BeanScreen for November 1, 2012

• Posted by Danny
• on October 31st, 2012

Of the 407 companies that made the cut for November, these 30 ranked highest for their overall fundamental strength. This is not a buy list, only a “fundy health” index.

In the table below each stock’s WSB score is noted, along with number of consecutive months on the list and % return (without including dividends) during that time. Stocks checked off in the Buy Signal column may be ripe for purchase.

As always, do your own due diligence cuz we ain’t pros! The BeanScreen is just an idea creator.

Follow the Consecutive Months Tracker in real-time here.

This month’s returns.

 (as of 11/22/12)

Stock	Score	Buy Signal	Industry	Cons. Months	% Return (w/o divy)
1. CF	70.8	✔	Agricultural Chemicals	9	+11
2. SYNT	69.9	✔	Information Technology Services	8	+9.6
3. CALM	69.3	✔	Food	3	+9.1
4. RES	68.6		Oil & Gas Equipment/Services	16	-29
5. CEO	68.6		Independent Oil & Gas	26	+8.0
6. EZPW	68.5	✔	Consumer Finance	39	+35
7. NVO	68.1	✔	Drug Manufacturer	3	-1.1
8. AAPL	67.9	✔	Personal Computers	16	+44
9. QCOR	67.6	✔	Biotech	7	-43
10. AHGP	67.1	✔	Non-metallic Mineral Mining	4	-4.4

11. TNH	66.7		Agricultural Chemicals	12	+35
12. ISRG	66.6	✔	Medical Appliances & Equipment	6	+2.2
13. PCLN	66.3		General Entertainment	7	-16
14. LULU	66.1		Textile Apparel	10	+11
15. RGR	66.1		Sporting Goods	9	+27
16. CHL	65.6		Wireless Communications	8	+1.9
17. BRLI	65.1	✔	Medical Labs & Research	9	+26
18. TEO	64.8		Diversified Communications	5	-21
19. QCOM	64.8	✔	Communication Equipment	7	-2.7
20. INTC	64.6		Semiconductor	10	-27

21. FCFS	64.3		Consumer Finance	1	+5.7
22. WDC	63.9	✔	Data Storage Services	4	-14
23. AZN	63.8		Drug Manufacturer	5	+1.4
24. TRLG	63.6		Textile Apparel	2	+20
25. EBIX	63.5		Business Software & Services	3	-31
26. CPA	63.4	✔	Regional Airline	1	+1.7
27. NTES	63.3		Internet Software & Services	14	+15
28. NEU	63.2		Specialty Chemicals	1	-7.7
29. CYOU	63.0		Multi-Media	1	-5.5
30. GRMN	62.9		Scientific & Technical Instruments	3	-5.7

 

In:  FCFS, CPA, NEU, CYOU           Out:  HLF, MED, JCOM, AMSG

 

Farm System (31-100) – the best of the rest.

Stocks in WSB30 and ST50 (updated weekly) - SYNT, ISRG, RGR

With links & stuff – courtesy of @koolaidluke

The BeanScreen is based primarily on fundamentals. Each month hundreds of companies are screened and scored on a “fundy health” index ranging from 0-100. Over time an average score and rank is compiled for a select group of stocks. The higher the score, the stronger a company’s overall fundamentals. Here is the breakdown:

70-100 = very strong

60-69 = strong

40-59 = average

0-39 = weak

Below are the six main categories (with weighting) that contribute to a stock’s WSB score:

• Growth Rates – 25%
• Price Ratios – 15%
• Profit Margins – 15%
• Financial Condition – 15%
• Investment Returns – 15%
• Momentum – 12%

Within each category are an assortment of parameters that are uploaded into the BeanScreen via Randy Hamerlink’s stock market functions add-in program for Excel. The data is bench-marked and scored using our custom formula. A few other secondary parameters (3% weighting) are measured as well, such as Insider Ownership, Management Efficiency and Short Ratios.

In creating the Buy Signal, we zero in on what we believe are the most critical aspects of a stock’s overall health: Growth Rates, Price Ratios, Profit Margins and Momentum. Deriving a sub-score from these four categories, we arrive at a threshold level that may reveal a buying opportunity for the next few months and beyond.

Here’s a quick video demo:

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The BeanScreen is not a perfect system. It cannot fully detect value traps (working on that!) or fraud. It is strictly an idea generator, a tool in our investing shed. Backward looking by nature, it only determines those companies that have appeared to exhibit healthy fundamentals over the last few months to two years. Our goal is to sift out these stocks and then hunt for potential value plays.

See what we’ve been up to lately at RebelMouse.

 

disclosure:  as of 11/22/12, we own the above mentioned: CF, SYNT, RES, CEO, EZPW, AAPL, QCOR, AHGP, ISRG, PCLN, LULU, RGR, CHL, QCOM, INTC, TRLG (stop at $24), NTES (stop at $43) and AMSG.

 

 

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