The following table shows a data set containing information for 25 of the shadow stocks tracked by the American Association of Individual Investors. Shadow stocks are common stocks of smaller companies that are not closely followed by Wall Street analysts. 1. Show the frequency distribution for the Gross Profit Margin using he five intervals: 0 – 14.9, 15 – 29.9, 30 – 44.9, 45 – 59.9, and 60 – 74.9. Construct a histogram similar to Figure 1.5 (in the textbook). 2. What is the average price/earnings ratio? DATA SET FOR 25 SHADOW STOCKS Company Exchange Ticker Symbol Market Cap ($ millions) Price/ Earnings Ratio Gross Profit Margin (%) DeWolfe Companies AMEX DWL 36.4 8.4 36.7 North Coast Energy OTC NCEB 52.5 6.2 59.3 Hansen Natural Corp. OTC HANS 41.1 14.6 44.8 MarineMax, Inc. NYSE HZO 111.5 7.2 23.8 Nanometrics Inc. OTC NANO 228.6 38.0 53.3 Team Staff, Inc. OTC TSTF 92.1 33.5 4.1 Environmental Tectonics AMEX ETC 51.1 35.8 35.9 Measurement Specialties AMEX MSS 101.8 26.8 37.6 SEMCO Energy, Inc. NYSE SEN 193.4 18.7 23.6 Party City Corporation OTC PCTY 97.2 15.9 36.4 Embrex, Inc. OTC EMBX 136.5 18.9 59.5 Tech/Ops Sercon, Inc. AMEX TO 23.2 20.7 35.7 ARCADIS NV OTC ARCAF 173.4 8.8 9.6 Qiao Xing Universal Tele. OTC XING 64.3 22.1 30.8 Energy West Inc. OTC EWST 29.1 9.7 16.3 Barnwell Industries, Inc. AMEX BRN 27.3 7.4 73.4 Innodata Corporation OTC INOD 66.1 11.0 29.6 Medical Action Industries OTC MDCI 137.1 26.9 30.6 Instrumentarium Corp. OTC INMRY 240.9 3.6 52.1 Petroleum Development OTC PETD 95.9 6.1 19.4 Drexler Technology Corp. OTC DRXR 233.6 45.6 53.6 Gerber Childrenswear, Inc. NYSE GCW 126.9 7.9 25.8 Gaiam, Inc, OTC GAIA 295.5 68.2 60.7 Artesian Resources Corp. OTC ARTNA 62.8 20.5 45.5 York Water Company OTC YORW 92.2 22.9 74.2
The following table shows a data set containing information for 25 of the shadow stocks tracked by the American Association of Individual Investors. Shadow stocks are common stocks of smaller companies that are not closely followed by Wall Street analysts.
1. Show the frequency distribution for the Gross Profit Margin using he five intervals: 0 – 14.9, 15 – 29.9, 30 – 44.9, 45 – 59.9, and 60 – 74.9. Construct a histogram similar to Figure 1.5 (in the textbook).
2. What is the average price/earnings ratio?
DATA SET FOR 25 SHADOW STOCKS
|
Company |
Exchange |
Ticker Symbol |
Market Cap ($ millions) |
Price/ Earnings Ratio |
Gross Profit Margin (%) |
|
DeWolfe Companies |
AMEX |
DWL |
36.4 |
8.4 |
36.7 |
|
North Coast Energy |
OTC |
NCEB |
52.5 |
6.2 |
59.3 |
|
Hansen Natural Corp. |
OTC |
HANS |
41.1 |
14.6 |
44.8 |
|
MarineMax, Inc. |
NYSE |
HZO |
111.5 |
7.2 |
23.8 |
|
Nanometrics Inc. |
OTC |
NANO |
228.6 |
38.0 |
53.3 |
|
Team Staff, Inc. |
OTC |
TSTF |
92.1 |
33.5 |
4.1 |
|
Environmental Tectonics |
AMEX |
ETC |
51.1 |
35.8 |
35.9 |
|
Measurement Specialties |
AMEX |
MSS |
101.8 |
26.8 |
37.6 |
|
SEMCO Energy, Inc. |
NYSE |
SEN |
193.4 |
18.7 |
23.6 |
|
Party City Corporation |
OTC |
PCTY |
97.2 |
15.9 |
36.4 |
|
Embrex, Inc. |
OTC |
EMBX |
136.5 |
18.9 |
59.5 |
|
Tech/Ops Sercon, Inc. |
AMEX |
TO |
23.2 |
20.7 |
35.7 |
|
ARCADIS NV |
OTC |
ARCAF |
173.4 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
|
Qiao Xing Universal Tele. |
OTC |
|
64.3 |
22.1 |
30.8 |
|
Energy West Inc. |
OTC |
EWST |
29.1 |
9.7 |
16.3 |
|
Barnwell Industries, Inc. |
AMEX |
BRN |
27.3 |
7.4 |
73.4 |
|
Innodata Corporation |
OTC |
INOD |
66.1 |
11.0 |
29.6 |
|
Medical Action Industries |
OTC |
MDCI |
137.1 |
26.9 |
30.6 |
|
Instrumentarium Corp. |
OTC |
INMRY |
240.9 |
3.6 |
52.1 |
|
Petroleum Development |
OTC |
PETD |
95.9 |
6.1 |
19.4 |
|
Drexler Technology Corp. |
OTC |
DRXR |
233.6 |
45.6 |
53.6 |
|
Gerber Childrenswear, Inc. |
NYSE |
GCW |
126.9 |
7.9 |
25.8 |
|
Gaiam, Inc, |
OTC |
GAIA |
295.5 |
68.2 |
60.7 |
|
Artesian Resources Corp. |
OTC |
ARTNA |
62.8 |
20.5 |
45.5 |
|
York Water Company |
OTC |
YORW |
92.2 |
22.9 |
74.2 |
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