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In addition to ranking stocks by the two factors in the Magic Formula, there are several criteria that Joel Greenblatt has developed to screen out companies before any ranking occurs. From what I have gathered through The Little Book That Beats the Market, stocks from the utility and financial sectors are eliminated. This is primarily [...]
In my last post, I discussed the features of Portfolio123. In this post, I’m going to detail how I used the Ranking feature of Portfolio123 to recreate the two major factors in the Magic Formula. These two factors are return on capital and earnings yield. I discussed there factors back in January in my post titled, [...]
I am convinced of at least two things: If you really want to “beat the market,” most professionals and academics can’t help you, and That leaves only one real alternative: You must do it yourself. – Joel Greenblatt The Little Book That Beats the Market I completely agree with Joel Greenblatt on this point. I [...]
Joel Greenblatt, author of “The Little Book That Beats the Market“, will be appearing at the Barnes & Noble Business Breakfast on March 9th at 8 am. He will be speaking, answering questions and signing books. Location: Barnes & Noble 555 Fifth Avenue (46th & Fifth), New York, NY. All are welcome. I will not [...]
The next stock on the Magic Formula list is FTD Group (FTD). This florist would have been the perfect Valentine’s Day stock. To bad I didn’t get to it earlier. I am sure many of you are familiar with FTD. I have used FTD a few times in the past for flowers, but I now [...]
Recent SEC filings give us a peek into what Berkshire Hathaway’s managers have been buying and selling. I just got a hold of the three recent quarterly institutional managers holdings reports filed by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A). The first thing I noticed was that it appears that Warren Buffett has increased his Wells Fargo (WFC) holdings. I’m a [...]
The next company on the Magic Formula list is Forward Industries (FORD). Forward Industries designs and sells cases, bags, clips, hand straps, faceplates and other accessories for consumer electronics and medical equipment. Let’s take a look at the big five numbers.
The next company on the Magic Formula list is CallWave (CALL). They provide application services on a subscription basis that add features and functionality to the telecommunications services used by consumers and small and home offices. CallWave is currently moving away from providing direct services to consumers and instead providing fix-wireless convergence services to regional telecommunication [...]
The third stock on the Magic Formula stock list on January 24th is H&R Block (HRB). I just checked the Magic Formula website today and H&R Block is still on the list. H&R Block is a very familiar consumer name associated with tax preparation. However, there is more to the company than just tax preparation. H&R [...]
The second stock on the Magic Formula list that I generated last week is Anika Therapeutics (ANIK). I am not at all familiar with this company, but I’m interested in learning more about it. I discovered that Anika Therapeutics develops, manufactures and commercializes therapeutic products and devices to promote the protection and healing of bone, [...]
