Value Leaders -- Rankings for November 7, 2018
alue Leaders is Briefing.com's proprietary system designed for value investors who want to avoid "value traps." Our weekly rankings are derived from a proprietary quantitative system that combines multiple value factors with above-average 6-month Relative Strength. There are no growth, profitability, or market cap requirements.As an overview, traditional valuation-based investing strategies generally incorporate just fundamental metrics: low absolute or relative P/E ratios, high dividend yields, etc. These strategies can accurately isolate those stocks that are "cheap" according to the metric in question, but they do not take into account perhaps the most important factor for real-world value investing: do institutions see value in these stocks, and are they willing to accumulate them? The Value Leaders system is designed to isolate inexpensive stocks undergoing accumulation -- and thus avoid value traps -- by combining traditional fundamental valuation metrics with one technical metric that suggests sustained institutional money flows: 6-month Relative Strength.
In practice, the types of names you'll typically see on our value rankings are turnaround stories that market participants are betting will succeed, cyclical companies near the trough in their cycle, and/or companies that are about to benefit from more favorable commodity prices (to name a few scenarios).
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- Additions: ALK, CEIX, CMI, CORE, EVC, ITT, JBLU, NTRI, OSK, SIG, SKX
- Deletions: AEO, AGCO, ATGE, BBY, FII, GCAP, LZB, NCR, RL, SBH, URBN
The following table contains a list of stocks that we believe should be particularly attractive to value investors who want to avoid "value traps." Value Leaders components are derived from a quantitative screen and ranking system that is designed to uncover companies that possess a combination of low valuations across a variety of metrics and healthy 6-month Relative Strength. There are no growth or market cap criteria applied to this list. Note: FCF Yield is calculated based on Enterprise Value (EV), not market cap. Also Note: Both cash per share calculations include Cash + Short Term Investments; Net Cash backs out long term debt.
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Value Leaders: November 7, 2018 |
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Mkt Cap |
RS |
Value |
EV/ |
EV/ |
FCF |
Cash/ |
Net Cash/ |
LT Debt |
Rank |
Name |
Ticker |
Price |
Sector |
(mln) |
Rank |
Rank |
EBITDA |
Sales |
Yield |
Share |
Share |
to Equity |
1 |
Waddell & Reed |
WDR |
$19.42 |
Investment Managers |
$1,532 |
61 |
100 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
16.4% |
$9.85 |
$8.65 |
11% |
2 |
Vera Bradley |
VRA |
$13.70 |
Apparel/Footwear |
$495 |
64 |
99 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
14.3% |
$3.74 |
$3.74 |
0% |
3 |
Foot Locker |
FL |
$48.97 |
Apparel/Footwear Retail |
$5,825 |
62 |
99 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
11.9% |
$8.12 |
$7.06 |
5% |
4 |
Entravision Comms |
EVC |
$5.34 |
Broadcasting |
$341 |
91 |
98 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
67.9% |
$2.69 |
$(0.58) |
87% |
5 |
Shoe Carnival |
SCVL |
$38.92 |
Apparel/Footwear Retail |
