Top 200 List - January 24th, 2015

Top 200 List

Always a good idea to create a top 200 list just before I buy a new tranche. Sometimes there may be a stock that isn't on the official list.

I last created a top 200 list on 12/28. It does take some time, I do like to create a list concurrent with my tracking portfolio or a new tranche.  As I mentioned a couple months ago,  I am expanding the data I bring in... it will take time to build a database, but ten years from now I might be able to tell you something new!

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.

If anyone could think of any other stats that might be interesting, then let me know.  I have now started using price to tangible book.  The data is from GuruFocus.  I have brought in a ton of other data from Gurufocus as well.

I did have to make some changes this time.  Historically, I have always pulled in my list of all stocks from Finwiz.  However, they have now locked the ability to export under "premium" membership.  So I tried using Gurufocus this time.  In total, it is probably a better approach.  However, some stocks didn't even show up to be calculated (like ADMS, AVID, NHTC) so I had to manually add those to the list to be included. I want to stay away from manual intervention as much as possible, so I will need to figure out why Gurufocus did not have them.  One thing lost from Finwiz was country. So that is no longer in my table.

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, I have tried using Gurufocus for dividend yields - I found it was also unreliable..  The main financials (from Compustat) have seemed very reliable to me.

Ticker	Rank	Stock Price	Market Cap	Earnings Yield	ROIC	Dividend Yield
PTIE	1	1.95	88	48%	32807%	0.00%
ADMS	2	17.01	286	24%	8262%	0.00%
PDLI	3	7.57	1,263	30%	2143%	7.91%
KING	4	13.40	4,255	23%	2194%	3.43%
TTWO	5	29.86	2,399	25%	809%	0.00%
PERI	6	3.28	228	34%	570%	0.00%
CALL	7	7.28	130	25%	639%	0.00%
AGX	8	31.65	468	18%	990%	2.20%
GAME	9	5.69	1,548	16%	1001%	0.00%
MTEX	10	20.76	56	34%	303%	0.00%
KZ	11	5.47	255	20%	263%	15.66%
HLF	12	30.54	2,633	21%	219%	0.96%
CTCM	13	3.94	615	49%	167%	16.51%
VEC	14	27.45	294	14%	393%	0.00%
JOE	15	16.56	1,528	32%	157%	0.00%
NHTC	16	12.75	163	12%	4352%	0.24%
RPXC	17	12.77	703	12%	1378%	0.00%
BCOR	18	13.95	572	13%	350%	0.00%
LFVN	19	1.22	127	15%	212%	0.00%
TNH	20	122.10	2,259	18%	159%	7.73%
LQDT	21	7.49	222	21%	122%	0.00%
UIS	22	27.14	1,368	17%	124%	0.00%
SGU	23	6.25	359	18%	119%	5.49%
TZOO	24	9.17	135	14%	149%	0.00%
DEPO	25	18.72	1,139	11%	1234%	0.00%
ASPS	26	21.29	503	22%	112%	0.00%
CRT	27	19.95	120	14%	167%	13.41%
NEWT	28	14.21	109	12%	232%	0.00%
PFMT	29	5.90	289	14%	165%	0.00%
MNDO	30	3.67	70	10%	930%	6.59%
WTW	31	17.31	983	11%	459%	0.00%
SPOK	32	18.12	401	12%	190%	2.73%
ECYT	33	5.13	213	12%	247%	0.00%
