         10.90            793 -2% -1189% 0.0%    15.4   USA
IPHI 151         12.79            379 -5% -49% 0.0%      2.4   USA
RNG 152         17.98        1,092 -3% -201% 0.0%        -     USA
DYAX 153           7.67            842 -2% -390% 0.0%        -     USA
XON 154         23.50        2,152 -3% -303% 0.0%      3.4   USA
ANR 155           7.04        1,556 -16% -7% 0.0%      0.4   USA
EOPN 156         24.16            629 -2% -405% 0.0%    31.0   USA
NL 157         11.64            567 -5% -52% 4.3%      1.4   USA
MHR 158           7.22        1,227 -8% -14% 0.0%      6.6   USA
CIE 159         16.23        6,605 -7% -27% 0.0%      2.8   USA
SHLD 160         46.13        4,894 -10% -11% 0.0%      2.6   USA
BCOV 161         14.57            413 -3% -157% 0.0%      7.0   USA
ICGE 162         17.92            651 -5% -35% 0.0%      2.4   USA
YOKU 163         31.50        5,242 -3% -215% 0.0%      3.5   China
OXFD 164         19.50            320 -3% -136% 0.0%    22.7   United Kingdom
PDCE 165         49.98        1,670 -9% -12% 0.0%      1.8   USA
AVID 166           8.20            319 -6% -24% 0.0%      0.9   USA
VCRA 167         15.67            388 -3% -138% 0.0%      3.1   USA
CARB 168         12.60            331 -4% -56% 0.0%    31.5   USA
NAT 169           9.59            633 -11% -9% 6.7%      0.7   Bermuda
PCRX 170         56.32        1,879 -3% -106% 0.0%    38.3   USA
PVA 171           9.12            597 -11% -9% 0.0%      0.8   USA
GDP 172         16.53            607 -8% -12% 0.0%      2.8   USA
ACCL 173           9.58            533 -3% -85% 0.0%      2.2   USA
GTAT 174           9.32        1,139 -4% -39% 0.0%      5.1   USA
VECO 175         32.56        1,265 -5% -27% 0.0%      1.6   USA
ESIO 176         10.27            308 -7% -14% 3.1%      1.2   USA
TXTR 177         30.98            710 -3% -95% 0.0%      4.5   USA
CRK 178         17.29            805 -10% -8% 2.2%      0.8   USA
FEYE 179         57.02        6,698 -2% -260% 0.0%        -     USA
HTWR 180         95.98        1,578 -3% -78% 0.0%      8.2   USA
COVS 181         12.63            460 -5% -32% 0.0%      3.6   USA
SOL 182           4.07            365 -8% -10% 0.0%      1.1   China
ATE 183         12.22        2,129 -6% -16% 0.0%      1.6   Japan
CALD 184         13.10            506 -3% -119% 0.0% #####   USA
CALX 185           9.58            490 -4% -35% 0.0%      1.7   USA
PFPT 186         34.18        1,211 -2% -209% 0.0%    31.9   USA
ENT 187         14.26            786 -2% -107% 0.0%      4.0   USA
FST 188           3.69            429 -7% -10% 0.0%        -     USA
MY 189           2.56            312 -7% -9% 0.0%      0.6   China
SHOR 190           9.34            556 -3% -89% 0.0%      3.5   USA
TSL 191         15.35        1,101 -7% -10% 0.0%      1.4   China
XCO 192           5.14        1,105 -7% -11% 3.8%      4.0   USA
VICR 193         13.09            504 -4% -25% 0.0%      3.3   USA
AMCC 194         12.49            907 -3% -69% 0.0%      9.7   USA
IMPV 195         49.69        1,215 -1% -296% 0.0%    14.4   USA
SONS 196           3.04            849 -3% -60% 0.0%      2.6   USA
FUEL 197         59.36            672 -3% -43% 0.1%      4.8   USA
MDVN 198         62.85        4,730 -1% -319% 0.0%    78.6   USA
OPK 199           8.58        3,094 -2% -203% 0.0%      3.6   USA
TIVO 200         13.30        1,819 -2% -158% 0.0%      2.8   USA

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Yikes! I am freaking out here in Colorado. Look at number 174.
Karl N

Marsh_Gerda said...

I had not noticed that.