MFI Top 200 List - February 20th, 2015

Top 200 List

I last created a top 200 list on 1/24. It does take some time, I am going to be trying three lists this time: (1) a traditional MFI list, (2) a list showing top 200 based just on earnings yield and (3) a top 200 list based just on ROIC.  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
ACHI	1	5.96	590	40%	1463%	0.00%
PDLI	2	7.33	1,223	30%	2143%	8.16%
ADMS	3	17.40	292	23%	8262%	0.00%
PERI	4	3.29	228	34%	570%	0.00%
CALL	5	7.67	137	23%	639%	0.00%
AGX	6	33.12	490	17%	990%	2.17%
GAME	7	5.60	1,523	16%	1001%	0.00%
MTEX	8	23.34	63	29%	303%	0.00%
KING	9	15.91	5,126	18%	380%	2.85%
KZ	10	5.25	245	23%	263%	16.92%
HLF	11	33.87	2,920	19%	219%	0.90%
CTCM	12	4.09	639	46%	167%	17.37%
OKSKF	13	13.44	644	12%	2369%	0.20%
JOE	14	17.41	1,607	30%	157%	0.00%
NHTC	15	13.10	167	11%	4352%	0.23%
NHTC	16	13.10	167	11%	4352%	0.23%
LFVN	17	0.96	97	17%	187%	0.00%
VEC	18	31.90	341	13%	393%	0.00%
RPXC	19	14.13	777	11%	1525%	0.00%
MNDO	20	3.49	66	11%	930%	6.88%
ANTM	21	142.65	40,085	12%	260%	1.24%
PSDV	22	4.58	135	10%	3938%	0.00%
ASPS	23	23.81	563	21%	112%	0.00%
ENTA	24	33.65	649	17%	118%	0.00%
PFMT	25	6.00	294	13%	165%	0.00%
CRT	26	20.63	124	13%	167%	12.43%
TNH	27	149.42	2,764	14%	143%	7.51%
TZOO	28	9.65	142	13%	149%	0.00%
NSR	29	26.55	1,521	14%	144%	0.00%
WTW	30	18.68	1,060	11%	459%	0.00%
NEWT	31	15.90	122	11%	232%	0.00%
DEPO	32	19.70	1,199	10%	1234%	0.00%
PNLYY	33	4.05	1,784	21%	97%	0.00%
GME	34	37.53	4,237	14%	127%	3.52%
ATAI	35	4.38	100	18%	99%	9.34%
SPOK	36	18.83	417	12%	190%	2.62%
LQDT	37	9.83	294	15%	110%	0.00%
NTIP	38	2.33	58	10%	476%	0.00%
GILD	39	102.73	164,060	10%	504%	0.00%
IRS	40	16.59	942	10%	527%	0.71%
HUM	41	153.28	23,540	12%	166%	0.71%
SGU	42	7.41	425	17%	93%	4.69%
IDCC	43	50.32	1,994	10%	479%	1.42%
CJREF	44	17.31	1,488	11%	185%	5.66%
WSTG	45	17.13	81	14%	98%	4.00%
CBI	46	41.67	4,551	13%	110%	0.67%
TSRA	47	39.47	2,115	9%	1365%	2.31%
IQNT	48	18.19	607	12%	142%	2.55%
LUCRF	49	1.65	628	29%	74%	4.28%
BCOR	50	13.40	547	10%	211%	0.00%
PETS	51	15.39	310	11%	141%	4.39%
STRA	52	62.14	667	13%	99%	0.00%
HNT	53	55.95	4,447	9%	379%	0.00%
GCA	54	7.21	481	10%	231%	0.00%
VIAB	55	69.31	28,838	10%	219%	1.89%
ONE	56	3.54	169	15%	80%	0.00%
VIA	57	69.56	28,944	10%	219%	1.89%
PPC	58	27.43	7,119	18%	69%	20.38%
UIS	59	23.23	1,160	13%	84%	0.00%
RGR	60	43.15	860	15%	78%	3.73%
BKE	61	49.51	2,380	12%	100%	7.38%
WILN	62	2.67	322	9%	1168%	6.04%
CSCO	63	29.31	151,240	9%	348%	2.58%
