"Magic Formula," based on Next Year's EPS Estimates Companies with high returns on capital employed, trading at high earnings yields (based on next FY EPS estimates) Move To Price
52-Week
MV
Next FY
EBIT/
Price to
EV
EV/
EPS
Capital
Tax
Tangible Book
Company / Ticker
($)
Low
High
($mn)
($mn)
Sales
Yield
Employed
Rate
1 Endo Pharma / ENDP
17.98
-23%
45%
2,107
2,146
1.6x
16%
261%
36%
13.7x
2 Pre-Paid Legal / PPD
43.46
-39%
5%
477
488
1.1x
15%
253%
38%
13.5x
3 China Sky One / CSKI
14.30
-56%
34%
237
188
1.8x
17%
134%
21%
2.7x
4 Net1 UEPS / UEPS
12.91
-36%
117%
719
602
2.4x
12%
326%
34%
5.0x
5 Safe Bulkers / SB
6.73
-60%
186%
367
719
3.6x
24%
95%
n/m
20.0x
6 Edison International / EIX
31.29
-26%
67%
10,195
21,368
1.5x
11%
infinite
30%
1.0x
7 GT Solar / SOLR
5.73
-85%
197%
821
714
1.3x
11%
infinite
38%
24.9x 12.6x
8 GameStop / GME
22.17
-24%
115%
3,650
3,915
.4x
14%
123%
37%
9 GigaMedia / GIGM
5.81
-55%
132%
317
234
1.3x
11%
infinite
3%
2.7x
10 Terra Industries / TRA
25.02
-55%
130%
2,495
1,833
.7x
12%
199%
26%
2.3x
11%
infinite
31%
1.3x
31%
3.1x
11 Am. Electric Power / AEP
28.61
-16%
45%
13,640
31,595
2.2x
12 PPL Corp. / PPL
32.80
-26%
64%
12,334
19,410
2.2x
11%
331%
13 NV Energy / NVE
10.77
-36%
22%
2,524
7,906
2.3x
11%
infinite
29%
.8x
14 Centene / CNC
20.49
-27%
20%
882
762
.2x
10%
infinite
38%
3.1x 10.4x
15 CenterPoint Energy / CNP
11.06
-23%
50%
3,863
14,269
1.3x
11%
272%
39%
16 DPL / DPL
23.30
-21%
18%
2,702
4,225
2.6x
11%
390%
28%
2.7x
17 Questcor Pharma / QCOR
4.96
-38%
98%
320
258
2.6x
12%
129%
31%
4.8x
18 * A-Power Energy / APWR
8.42
-64%
278%
284
223
.8x
16%
73%
0%
2.1x
19 Energen / EGN
40.30
-43%
97%
2,890
3,417
2.2x
10%
1079%
38%
1.4x
20 Allegheny Energy / AYE
25.98
-22%
99%
4,401
8,479
2.4x
11%
176%
39%
1.7x
21 El Paso Electric / EE
14.21
-18%
55%
638
1,379
1.4x
11%
255%
33%
.9x
22 TECO Energy / TE
11.73
-28%
86%
2,497
6,002
1.8x
10%
575%
37%
1.3x 1.4x
23 UniSource Energy / UNS
26.92
-22%
24%
959
2,799
2.0x
11%
141%
49%
24 Pepco Holdings / POM
13.39
-25%
95%
2,946
8,756
.8x
12%
102%
36%
1.1x
25 Cal-Maine Foods / CALM
25.31
-33%
93%
602
653
.7x
19%
58%
34%
2.1x
26 NetScout Systems / NTCT
9.14
-38%
76%
369
355
1.3x
10%
infinite
35%
9.7x
27 VSE Corp. / VSEC
26.23
-26%
85%
135
156
.1x
16%
60%
39%
2.6x
28 Delek US Holdings / DK
8.57
-59%
45%
460
722
.2x
10%
infinite
41%
1.0x
29 * Progress Software Co / PRGS
20.97
-30%
48%
837
688
1.4x
10%
infinite
39%
4.4x
30 OGE Energy / OGE
28.15
-31%
23%
2,703
5,138
1.4x
10%
4035%
30%
1.4x
31 NiSource / NI
11.46
-32%
61%
3,147
9,900
1.2x
10%
infinite
33%
4.3x
32 Hewlett-Packard / HPQ
37.61
-32%
31%
89,747
95,511
.8x
11%
124%
19%
208.7x 3.1x
33 Advanced Battery / ABAT
4.06
-71%
58%
235
201
4.4x
15%
60%
15%
34 * Foster Wheeler / FWLT
23.77
-46%
216%
3,005
