Things seem to be turning around. Most of the companies that form part of the Superfactory 20 showed gains in July, with the average of the Superfactory 20 now significantly outperforming the S&P 500. Does this mean that lean companies rebound faster?
The Superfactory 20 are twenty lean manufacturing oriented companies we have been following for almost three years. A straight-average "Superfactory Index" is created as an aggregate measure, which is then compared against the S&P 500. The table is ranked by descending year-to-date performance.
By the way, we are working on a major project that will combine both Lean Stocks and Lean Companies into a single integrated site focused on lean-oriented companies. Stay tuned!
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2009 Performance (through July)
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| Name | Price | Performance |
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HONDA MOTOR CO AD (HMC) |
32.13 | 47.32 % |
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Intel Corporation (INTC) |
19.25 |
29.02 % |
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STEELCASE INC (SCS) |
7.32 | 28.20 % |
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TOYOTA MTR CP ADS (TM) |
84.18 | 26.83 % |
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NEWELL RUBBERMAID (NWL) |
12.87 | 25.07 % |
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STANLEY WORKS THE (SWK) |
40.15 | 15.61 % |
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ILL TOOL WORKS IN (ITW) |
40.55 |
12.61 % |
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PENTAIR INC (PNR) |
27.32 | 12.57 % |
| SUPERFACTORY INDEX | 8.79 % | |
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NIKE INC CL B (NKE) |
56.64 | 7.84 % |
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DEERE CO (DE) |
43.74 | 6.92 % |
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DANAHER CP (DHR) |
61.24 | 6.06 % |
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S&P 500 INDEX |
987.48 | 5.98 % |
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HILLENBRAND INC (HI) |
18.12 | 3.19 % |
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JOHNSON AND JOHNS (JNJ) |
60.89 | 2.13 % |
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TESCO PLC (TSCO.L) |
367.3528 | 0.59 % |
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PARKER HANNIFIN C (PH) |
44.28 | -0.81 % |
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CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) |
44.06 |
-2.63 % |
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BOEING CO (BA) |
42.91 | -3.27 % |
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TEXTRON INC (TXT) |
13.44 | -12.04 % |
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ABBOTT LABORATORI (ABT) |
44.99 | -13.86 % |
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WABTEC CORP (WAB) |
33.65 | -15.54 % |