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Small Cap Investment Report

The best scoring small caps from one year ago (1/3/2013) have outperformed the R2K by 948 bps over the past year, with no turnover.  The best performers have been RAD up 265%, MDSO up 190%, PRCP up 131%, JAZZ up 128%, NLS up 123%, and TYL up 108%. The best scoring small cap sector is industrial goods The best scoring small cap industry is industrial metals & minerals The average small cap score is 64.81, above the four week moving average score of 64.74.  The average small cap is trading 10.09% above its 200 dma, has 7.13 days to cover short, and is expected to grow EPS by 30.7% next year.    The best scoring small cap sector is industrial goods.  Services and consumer goods also score above average.  Financials and healthcare score in line.  Basics, technology, and utilities score below average.   SMALL CAP       1/2/2014 4 Week MA Company Name Symbol Sector INDUSTRY SCORE SCORE BEST           Century Aluminum CENX BASIC MATERIALS ALUMINUM 105 87.5 Hanger Orthopedic HGR HEALTHCARE SPECIALIZED HEALTH SERVICES 105 86.25 Mercantile Bank MBWM FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 105 85 Agilysys Inc AGYS SERVICES ELECTRONICS WHOLESALE 100 87.5 Anacor Pharma ANAC HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 100 100 Ann Taylor ANN SERVICES APPAREL STORES 100 68.75 Domino's Pizza Inc DPZ SERVICES FOOD WHOLESALE 100 96.25 First Fin'l Bankshares FFIN FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 100 97.5 Greenbrier Companies Inc GBX SERVICES RAILROADS 100 88.75 Genesco Inc. GCO SERVICES APPAREL STORES 100 78.75 Saba Software SABA TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 100 88.75 Sun Hydraulics Inc SNHY INDUSTRIAL GOODS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT & COMPONENTS 100 90 Amerco Inc UHAL SERVICES RENTAL & LEASING SERVICES 100 97.5 Encore Wire WIRE BASIC MATERIALS COPPER 100 97.5 Wintrust Fin'l WTFC FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 100 91.25 Transaction Sys Architects ACIW TECHNOLOGY TECHINICAL & SYSTEM SOFTWARE 95 92.5 Affymetrix Inc AFFX TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 95 86.25 Infospace BCOR TECHNOLOGY INTERNET INFORMATION PROVIDER 95 95 Belden CDT BDC INDUSTRIAL GOODS INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 95 98.75 Builders FirstSource BLDR SERVICES HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES 95 71.25 Bon Ton Stores BONT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STORES 95 88.75 C B R L Group CBRL SERVICES RESTAURANTS 95 90 Calgon Carbon Corp. CCC INDUSTRIAL GOODS POLLUTION & TREATMENT CONTROLS 95 95 C D I Corp CDI SERVICES STAFFING & OUTSOURCING SERVICES 95 87.5 Cardinal Fin'l CFNL FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 95 83.75 Chemed Inc CHE HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH CARE 95 82.5 Carrizo Oil and Gas Inc CRZO BASIC MATERIALS INDEPENDENT GAS & OIL 95 93.75 Cali. Water Svcs. CWT UTILITIES WATER UTILITIES 95 81.25 Dixie Group DXYN CONSUMER GOODS TEXTILES 95 75 Finish Line Inc FINL SERVICES APPAREL STORES 95 87.5 Hub Group Inc HUBG SERVICES AIR DELIVERY & FREIGHT SERVICES 95 81.25 Imax Corp IMAX CONSUMER GOODS PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES 95 75 LCA Vision LCAV HEALTHCARE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 95 63.75 Littelfuse LFUS INDUSTRIAL GOODS INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 95 88.75 Matthews Intl Corp Cl A MATW INDUSTRIAL GOODS METAL FABRICATION 95 92.5 OpenTable OPEN TECHNOLOGY INTERNET INFORMATION PROVIDER 95 95 PLX Technology Inc. PLXT TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR- INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 95 82.5 Perceptron Inc PRCP TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 95 67.5 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc RRGB SERVICES RESTAURANTS 95 88.75 Silicom LTD SILC TECHNOLOGY NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION DEVICES 95 92.5 S S & C  Tech SSNC TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES 95 92.5 Dealertrack Hldgs Inc TRAK TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION SOFTWARE 95 90 Olympic Steel Inc ZEUS BASIC MATERIALS STEEL & IRON 95 85             WORST           Affymax AFFY HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 15 21.25 Sigma Designs SIGM TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR-SPECIALIZED 15 21.25 Alvarion LTD ALVR TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 20 22.5 Protalix Biothera PLX HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 20 27.5 Yellow Roadway Corporation YRCWD SERVICES TRUCKING 20 35     Commentary: The best scoring small cap industry heading into 2014 is industrial metals & minerals (BOOM, RTI).  Sporting goods (SWHC, RGR) remain high scoring.  Farm & construction machinery (ASTE, CMCO) benefit from rising commercial construction and ongoing residential recovery.  