APOL	64	27.01	2,954	14%	80%	0.00%
PBI	65	22.75	4,621	10%	147%	3.30%
FLR	66	59.44	9,285	13%	81%	1.42%
CLCT	67	23.51	200	9%	707%	5.59%
SMT	68	1.25	158	26%	62%	0.00%
TPUB	69	19.43	494	15%	70%	0.90%
SJT	70	15.76	735	8%	1453%	8.05%
FUJHY	71	67.20	26,221	14%	71%	1.40%
GORO	72	3.41	185	16%	66%	3.48%
CPLA	73	65.40	818	9%	179%	2.17%
SFUN	74	7.37	3,360	10%	142%	2.74%
CTP	75	7.30	57	13%	71%	0.00%
USNA	76	101.63	1,313	9%	163%	0.00%
MSFT	77	43.50	360,920	9%	207%	2.71%
RTN	78	108.07	33,469	9%	166%	2.26%
AVID	79	14.52	569	9%	157%	0.00%
COH	80	40.69	11,251	10%	116%	3.41%
BBX	81	15.17	243	35%	54%	0.00%
TMICY	82	31.00	4,159	8%	692%	3.65%
ECYT	83	5.84	243	9%	247%	0.00%
CA	84	32.52	14,341	8%	460%	3.07%
GIB	85	41.42	13,258	8%	309%	0.00%
UEPS	86	13.46	620	19%	55%	0.00%
HPQ	87	38.38	72,768	11%	80%	1.64%
CRWN	88	3.28	1,180	10%	101%	0.00%
CCNMF	89	1.42	70	13%	67%	5.00%
ANIK	90	44.19	682	10%	96%	0.00%
REX	91	57.50	470	30%	50%	0.00%
CDPYF	92	22.38	2,492	8%	7565%	4.65%
PRISY	93	1.16	347	11%	85%	0.00%
HRB	94	35.00	9,629	8%	254%	2.29%
ITRN	95	23.00	482	10%	92%	4.30%
BREUF	96	11.19	106	8%	550%	9.66%
UBNT	97	30.09	2,700	8%	218%	0.58%
QCOM	98	70.98	119,672	8%	337%	2.28%
SLI	99	40.49	170	14%	57%	0.00%
APEI	100	34.48	598	12%	64%	0.00%
KFY	101	30.75	1,530	9%	114%	0.00%
NUS	102	55.09	3,330	12%	61%	2.46%
BRCD	103	12.58	5,556	9%	106%	0.83%
LEE	104	3.03	163	11%	67%	0.00%
MAN	105	79.04	6,307	12%	62%	1.25%
FENG	106	7.71	596	12%	64%	0.00%
KORS	107	69.59	14,311	9%	101%	0.00%
VGR	108	23.05	2,382	8%	254%	6.78%
UNH	109	110.03	107,059	8%	233%	1.28%
LO	110	67.85	24,406	8%	690%	3.58%
DHX	111	8.60	464	8%	291%	0.00%
TUP	112	72.50	3,669	9%	135%	3.74%
EDGW	113	7.25	94	11%	74%	0.00%
PEIX	114	9.99	243	40%	45%	0.00%
AVP	115	8.73	3,795	13%	54%	3.32%
SAFM	116	81.73	1,835	23%	46%	1.59%
CPSI	117	52.69	582	9%	108%	4.46%
KLIC	118	15.92	1,233	15%	49%	0.00%
MGLN	119	61.62	1,679	10%	77%	0.00%
BWC	120	30.36	3,262	14%	51%	1.32%
ORCL	121	44.11	198,716	8%	474%	1.09%
TDC	122	45.17	6,961	8%	302%	0.00%
CTG	123	8.43	136	20%	46%	2.93%
CSC	124	66.89	9,407	12%	60%	1.33%
LCI	125	63.28	2,346	9%	105%	0.00%
ETM	126	12.39	477	9%	96%	0.00%
TSO	127	90.53	11,570	11%	65%	1.26%
NCI	128	14.11	699	11%	66%	0.00%
STRZA	129	31.40	3,489	9%	97%	0.00%
HGT	130	7.74	310	14%	48%	13.77%
NVMI	131	11.17	307	9%	89%	0.00%
LYB	132	91.24	45,529	13%	51%	3.02%
OUTR	133	66.57	1,242	11%	57%	0.00%
IPCM	134	42.71	754	8%	146%	0.00%
RCII	135	29.31	1,562	8%	305%	3.12%
CSVI	136	40.50	572	8%	117%	1.90%