PNLYY	34	3.51	1,546	23%	97%	0.00%
AET	35	94.48	33,710	10%	639%	0.96%
GME	36	37.40	4,222	14%	127%	3.56%
AVG	37	19.97	1,042	10%	692%	0.00%
ATAI	38	4.85	111	15%	99%	8.46%
NTIP	39	2.35	59	10%	476%	0.00%
NSR	40	27.92	1,596	12%	129%	0.00%
IQNT	41	17.92	598	12%	142%	2.51%
AWRE	42	4.59	105	12%	120%	38.38%
CBI	43	38.79	4,236	13%	110%	0.72%
SJT	44	14.28	666	9%	1453%	8.39%
VIAB	45	67.80	28,910	10%	326%	1.88%
GCA	46	6.71	448	10%	231%	0.00%
VIA	47	68.18	29,072	10%	326%	1.87%
HNT	48	55.95	4,489	10%	355%	0.00%
NUS	49	42.52	2,584	19%	73%	3.06%
SFUN	50	6.84	3,194	11%	151%	2.81%
RGR	51	38.71	772	17%	78%	4.11%
IDCC	52	52.23	2,069	9%	479%	1.33%
COH	53	37.62	10,398	12%	106%	3.53%
CJREF	54	18.41	1,583	10%	192%	5.34%
APOL	55	25.99	2,843	14%	80%	0.00%
ONE	56	3.79	181	14%	80%	0.00%
PETS	57	16.06	324	11%	141%	4.23%
STRA	58	67.98	725	12%	99%	0.00%
BKE	59	50.39	2,423	12%	100%	7.32%
CCUR	60	6.96	63	13%	79%	6.93%
FLR	61	54.31	8,660	14%	76%	1.53%
WSTG	62	17.08	81	14%	76%	3.97%
ANIK	63	39.60	611	12%	96%	0.00%
CSCO	64	28.21	145,451	9%	335%	2.67%
HUM	65	151.47	23,664	10%	147%	0.72%
ITRN	66	21.03	441	11%	99%	4.56%
GORO	67	3.49	189	15%	66%	3.25%
TPUB	68	21.08	536	14%	70%	0.86%
WILN	69	3.13	376	9%	1353%	5.11%
WCG	70	77.85	3,440	10%	162%	0.00%
AVID	71	13.91	545	10%	157%	0.00%
CA	72	31.01	13,675	9%	460%	3.27%
BBX	73	14.53	233	37%	54%	0.00%
CTP	74	7.55	59	13%	71%	0.00%
PBI	75	24.29	4,954	10%	149%	3.08%
TDC	76	43.35	6,810	9%	352%	0.00%
SKYEY	77	4.08	268	14%	66%	0.00%
IRS	78	15.69	891	9%	418%	0.76%
MGIC	79	5.81	258	11%	86%	3.73%
AFOP	80	14.63	279	10%	104%	1.01%
UBNT	81	28.72	2,582	9%	338%	0.58%
SMT	82	1.53	194	20%	53%	0.00%
BRCD	83	11.58	5,114	10%	106%	0.91%
REX	84	55.48	453	32%	50%	0.00%
GIB	85	38.90	12,430	9%	290%	0.00%
CRWN	86	3.30	1,187	10%	101%	0.00%
UEPS	87	11.80	553	19%	51%	0.00%
MYGN	88	36.20	2,754	9%	179%	0.00%
PENN	89	15.32	1,364	16%	54%	0.00%
USNA	90	98.84	1,311	9%	170%	0.00%
KFY	91	29.54	1,469	10%	114%	0.00%
HRB	92	34.23	9,417	9%	254%	2.35%
HPQ	93	40.08	75,992	11%	80%	1.56%
LXK	94	38.52	2,438	16%	52%	3.47%
APEI	95	34.41	597	12%	64%	0.00%
STV	96	2.99	187	15%	51%	16.72%
MAN	97	67.67	5,488	14%	57%	1.43%
SLI	98	42.02	177	13%	57%	0.00%
PEIX	99	8.98	218	45%	45%	0.00%
BWC	100	27.72	2,978	15%	51%	1.44%
EDGW	101	7.12	92	11%	74%	0.00%
RTN	102	106.80	33,258	9%	145%	2.25%
IILG	103	22.90	1,321	9%	216%	1.89%
SAFM	104	83.40	1,872	22%	46%	1.57%
LEE	105	3.10	167	11%	68%	0.00%
VGR	106	22.65	2,340	8%	254%	6.85%
LCI	107	45.68	1,689	10%	86%	0.00%
STRZA	108	28.91	3,212	10%	97%	0.00%
CTG	109	8.04	130	21%	46%	2.96%
XLS	110	17.84	3,447	12%	57%	2.21%
MGLN	111	61.22	1,668	10%	77%	0.00%
PPC	112	35.45	9,200	12%	58%	0.00%
CIMT	113	8.80	95	8%	627%	0.00%
ETM	114	11.90	458	9%	96%	0.00%
ORCL	115	44.19	199,076	8%	474%	1.09%
K	116	68.68	24,725	10%	79%	2.72%
TSRA	117	37.26	1,985	8%	2780%	2.45%
TUP	118	61.38	3,130	10%	74%	4.34%
