ModernGraham.com - A resource for Intelligent Investors

Home | Features | Commentary | Archive | Login | Submit Your Blog
Summary | Wall Street Journal | MSN Money | Yahoo! Finance | CNN Money | Forbes
Benjamin Graham | Warren Buffett | Valuation Techniques | Qualitative Research | Money Saving Tips
Defensive Investor | Enterprising Investor | Other | Company of the Week
Ben | Jon | Defensive Value | Defensive Low PE | Defensive High ROIC | Enterprising Value | Enterprising Low PE | Enterprising High ROIC
ModernGraham.com | Benjamin Clark | Jonathon Ritchie | Heather Stewart | Our Methods
General Markets | Value Investing | Of Interest
Enterprising High ROIC Archive

Please read our disclaimer.

To subscribe to our Daily Digest of posts,
Enter your Email


Powered by FeedBlitz

Add to My Yahoo! Add to Google

October 27, 2006

Review of Enterprising High ROIC Portfolio

This portfolio is made up of the 15 enterprising stocks that are trading at the highest Return On Investment Capital (ROIC).  The first week of each month we will review the list, and make any trades necessary to get the portfolio to match the list.  Every week we examine the portfolio's performance against the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, and reinvest any dividends.  The list of enterprising stocks is made by following modernized Benjamin Graham strategies, and ROIC is calculated with a formula based on Warren Buffett's definition of Owner Earnings and Contributed Capital.

We have decided to provide our list of Enterprising High ROIC companies on a weekly basis.  The portfolio will continue to be rebalanced once a month, but the actual list of companies will be updated every week. 

Here is this week's list of Enterprising High ROIC companies:

EPAXAMBASSADORS GROUP
CHKECHEROKEE INC.
ADBEADOBE SYSTEMS INC
LLTCLINEAR TECHNOLOGY
SYNTSYNTEL, INC.
KSWSK-SWISS INC
FDSFACTSET RESEARCH SYS
CPSICOMPUTER PROGRAMS &
ECTOTAL GABON
STRASTRAYER EDUCATION
CHHCHOICE HOTELS INT'L
DEBSDEB SHOPS, INC.
GGGGRACO INC
MPXMARINE PRODUCTS
SEICSEI INVESTMENTS CO

There were no transactions this week.

The portfolio has underperformed both the DJIA and S&P 500 indexes this week, but has outperformed them overall. 

The snapshot:

Ticker

Total Cost

Current Value

% Gain/Loss

ADBE$6,457.25$8,068.8024.96%
CHH$6,488.70$6,946.207.05%
CHKE$6,507.75$6,709.503.10%
CPSI$7,296.40$7,921.208.56%
DEBS$6,447.75$7,558.2117.22%
EC$6,441.70$6,431.70-0.16%
EPAX$6,515.20$7,334.6012.58%
FDS$6,536.50$7,836.0019.88%
GGG$6,574.25$7,229.259.96%
KSWS$6,490.00$8,930.1137.60%
LLTC$6,572.50$6,583.500.17%
MPX$6,738.00$8,096.0020.15%
SEIC$6,740.10$7,329.408.74%
STRA$6,575.00$7,038.207.04%
SYNT$6,499.00$7,897.9421.53%
CASH $502.45 
Realized -$538.08 
    
Total$100,000.00$112,413.0612.41%

Performance:

 

Last Week

This week

Change

Overall

S&P1366.961389.081.62%9.22%
Dow12011.7312163.661.26%9.34%
Portfolio111226.44112413.061.07%12.41%

Neither of us holds a position in any of these stocks.  Please review our disclaimer and Our Methods.

October 20, 2006

Review of Enterprising High ROIC Portfolio

This portfolio is made up of the 15 enterprising stocks that are trading at the highest Return On Investment Capital (ROIC).  The first week of each month we will review the list, and make any trades necessary to get the portfolio to match the list.  Every week we examine the portfolio's performance against the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, and reinvest any dividends.  The list of enterprising stocks is made by following modernized Benjamin Graham strategies, and ROIC is calculated with a formula based on Warren Buffett's definition of Owner Earnings and Contributed Capital.

We have decided to provide our list of Enterprising High ROIC companies on a weekly basis.  The portfolio will continue to be rebalanced once a month, but the actual list of companies will be updated every week. 