$649 |
91 |
98 |
8.2 |
0.6 |
10.9% |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
0% |
6 |
Dick's Sporting Goods |
DKS |
$36.14 |
Specialty Stores |
$3,793 |
76 |
98 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
10.4% |
$1.25 |
$(0.47) |
9% |
7 |
Skechers |
SKX |
$29.59 |
Apparel/Footwear |
$4,765 |
76 |
98 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
6.5% |
$5.69 |
$5.14 |
3% |
8 |
DSW Inc. |
DSW |
$27.46 |
Apparel/Footwear Retail |
$2,247 |
63 |
98 |
7.2 |
0.7 |
6.2% |
$3.60 |
$3.60 |
0% |
9 |
Cal-Maine Foods |
CALM |
$49.94 |
Food: Specialty/Candy |
$2,416 |
80 |
97 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
10.5% |
$6.62 |
$6.53 |
0% |
10 |
HP Inc. |
HPQ |
$24.73 |
Computer Hardware |
$39,370 |
78 |
97 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
7.1% |
$4.38 |
$(0.06) |
#N/A |
11 |
Cirrus Logic |
CRUS |
$41.12 |
Semiconductors |
$2,487 |
78 |
96 |
8.6 |
1.6 |
12.0% |
$3.92 |
$3.92 |
0% |
12 |
Gannett |
GCI |
$10.20 |
Publishing: Newspapers |
$1,160 |
64 |
96 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
3.5% |
$1.84 |
$(1.06) |
30% |
13 |
AmerisourceBergen |
ABC |
$85.67 |
Medical Distributors |
$18,174 |
62 |
96 |
8.1 |
0.1 |
7.3% |
$11.46 |
$(7.66) |
136% |
14 |
Fabrinet |
FN |
$49.71 |
Electronic Components |
$1,842 |
96 |
95 |
12.6 |
1.1 |
6.6% |
$8.89 |
$7.16 |
8% |
15 |
Kohl's |
KSS |
$78.78 |
Department Stores |
$13,377 |
85 |
95 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
8.6% |
$6.42 |
$(17.27) |
69% |
16 |
Caleres |
CAL |
$36.03 |
Apparel/Footwear |
$1,616 |
74 |
95 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
6.8% |
$2.44 |
$(2.25) |
27% |
17 |
HollyFrontier |
HFC |
$67.32 |
Oil Refining/Marketing |
$11,349 |
55 |
95 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
5.8% |
$6.08 |
$(7.54) |
40% |
18 |
Cardinal Health |
CAH |
$52.87 |
Medical Distributors |
$16,223 |
72 |
94 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
7.7% |
$5.69 |
$(23.39) |
132% |
19 |
Williams-Sonoma. |
WSM |
$61.78 |
Specialty Stores |
$5,131 |
72 |
94 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
5.0% |
$2.10 |
$(1.50) |
28% |
20 |
EMCOR Group |
EME |
$74.21 |
Engineering & Construction |
$4,281 |
61 |
94 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
3.3% |
$6.09 |
$0.97 |
16% |
21 |
McKesson |
MCK |
$130.86 |
Medical Distributors |
$25,125 |
59 |
94 |
8.8 |
0.2 |
7.8% |
$10.64 |
$(35.03) |
70% |
22 |
United Continental |
UAL |
$91.07 |
Airlines |
$24,424 |
93 |
93 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
6.3% |
$18.04 |
$(34.52) |
141% |
23 |
H&R Block |
HRB |
$27.96 |
Consumer Services |
$5,625 |
87 |
93 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
9.7% |
$5.35 |
$(1.86) |
779% |
24 |
Juniper Networks |
JNPR |
$30.20 |
Computer Communications |
$10,396 |
87 |
93 |
10.1 |
1.9 |
5.4% |
$9.67 |
$3.57 |
38% |
25 |
Yum China |
YUMC |
$36.66 |
Restaurants |
$14,249 |
71 |
93 |
9.8 |
1.5 |
4.2% |
$3.89 |
$3.82 |
1% |
26 |
Domtar |
UFS |
$49.00 |
Pulp & Paper |
$3,062 |
69 |
93 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
5.8% |
$4.05 |
$(13.42) |
43% |
27 |
Macy's |
M |
$36.06 |
Department Stores |
$11,367 |
67 |
93 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
6.2% |
$3.42 |
$(14.32) |
93% |