DNB	119	118.32	4,319	8%	1260%	1.49%
CSIQ	120	19.30	1,163	21%	43%	0.00%
HGT	121	7.76	310	14%	48%	13.39%
CPSI	122	59.27	654	9%	110%	3.84%
LO	123	66.02	23,746	8%	652%	3.72%
HRS	124	69.70	7,374	10%	72%	2.58%
NOC	125	156.19	32,675	9%	113%	1.73%
IPCM	126	41.77	737	8%	146%	0.00%
NVMI	127	10.84	301	10%	68%	0.00%
MSFT	128	47.18	394,000	8%	213%	2.44%
EME	129	41.68	2,810	10%	72%	0.77%
PLUS	130	68.81	505	14%	48%	0.00%
EGL	131	42.69	771	9%	83%	0.00%
OMC	132	74.36	18,768	8%	254%	2.52%
QCOM	133	72.18	122,770	8%	335%	2.24%
NOK	134	7.90	31,748	8%	250%	6.49%
PM	135	82.82	129,199	8%	161%	4.56%
NTI	136	20.83	1,927	13%	48%	13.27%
EGY	137	5.70	330	33%	40%	0.00%
SNDK	138	79.68	18,708	9%	120%	1.33%
AVP	139	7.98	3,468	14%	46%	2.77%
CPLA	140	69.84	873	8%	168%	2.04%
EMMS	141	2.04	97	9%	86%	0.00%
CO	142	4.50	329	28%	40%	0.00%
OUTR	143	63.88	1,223	11%	55%	0.00%
EMR	144	58.12	40,661	10%	74%	2.94%
SCLN	145	7.41	388	9%	87%	0.00%
SYNT	146	45.17	3,793	9%	115%	0.00%
TIVO	147	10.82	1,210	8%	511%	0.00%
XLNX	148	39.28	10,755	8%	133%	2.13%
FENG	149	8.50	657	10%	64%	0.00%
MTRX	150	19.22	522	13%	46%	0.00%
ALDW	151	13.31	832	17%	41%	10.29%
PLOW	152	20.06	446	12%	50%	4.27%
PRGS	153	25.75	1,316	8%	150%	0.00%
GCI	154	31.77	7,374	10%	61%	2.50%
SWHC	155	12.37	676	14%	44%	0.00%
NTCT	156	34.92	1,450	8%	428%	0.00%
MBT	157	8.62	8,573	21%	39%	3.60%
NATR	158	14.52	259	13%	46%	13.65%
GPS	159	42.20	18,441	11%	56%	2.09%
KORS	160	69.33	14,381	9%	92%	0.00%
CHE	161	104.14	1,836	8%	158%	0.79%
DISCK	162	28.98	19,764	8%	184%	0.00%
NOV	163	57.15	24,632	16%	41%	2.74%
APSA	164	23.00	724	13%	44%	6.31%
DOV	165	69.76	11,744	10%	67%	2.15%
NCR	166	26.50	4,539	10%	62%	0.00%
PCP	167	207.85	29,764	8%	107%	0.06%
LYB	168	80.80	41,370	13%	44%	3.32%
ACN	169	89.22	60,878	7%	562%	2.18%
MANT	170	31.90	1,190	9%	72%	2.66%
THO	171	55.38	2,959	9%	67%	1.80%
FL	172	53.45	7,788	11%	50%	1.65%
DISCA	173	29.84	20,351	8%	184%	0.00%
BBY	174	35.01	12,394	12%	47%	2.06%
AAPL	175	112.98	674,726	8%	255%	1.64%
BAH	176	29.05	4,369	8%	169%	8.39%
OSK	177	41.42	3,467	13%	43%	1.50%
RMCF	178	13.57	87	9%	73%	3.30%
LOGI	179	14.94	2,485	8%	119%	21.20%
JEC	180	39.79	5,261	11%	47%	0.00%
ENSG	181	43.12	1,000	10%	61%	0.59%
PNTR	182	8.38	69	9%	62%	0.00%
BBBY	183	76.62	14,082	11%	50%	0.00%
CR	184	57.42	3,440	10%	58%	2.19%
VOC	185	5.19	88	39%	33%	35.24%
MD	186	65.53	6,563	7%	301%	0.00%
SAP	187	64.52	77,295	7%	227%	2.14%
SYMC	188	26.65	18,545	8%	129%	2.25%
CI	189	109.97	29,240	11%	47%	0.04%
UCTT	190	9.40	281	13%	40%	0.00%
CSGS	191	25.32	861	9%	62%	2.51%
CACI	192	88.29	2,128	8%	90%	0.00%
CCF	193	36.14	333	11%	44%	1.64%
NCIT	194	11.21	155	10%	49%	0.00%
DOX	195	48.11	7,682	8%	143%	1.28%
TEO	196	20.76	4,024	14%	37%	5.55%
MLHR	197	28.59	1,716	9%	64%	1.96%
UNH	198	112.00	108,976	9%	72%	1.23%
GD	199	141.32	47,792	8%	114%	1.76%
CBD	200	36.30	6,016	19%	33%	1.18%