Here is this week's list of Enterprising High ROIC companies:

EPAXAMBASSADORS GROUP
CHKECHEROKEE INC.
ADBEADOBE SYSTEMS INC
LLTCLINEAR TECHNOLOGY
SYNTSYNTEL, INC.
KSWSK-SWISS INC
FDSFACTSET RESEARCH SYS
CPSICOMPUTER PROGRAMS &
ECTOTAL GABON
STRASTRAYER EDUCATION
CHHCHOICE HOTELS INT'L
DEBSDEB SHOPS, INC.
GGGGRACO INC
MPXMARINE PRODUCTS
SEICSEI INVESTMENTS CO

There were a couple dividend transactions this week.  K-Swiss issued a dividend of $.05/share, which was reinvested at $31.59.  Syntel, Inc. issued a dividend of $.06/share, which was reinvested at $23.88.

The portfolio has underperformed both the DJIA and S&P 500 indexes this week, but has outperformed them overall. 

The snapshot:

Ticker

Total Cost

Current Value

% Gain/Loss

ADBE$6,457.25$7,890.4522.20%
CHH$6,488.70$6,964.907.34%
CHKE$6,507.75$6,585.251.19%
CPSI$7,296.40$7,985.609.45%
DEBS$6,447.75$7,312.2513.41%
EC$6,441.70$6,431.70-0.16%
EPAX$6,515.20$7,784.4019.48%
FDS$6,536.50$7,599.0016.25%
GGG$6,574.25$7,507.5014.20%
KSWS$6,490.00$7,559.9516.49%
LLTC$6,572.50$6,314.70-3.92%
MPX$6,738.00$8,600.0027.63%
SEIC$6,740.10$7,463.3010.73%
STRA$6,575.00$6,808.103.55%
SYNT$6,499.00$7,916.8921.82%
CASH $502.45 
Realized -$538.08 
    
Total$100,000.00$111,226.4411.23%

Performance:

 

Last Week

This week

Change

Overall

S&P1362.831366.960.30%7.48%
Dow11947.712011.730.54%7.98%
Portfolio111475.79111226.44-0.22%11.23%

Neither of us holds a position in any of these stocks.  Please review our disclaimer and Our Methods.

October 13, 2006

Review of Enterprising High ROIC Portfolio

This portfolio is made up of the 15 enterprising stocks that are trading at the highest Return On Investment Capital (ROIC).  The first week of each month we will review the list, and make any trades necessary to get the portfolio to match the list.  Every week we examine the portfolio's performance against the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, and reinvest any dividends.  The list of enterprising stocks is made by following modernized Benjamin Graham strategies, and ROIC is calculated with a formula based on Warren Buffett's definition of Owner Earnings and Contributed Capital.

We have decided to provide our list of Enterprising High ROIC companies on a weekly basis.  The portfolio will continue to be rebalanced once a month, but the actual list of companies will be updated every week. 

Here is this week's list of Enterprising High ROIC companies:

EPAXAMBASSADORS GROUP
CHKECHEROKEE INC.
ADBEADOBE SYSTEMS INC
LLTCLINEAR TECHNOLOGY
SYNTSYNTEL, INC.
KSWSK-SWISS INC
FDSFACTSET RESEARCH SYS
CPSICOMPUTER PROGRAMS &
ECTOTAL GABON
STRASTRAYER EDUCATION
CHHCHOICE HOTELS INT'L
DEBSDEB SHOPS, INC.
GGGGRACO INC
MPXMARINE PRODUCTS
SEICSEI INVESTMENTS CO

There were no transactions this week.

The portfolio has outperformed both the DJIA and S&P 500 indexes this week, and has outperformed them overall. 

The snapshot:

Ticker

Total Cost

Current Value

% Gain/Loss

ADBE$6,457.25$7,833.0521.31%
CHH$6,488.70$6,851.005.58%
CHKE$6,507.75$6,457.50-0.77%
CPSI$7,296.40$7,629.104.56%
DEBS$6,447.75$7,350.9414.01%
EC$6,441.70$6,431.70-0.16%
EPAX$6,515.20$7,711.6018.36%
FDS$6,536.50$7,686.0017.59%
GGG$6,574.25$7,369.2512.09%
KSWS$6,490.00$7,377.6013.68%
LLTC$6,572.50$6,930.005.44%
MPX$6,738.00$9,016.0033.81%
SEIC$6,740.10$7,867.6016.73%
STRA$6,575.00$6,911.455.12%
SYNT$6,499.00$7,550.5516.18%
CASH $502.45 
Realized -$538.08 
    
Total$100,000.00$111,475.7911.48%

Performance:

 

Last Week

This week

Change

Overall

S&P1353.221362.830.71%7.16%
Dow11866.6911947.70.68%7.40%
Portfolio109144.84111475.792.14%11.48%

Neither of us holds a position in any of these stocks.  Please review our disclaimer and Our Methods.