28 |
Oshkosh |
OSK |
$67.80 |
Trucks/Construction |
$4,893 |
57 |
93 |
7.2 |
0.7 |
3.3% |
$6.16 |
$(4.93) |
33% |
29 |
Nordstrom |
JWN |
$65.43 |
Apparel/Footwear Retail |
$11,371 |
95 |
92 |
7.8 |
0.8 |
4.0% |
$7.89 |
$(8.17) |
235% |
30 |
Aaron's |
AAN |
$50.20 |
Finance/Rental/Leasing |
$3,463 |
85 |
92 |
10.4 |
1.0 |
7.2% |
$0.50 |
$(3.74) |
17% |
31 |
Alaska Air. |
ALK |
$65.72 |
Airlines |
$7,965 |
78 |
92 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
3.8% |
$11.36 |
$(5.02) |
44% |
32 |
Quanta Services |
PWR |
$34.98 |
Engineering & Construction |
$5,180 |
75 |
92 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
4.4% |
$0.74 |
$(5.61) |
25% |
33 |
Alliance Resource |
ARLP |
$19.39 |
Coal |
$2,519 |
67 |
92 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
6.2% |
$0.29 |
$(3.16) |
34% |
34 |
FTI Consulting |
FCN |
$67.38 |
Commercial Services |
$2,576 |
59 |
92 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
6.5% |
$13.05 |
$(1.40) |
19% |
35 |
Delta Air Lines |
DAL |
$56.05 |
Airlines |
$38,031 |
77 |
91 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
3.8% |
$2.78 |
$(10.73) |
59% |
36 |
ITT, Inc. |
ITT |
$56.46 |
Industrial Machinery |
$4,922 |
72 |
91 |
9.7 |
1.7 |
3.8% |
$5.93 |
$4.17 |
1% |
37 |
Sleep Number |
SNBR |
$38.26 |
Home Furnishings |
$1,305 |
96 |
90 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
5.1% |
$0.04 |
$(3.84) |
#N/A |
38 |
CVS Health |
CVS |
$79.92 |
Drugstore Chains |
$79,307 |
92 |
90 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
3.8% |
$40.79 |
$(20.74) |
166% |
39 |
Cummins |
CMI |
$143.74 |
Trucks/Construction |
$23,299 |
72 |
90 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
3.5% |
$8.70 |
$(6.54) |
22% |
40 |
JetBlue Airways |
JBLU |
$18.06 |
Airlines |
$5,443 |
59 |
90 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
3.1% |
$3.02 |
$(3.41) |
39% |
41 |
Nutrisystem |
NTRI |
$35.80 |
Consumer Services |
$1,080 |
57 |
90 |
11.2 |
1.4 |
3.6% |
$3.13 |
$3.13 |
0% |
42 |
Walgreens Boots |
WBA |
$80.85 |
Drugstore Chains |
$76,503 |
95 |
89 |
11.2 |
0.7 |
5.7% |
$1.00 |
$(13.73) |
48% |
43 |
Target |
TGT |
$86.01 |
Specialty Stores |
$45,050 |
83 |
89 |
8.5 |
0.7 |
4.0% |
$2.20 |
$(18.59) |
91% |
44 |
Murphy USA |
MUSA |
$79.86 |
Specialty Stores |
$2,624 |
71 |
89 |
9.4 |
0.2 |
4.1% |
$2.37 |
$(24.30) |
116% |
45 |
Herman Miller |
MLHR |
$34.22 |
Office Equipment |
$2,026 |
53 |
89 |
8.8 |
0.9 |
3.1% |
$1.84 |
$(2.93) |
42% |
46 |
Core-Mark |
CORE |
$30.38 |
Wholesale Distributors |
$1,389 |
84 |
88 |
14.6 |
0.1 |
8.0% |
$0.82 |
$(7.31) |
66% |
47 |
Omnicom Group |
OMC |
$75.08 |
Advertising Services |
$16,965 |
80 |
88 |
8.7 |
1.3 |
6.0% |
$9.32 |
$(12.23) |
183% |
48 |
Signet Jewelers |
SIG |
$59.69 |
Specialty Stores |
$3,174 |
80 |
88 |
14.7 |
0.7 |
38.0% |
$2.39 |
$(11.56) |
48% |
49 |
Acuity Brands |
AYI |
$131.30 |
Electrical Products |
$5,331 |
64 |
88 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
5.2% |
$3.22 |
$(5.68) |
21% |
50 |
CONSOL Energy |
CEIX |
$40.35 |
Coal |
$1,137 |
58 |
88 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
5.4% |
$9.67 |
$(21.05) |
267% |
Data source: FactSet
- Lead Analyst: Robert Reid, Senior Equity Analyst, Briefing.com
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