Railroads (GBX) will enjoy easier comparisons against lackluster coal and grain volume and ongoing strength in intermodal in 2013.  That supports railcar vendors.  Technical & system software (ACIW, TYL) rounds out the best scoring small cap industry ranking this week.       In small cap basics, buy industrial metals & minerals, steel & iron (ZEUS, HSC), and synthetics (POL, MTX).  The top consumer goods industries are sporting goods, processed & packaged goods (BDBD, HAIN, DMND), and home furnishing & fixtures (ETH, STLY).  In financials, only regional banks (MBWM, WTFC, FFIN, CFNL) score above average -- trade up in market cap instead.  Home healthcare (CHE, GTIV) and medical appliances (ALGN, RMD, OFIX) are best in healthcare.  Almost every industrials industry scores above average.   Focus on farm & construction machinery, industrial equipment & components (SNHY, B), diversified machinery (MIDD, TWIN), and metal fabrication (MATW).  The top services baskets are railroads, staffing (CDI, KFRC, BBSI), consumer services (MNRO), and research services (FORR).  Apparel stores (GCO, ANN, FINL, SCVL) also score highly.    SMALL CAP INDUSTRY SCORE   1/2/2014 Sector INDUSTRY Score       BASIC MATERIALS INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINERALS 85.00 BASIC MATERIALS STEEL & IRON 73.57 BASIC MATERIALS SYNTHETICS 67.50 BASIC MATERIALS OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES 66.67 BASIC MATERIALS INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS 54.38 BASIC MATERIALS OIL & GAS DRILLING & EXPLORATION 45.00 CONSUMER GOODS SPORTING GOODS 85.00 CONSUMER GOODS PROCESSED & PACKAGED GOODS 70.00 CONSUMER GOODS HOME FURNISHING & FIXTURES 68.33 CONSUMER GOODS BUSINESS EQUIPMENT 67.50 CONSUMER GOODS TEXTILES 66.43 CONSUMER GOODS PERSONAL PRODUCTS 57.50 CONSUMER GOODS AUTO PARTS 55.00 CONSUMER GOODS FARM PRODUCTS 50.00 FINANCIALS REGIONAL BANKS 78.75 FINANCIALS PROPERTY & CASUALITY INSURANCE 65.00 FINANCIALS SAVINGS & LOANS 64.50 FINANCIALS INVESTMENT BROKERAGE 60.83 FINANCIALS REITS 48.33 FINANCIALS CREDIT SERVICES 47.50 HEALTHCARE HOME HEALTH CARE 76.25 HEALTHCARE MEDICAL APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT 66.39 HEALTHCARE SPECIALIZED HEALTH SERVICES 65.00 HEALTHCARE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES 64.29 HEALTHCARE DRUG RELATED PRODUCTS 63.33 HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGY 61.55 HEALTHCARE DRUG MANUFACTURERS 56.67 HEALTHCARE DRUGS-GENERIC 55.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS FARM & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY 80.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT & COMPONENTS 77.50 INDUSTRIAL GOODS DIVERSIFIED MACHINERY 74.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS METAL FABRICATION 70.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS 67.50 INDUSTRIAL GOODS INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 67.50 INDUSTRIAL GOODS RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION 67.50 INDUSTRIAL GOODS AEROSPACE/DEFENSE  PRODUCTS & SERVICES 67.00 INDUSTRIAL GOODS HEAVY CONSTRUCTION 58.00 SERVICES RAILROADS 80.00 SERVICES STAFFING & OUTSOURCING SERVICES 78.00 SERVICES CONSUMER SERVICES 77.50 SERVICES RESEARCH SERVICES 73.75 SERVICES APPAREL STORES 73.13 SERVICES LODGING 72.50 SERVICES RESTAURANTS 71.50 SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES 70.45 SERVICES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 70.00 SERVICES MARKETING SERVICES 65.00 SERVICES EDUCATION & TRAINING SERV 63.33 SERVICES SPECIALTY RETAIL, OTHER 62.86 SERVICES RESORTS AND CASINOS 56.67 SERVICES TRUCKING 56.00 SERVICES BROADCASTING 53.00 SERVICES CATALOG & MAIL ORDER HOUSES 51.67 TECHNOLOGY TECHINICAL & SYSTEM SOFTWARE 80.00 TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS 78.00 TECHNOLOGY INTERNET INFORMATION PROVIDER 75.00 TECHNOLOGY DIVERSIFIED ELECTRONICS 70.00 TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SOFTWARE & SERVICES 69.17 TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION SOFTWARE 67.14 TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 64.29 TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER PERIPHERALS 64.17 TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS 63.33 TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR- INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 62.14 TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT 55.00 TECHNOLOGY NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION DEVICES 52.50 TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES 51.11 TECHNOLOGY SEMICONDUCTOR-SPECIALIZED 50.00 TECHNOLOGY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS 48.33 TECHNOLOGY MULTIMEDIA & GRAPHICS SOFTWARE 47.50 TECHNOLOGY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS 36.67 TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 33.33  
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