FLWS	137	10.36	695	11%	56%	0.00%
GD	138	139.51	46,847	8%	118%	1.79%
EMMS	139	2.11	100	9%	86%	0.00%
EMR	140	58.69	40,772	10%	73%	3.06%
TIVO	141	10.85	1,214	8%	511%	0.00%
EGY	142	5.44	315	35%	40%	0.00%
MPAA	143	24.03	452	8%	297%	0.00%
NTI	144	21.97	2,033	13%	48%	12.60%
CCUR	145	6.24	57	10%	61%	7.74%
STV	146	3.67	229	12%	51%	13.48%
NATR	147	14.01	250	14%	46%	14.30%
CHE	148	113.94	1,990	8%	162%	0.73%
EME	149	44.21	2,981	9%	72%	0.72%
CSIQ	150	28.39	1,710	15%	43%	0.00%
SNDK	151	82.41	19,349	8%	113%	1.01%
MGIC	152	6.88	306	9%	90%	3.14%
GHM	153	22.64	230	11%	53%	1.05%
FOSL	154	84.91	4,356	12%	49%	0.00%
SCLN	155	7.65	401	9%	87%	0.00%
OMC	156	77.90	19,467	8%	258%	2.46%
NOV	157	54.24	23,215	16%	41%	2.89%
EGL	158	47.25	854	9%	83%	0.00%
IILG	159	25.69	1,482	8%	216%	1.71%
CO	160	5.32	388	20%	40%	0.00%
LEA	161	108.23	8,756	11%	52%	0.74%
COSM	162	0.80	101	8%	120%	0.00%
SWHC	163	12.72	695	14%	44%	0.00%
MBT	164	9.94	9,885	19%	39%	3.15%
LOGI	165	14.77	2,457	8%	112%	3.31%
NCIT	166	11.97	162	11%	53%	0.00%
NVDA	167	22.18	12,342	8%	101%	1.54%
TRW	168	104.12	11,630	11%	51%	0.00%
MYGN	169	33.97	2,561	8%	157%	0.00%
ALDW	170	16.16	1,010	14%	41%	11.27%
SYMC	171	25.60	17,840	8%	126%	1.75%
DISCK	172	29.96	20,433	8%	184%	0.00%
ACN	173	90.27	61,594	7%	562%	2.18%
PNTR	174	8.34	68	10%	62%	0.00%
PLOW	175	22.14	492	11%	50%	3.81%
HRS	176	78.72	8,258	9%	69%	2.27%
PRGS	177	27.07	1,384	8%	150%	0.00%
BBBY	178	76.06	13,979	11%	50%	0.00%
NTAP	179	37.85	12,001	9%	78%	1.71%
FL	180	55.08	8,025	11%	50%	1.64%
CR	181	69.54	4,127	9%	69%	1.84%
NOC	182	170.13	34,741	8%	104%	1.62%
GRMN	183	50.72	9,756	8%	95%	3.73%
FRAN	184	15.18	643	10%	57%	0.00%
BAH	185	30.24	4,557	8%	150%	4.84%
DISCA	186	31.10	21,210	7%	184%	0.00%
IBA	187	50.35	2,518	20%	36%	0.00%
AFOP	188	17.22	322	8%	102%	0.90%
VOC	189	5.73	97	35%	33%	24.51%
GNTX	190	17.68	5,236	8%	107%	1.74%
DOX	191	51.53	8,147	8%	163%	1.21%
EVOL	192	8.74	104	8%	116%	4.82%
WINA	193	80.47	415	7%	258%	0.30%
GSB	194	3.39	71	7%	749%	1.47%
ATVI	195	23.32	16,997	7%	754%	0.85%
JEC	196	43.81	5,694	11%	47%	0.00%
THO	197	59.92	3,202	9%	67%	1.67%
SYNT	198	49.28	4,138	8%	115%	0.00%
CBD	199	32.08	5,317	21%	33%	1.36%
LMT	200	201.71	64,668	8%	113%	2.76%

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 #79 (AVID) is the highest, a "50" would be perfect. So that is really  good.  Not sure why MSB is nowhere to be found. ENZN had 0 working capital and errored out for me. I need to  think about that.