Here is the Cross Reference List.  After a couple of runs where I had a few mis-matches, this one looks actually better than the official list! I think #90 (USNA) is the highest, a "50" would be perfect. So that is really  good.  Not sure why MSB is nowhere to be found.

Ticker	Mkt Cap	Date	My Ranking	Price	EY	ROIC
ADMS	289	23-Jan	2	17.01	24%	8262%
ANIK	586	23-Jan	63	39.60	12%	96%
APOL	2,817	23-Jan	55	25.99	14%	80%
AGX	460	23-Jan	8	31.65	18%	990%
AVID	545	23-Jan	71	13.91	10%	157%
AWRE	105	23-Jan	42	4.59	12%	120%
BCOR	572	23-Jan	18	13.95	13%	350%
BKE	2,438	23-Jan	59	50.39	12%	100%
CA	13,592	23-Jan	72	31.01	9%	460%
CSCO	142,912	23-Jan	64	28.21	9%	335%
COH	10,368	23-Jan	53	37.62	12%	106%
CCUR	63	23-Jan	60	6.96	13%	79%
CTP	55	23-Jan	74	7.55	13%	71%
DEPO	1,099	23-Jan	25	18.72	11%	1234%
FLR	8,501	23-Jan	61	54.31	14%	76%
GME	4,088	23-Jan	36	37.40	14%	127%
GORO	189	23-Jan	67	3.49	15%	66%
ONE	181	23-Jan	56	3.79	14%	80%
IQNT	593	23-Jan	41	17.92	12%	142%
IDCC	2,010	23-Jan	52	52.23	9%	479%
ITRN	441	23-Jan	66	21.03	11%	99%
KING	4,310	23-Jan	4	13.40	23%	2194%
LFVN	123	23-Jan	19	1.22	15%	212%
LQDT	222	23-Jan	21	7.49	21%	122%
MSB	233	23-Jan	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
MNDO	69	23-Jan	30	3.67	10%	930%
NHTC	163	23-Jan	16	12.75	12%	4352%
NSR	1,800	23-Jan	40	27.92	12%	129%
NUS	2,521	23-Jan	49	42.52	19%	73%
PTIE	89	23-Jan	1	1.95	48%	32807%
PDLI	1,263	23-Jan	3	7.57	30%	2143%
PFMT	291	23-Jan	29	5.90	14%	165%
PETS	325	23-Jan	57	16.06	11%	141%
PBI	4,882	23-Jan	75	24.29	10%	149%
RPXC	719	23-Jan	17	12.77	12%	1378%
SPOK	393	23-Jan	32	18.12	12%	190%
STRA	741	23-Jan	58	67.98	12%	99%
RGR	752	23-Jan	51	38.71	17%	78%
TTWO	3,431	23-Jan	5	29.86	25%	809%
TDC	6,646	23-Jan	76	43.35	9%	352%
TZOO	135	23-Jan	24	9.17	14%	149%
TPUB	536	23-Jan	68	21.08	14%	70%
UBNT	2,537	23-Jan	81	28.72	9%	338%
UIS	1,355	23-Jan	22	27.14	17%	124%
USNA	1,223	23-Jan	90	98.84	9%	170%
VEC	288	23-Jan	14	27.45	14%	393%
VIAB	28,083	23-Jan	45	67.80	10%	326%
WSTG	83	23-Jan	62	17.08	14%	76%
WTW	981	23-Jan	31	17.31	11%	459%
WILN	376	23-Jan	69	3.13	9%	1353%