October 06, 2006

Review of Enterprising High ROIC Portfolio

This portfolio is made up of the 15 enterprising stocks that are trading at the highest Return On Investment Capital (ROIC).  The first week of each month we will review the list, and make any trades necessary to get the portfolio to match the list.  Every week we examine the portfolio's performance against the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, and reinvest any dividends.  The list of enterprising stocks is made by following modernized Benjamin Graham strategies, and ROIC is calculated with a formula based on Warren Buffett's definition of Owner Earnings and Contributed Capital.

We have decided to provide our list of Enterprising High ROIC companies on a weekly basis.  The portfolio will continue to be rebalanced once a month, but the actual list of companies will be updated every week. 

Here is this week's list of Enterprising High ROIC companies:

EPAXAMBASSADORS GROUP
CHKECHEROKEE INC.
ADBEADOBE SYSTEMS INC
LLTCLINEAR TECHNOLOGY
SYNTSYNTEL, INC.
KSWSK-SWISS INC
FDSFACTSET RESEARCH SYS
CPSICOMPUTER PROGRAMS &
ECTOTAL GABON
STRASTRAYER EDUCATION
CHHCHOICE HOTELS INT'L
DEBSDEB SHOPS, INC.
GGGGRACO INC
MPXMARINE PRODUCTS
SEICSEI INVESTMENTS CO

There were a couple transactions this week as we rebalanced the portfolio.  We sold Royal Gold (RGLD) for $5835.40 at a loss of about 10%.  We purchased Computer Programs & Systems Inc (CPSI) for $7296.40.

The portfolio has underperformed both the DJIA and S&P 500 indexes this week, but has outperformed them overall. 

The snapshot:

 

Ticker

Total Cost

Current Value

% Gain/Loss

ADBE$6,457.25$7,826.9021.21%
CHH$6,488.70$7,034.608.41%
CHKE$6,507.75$6,648.252.16%
CPSI$7,296.40$7,286.40-0.14%
DEBS$6,447.75$6,961.297.96%
EC$6,441.70$6,431.70-0.16%
EPAX$6,515.20$7,633.6017.17%
FDS$6,536.50$7,567.5015.77%
GGG$6,574.25$7,078.757.67%
KSWS$6,490.00$7,490.4015.41%
LLTC$6,572.50$6,738.902.53%
MPX$6,738.00$7,832.0016.24%
SEIC$6,740.10$7,573.8012.37%
STRA$6,575.00$7,220.859.82%
SYNT$6,499.00$7,317.4512.59%
CASH $502.45 
Realized -$538.08 
    
Total$100,000.00$109,144.849.14%

Performance:

 

Last Week

This week

Change

Overall

S&P1339.151353.221.05%6.40%
Dow11718.4511866.691.27%6.67%
Portfolio108289.30109144.840.79%9.14%

Neither of us holds a position in any of these stocks.  Please review our disclaimer and Our Methods.

September 29, 2006

Review of Enterprising High ROIC Portfolio

This portfolio is made up of the 15 enterprising stocks that are trading at the highest Return On Investment Capital (ROIC).  The first week of each month we will review the list, and make any trades necessary to get the portfolio to match the list.  Every week we examine the portfolio's performance against the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, and reinvest any dividends.  The list of enterprising stocks is made by following modernized Benjamin Graham strategies, and ROIC is calculated with a formula based on Warren Buffett's definition of Owner Earnings and Contributed Capital.

We have decided to provide our list of Enterprising High ROIC companies on a weekly basis.  The portfolio will continue to be rebalanced once a month, but the actual list of companies will be updated every week. 

Here is this week's list of Enterprising High ROIC companies:

EPAXAMBASSADORS GROUP
CHKECHEROKEE INC.
ADBEADOBE SYSTEMS INC
LLTCLINEAR TECHNOLOGY
SYNTSYNTEL, INC.
KSWSK-SWISS INC
FDSFACTSET RESEARCH SYS
STRASTRAYER EDUCATION
CHHCHOICE HOTELS INT'L
DEBSDEB SHOPS, INC.
GGGGRACO INC
MPXMARINE PRODUCTS
SEICSEI INVESTMENTS CO
BEBEBEBE STORES, INC.