2,436
.4x
10%
infinite
14%
8.6x
35 * Permian Basin / PBT
11.12
-34%
146%
518
517
5.5x
10%
infinite
n/m
431.9x
36 LHC Group / LHCG
22.22
-25%
66%
410
410
1.0x
11%
123%
31%
11.7x
37 Innophos / IPHS
16.23
-53%
156%
345
536
.6x
12%
88%
23%
2.0x
38 * Allied Healthcare / AHCI
2.28
-59%
27%
103
75
.3x
11%
104%
28%
2.5x
39 American Oriental / AOB
5.10
-35%
97%
399
452
1.7x
18%
50%
21%
2.6x
40 CMS Energy / CMS
11.98
-30%
26%
2,717
9,146
1.4x
11%
88%
32%
1.1x
41 * Portfolio Recovery / PRAA
37.15
-48%
42%
570
822
3.1x
9%
2397%
39%
2.2x
42 * CSG Systems / CSGS
13.53
-20%
49%
475
520
1.1x
11%
80%
34%
21.2x
43 Public Service / PEG
32.23
-31%
47%
16,308
24,477
1.8x
10%
216%
50%
2.0x
44 Continucare / CNU
2.49
-39%
7%
148
138
.5x
10%
115%
38%
5.4x
45 Southwest Gas / SWX
21.84
-22%
52%
976
2,205
1.1x
9%
infinite
40%
.9x
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$6.78
$562mn
$1,360mn
$6mn
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$4.75
$54mn
n/m
$3mn
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-55%
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$972mn
$859mn
-48%
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$258mn
-47%
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$30,378mn
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-22%
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$2.16
$118mn
-$12mn
-18%
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$899mn $899
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$758mn
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$19.25
$578mn
$501mn
10%
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2 Tech Data / TECD
$32.52
$1,634mn
$1,377mn
.06x
3 Ingram Micro / IM
$17.74
$2,872mn
$2,193mn
.07x
$485mn
$551mn
EV/GP .14x
Deep Value: Neglected Gross Profiteers 1 Kindred Healthcare / KND $12.42 2 RealNetworks / RNWK
$3.12
$419mn
$54mn
.15x
3 Humana / HUM
$31.71
$5,379mn
$1,221mn
.22x
-$12mn
NCAV / MV 174%
Activist Targets: Potential Sales, Liquidations or Recaps 1 QLT / QLTI $2.16 $118mn 2 Silicon Graphics / SGI
$4.58
$137mn
-$37mn
146%
3 * Audiovox / VOXX
$6.34
$145mn
$90mn
144%
-$106mn
LTM EBIT / EV infinite
"Magic Formula," Formula " based on Trailing Financials 1 KHD Humboldt Wedag / KHD $8.28 $253mn 2 i2 Technologies / ITWO
$12.23
$269mn
$218mn
51%
3 ePlus / PLUS
$15.13
$124mn
$101mn
28%
$2,146mn
EPS Yield FY0 15%
"Magic Formula," based on This Year's EPS Estimates 1 Endo Pharma / ENDP $17.98 $2,107mn 2 EarthLink / ELNK
$7.70 $
$816mn $
$527mn $
13%
3 Pre-Paid Legal / PPD
$43.46
$477mn
$488mn
15%
$2,146mn
EPS Yield FY1 16%
"Magic Formula," based on Next Year's EPS Estimates 1 Endo Pharma / ENDP $17.98 $2,107mn 2 Pre-Paid Legal / PPD
$43.46
$477mn
$488mn
15%
3 China Sky One / CSKI
$14.30
$237mn
$188mn
17%