Ticker	Mkt Cap	Date	My Ranking	Price	EY	ROIC
ACHI	571	18-Feb	1	5.96	40%	1463%
ADMS	298	18-Feb	3	17.40	23%	8262%
APOL	2,937	18-Feb	64	27.01	14%	80%
AGX	481	18-Feb	6	33.12	17%	990%
AVID	570	18-Feb	79	14.52	9%	157%
BCOR	534	18-Feb	50	13.40	10%	211%
BKE	2,396	18-Feb	61	49.51	12%	100%
CPLA	806	18-Feb	73	65.40	9%	179%
CSCO	147,270	18-Feb	63	29.31	9%	348%
CTP	53	18-Feb	75	7.30	13%	71%
DEPO	1,165	18-Feb	32	19.70	10%	1234%
ENTA	630	18-Feb	24	33.65	17%	118%
ENZN	54	18-Feb	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
FLR	8,814	18-Feb	66	59.44	13%	81%
GME	4,099	18-Feb	34	37.53	14%	127%
GORO	187	18-Feb	72	3.41	16%	66%
ONE	166	18-Feb	56	3.54	15%	80%
IQNT	605	18-Feb	48	18.19	12%	142%
IDCC	1,961	18-Feb	43	50.32	10%	479%
KING	5,151	18-Feb	9	15.91	18%	380%
LFVN	96	18-Feb	17	0.96	17%	187%
LQDT	294	18-Feb	37	9.83	15%	110%
MTEX	64	18-Feb	8	23.34	29%	303%
MSB	232	18-Feb	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
MSFT	356,908	18-Feb	77	43.50	9%	207%
MNDO	66	18-Feb	20	3.49	11%	930%
NHTC	166	18-Feb	15	13.10	11%	4352%
NSR	1,455	18-Feb	29	26.55	14%	144%
PDLI	1,228	18-Feb	2	7.33	30%	2143%
PFMT	296	18-Feb	25	6.00	13%	165%
PETS	312	18-Feb	51	15.39	11%	141%
PPC	7,185	18-Feb	58	27.43	18%	69%
PBI	4,585	18-Feb	65	22.75	10%	147%
PSDV	134	18-Feb	22	4.58	10%	3938%
RTN	33,185	18-Feb	78	108.07	9%	166%
RPXC	803	18-Feb	19	14.13	11%	1525%
SMT	153	18-Feb	68	1.25	26%	62%
SPOK	411	18-Feb	36	18.83	12%	190%
STRA	680	18-Feb	52	62.14	13%	99%
RGR	845	18-Feb	60	43.15	15%	78%
TSRA	2,097	18-Feb	47	39.47	9%	1365%
TZOO	143	18-Feb	28	9.65	13%	149%
TPUB	494	18-Feb	69	19.43	15%	70%
UIS	1,161	18-Feb	59	23.23	13%	84%
USNA	1,255	18-Feb	76	101.63	9%	163%
VEC	337	18-Feb	18	31.90	13%	393%
VIAB	28,291	18-Feb	55	69.31	10%	219%
WSTG	84	18-Feb	45	17.13	14%	98%
WTW	1,057	18-Feb	30	18.68	11%	459%
WILN	323	18-Feb	62	2.67	9%	1168%