Forbes Best Big Companies

*intrinsic value calculated automatically with spreadsheet. Detailed calculation required later on.

No. Ticker Company Name Industry Remarks Current Price DCF* Graham Value Initial

Southwestern Energy Oil & Gas Operations Capex heavy, cyclical, hard to
1 SWN $31.21 $45.00 $40.00
Co predict
Technology Hardware & Equip
2 AAPL Apple Inc Great company. Need I say more? $119.57 $160.00 $154.00
Transportation
Consistent margins, reduced debt,
3 HUBG Hub Group Inc increased FCF/debt. Bottom line $20.78 $25.00 $43.00
margins havent dropped too much
Chemicals Strong profits in recession,
4 MON Monsanto Co increased margins significantly, $82.80 $100.00 $96.00
metric is up
Materials Mining and natural resources is
cyclical. FCF +ve past several years
Cliffs Natural Resources
5 CLF and margins increased. Good $20.59 $53.00 $60.00 Y
Inc
margin of safety but too
unpredictable.
Food Markets Thin margins but increasing. Other
6 SPTN Spartan Stores Inc $15.75 $9.00 $10.00
metrics are too low.
Chemicals Not enough history for a large cap.
7 MOS Mosaic Co $44.57 $55.00 $25.00
Margins exponential.
8 EOG EOG Resources Inc Oil & Gas Operations Capital intensive, cyclical. $61.35 na na
Food Markets
Very consistent long term growth,
9 VLGEA Village Super Market Inc good consistent margins and ROE $31.00 $25.00 $33.00
and ROA, fairly valued
Retailing great but inconsistent growth, good
10 PCLN Priceline.Com Inc $89.96 $67.00 na
number and margins
11 HES Hess Corp Oil & Gas Operations Capital intensive, cyclical. $58.44 $40.00 $60.00
Health Care Equipment & Svcs
Excellent consistent FCF growth,
12 ESRX Express Scripts Inc average margins, big shareholder $49.17 $44.00 $66.00
equity drop, fairly valued
Software & Services Great company. Need I say more?
13 GOOG Google Inc $372.50 $390.00 $660.00
Incredible numbers.
Oil & Gas Operations Pretty consistent metrics but
14 XTO XTO Energy Inc $33.21 $34.00 $82.00
margins declining,
Health Care Equipment & Svcs
15 PSYS Psychiatric Solutions Inc inconsistent $14.69 na $34.00
Diversified Financials Don’t know how to valuate
16 CME CME Group Inc $257.90 na na
financials
Oil & Gas Operations
Oil company but FCF +ve for past 10
Occidental Petroleum
17 OXY years, numbers and margins are $58.53 $87.00 $140.00 Y
Corp
excellent for this company
Aerospace & Defense
Consistent growing margins, good
Precision Castparts
18 PCP FCF, consistent but low CROIC, $63.13 $53.00 na
Corp
reduced debt, fairly valued
Construction Huge loss last year, cyclical and
McDermott
19 MDR capital intensive, cash flow $15.76 na $21.00
International Inc
measures are bad
Bucyrus International Capital Goods margins increasingly but cash flow
20 BUCY $18.58 na $26.00
Inc is bad,
Materials
good increasing margins but cash
21 BTU Peabody Energy Corp $28.39 $35.00 $22.00
metrics are wild and inconsistent
Drugs & Biotechnology Inconsistent and terrible FCF and
22 GILD Gilead Sciences Inc $47.63 $20.00 $15.00
CROIC.
Oil & Gas Operations Huge loss last year, cyclical and
23 DVN Devon Energy Corp capital intensive, cash flow $48.91 na $24.00
measures are bad
24 FMC FMC Corp Chemicals Good numbers except FCF $48.19 $18.00 $14.00
Materials excellent numbers but big drop in
25 NUE Nucor Corp $42.76 $60.00 $120.00
margins and inconsistent