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What is Putnam Master Intermediateome Trust Predictability Rank?

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Warren Buffett said many times that the companies he likes are:

1. Simple businesses that he understands
2. that have predictable and proven earnings and
3. with economic moat
4. those can be bought at a reasonable price.

It is hard to quantify "simple businesses that he (Buffett) understands", so we will focus on the other three characteristics instead. In GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank, we will show that the businesses that have predictable and proven earnings are usually also simple businesses that an average person could understand.

GuruFocus conducted a back test study of Warren Buffett's strategy of "buying good companies at fair prices" for the years from 1998-2008.


Putnam Master Intermediateome Trust Predictability Rank Calculation

In our database there are 2403 stocks that have been traded from Jan. 2, 1998 to Aug. 31, 2008. We have the complete 10-year financial data and trading prices of these companies for this period. We rank the predictability of these companies based on the consistency of their revenue per share and EBITDA (earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) per share over the past ten fiscal years, and study the correlation between the stock performances and the predictability of the business.

Our study may be subject to these biases and assumptions:

Dividend yields are not counted for investment returns
Effects of price changes due to spin-offs may not be fully adjusted
Study is subjected to survivorship bias due to de-listing, bankruptcy, LBO, M&A, etc.

The correlation between business predictability and investment returns of a company is showed below.

Correlation Between Business Predictability and Investment Returns

PredictablesNon-PredictableAll stocks
Total Number of stocks57018332403
Total Lost Money61830891
Total Lost More Than 50%18412430
Total Lost More Than 90%48690
Average Gain260.6%100.0%138.1%
Median Gain150.0%13.0%39.0%
Maximum Gain2852.0%11483.0%11483.0%
Maximum Loss-100.0%-100.0%-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain12.7%6.7%8.4%
Annualized Median Gain8.9%1.1%3.1%


















For the 570 predictable companies, we have seen strong correlation between the predictability of businesses and the stock performances over the past 10 years, regardless of the valuation of business at 1998. Accordingly, we have ranked the business predictability from 5-star to 1-star, as shown in this table.

Predictability Rank5-Star4.5-Star4-Star3.5-Star3-Star2.5-Star2-Star1-Star (non-predictable)Average among all
% Out of All 2403 Stocks 3.3% 2.9% 3.7% 3.3% 3.3% 3.7% 3.3% 76.3% 100%
% that are in Loss (10y) 3% 10% 8% 9% 11% 18% 16% 45% 37%
Average Gain (10y) 364.6% 330.9% 278.0% 235.1% 243.5% 227.8% 154.8% 100.0% 138.1%
Median Gain (10y) 238.5% 193.5% 171.0% 159.0% 132.5% 113.5% 87.0% 13.0% 39.0%
Maximum Gainer 2228.0% 2547.0% 2452.0% 2852.0% 2432.0% 1892.0% 1807.0% 11483.0% 11483.0%
Maximum Loser -82.0% -53.0% -67.0% -100.0% -83.0% -100.0% -78.0% -100.0% -100.0%
Annualized Average Gain 15.4% 14.6% 13.2% 12.0% 12.2% 11.7% 9.1% 6.7% 8.4%
Annualized Median Gain 12.1% 10.6% 9.8% 9.3% 8.2% 7.3% 6.0% 1.1% 3.1%
















For detailed information about each predictability rank, please go to GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank

Also read:

Part II: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part II: Role of Valuations
Part III: Intrinsic Value, Discounted Cash Flow and Margin of Safety

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Putnam Master Intermediateome Trust (Putnam Master Intermediateome Trust) Business Description

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Address
100 Federal Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02110
Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust is a closed-end fund. Its investment objective is to provide high current income and relative stability of net asset value. The fund pursues its goal by investing in U.S. high-grade, high-yield, and international fixed-income securities with limited maturities. The fund's portfolio includes the United States Government and agency mortgage obligations; mortgage-backed securities; corporate bonds and notes, and foreign government and agency bonds and notes.
Executives
Stephen R Denny officer: Head HR- Diversity & Inclusion, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Manoj P Singh director PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Carlo Forcione officer: Head of Product and Strategy, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Catherine Saunders officer: Head,Corporate Sustainability, other: and Public Policy - Putnam Inv PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Mona Sutphen director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Jennifer Murphy director LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Marie Pillai director C/O PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Jacquelyn S Vanderbrug officer: Headof Sustainability Strategy, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Brendan T Murray officer: Head of Global Inv. Strategies, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Alan Mccormack officer: Vice President and, other: Derivatives Risk Manager PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 16 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON X0 SW1A 1ER
Martin Lemaire officer: Vice President and, other: Derivatives Risk Manager PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Steven P Mckay officer: Head of Global DCIO, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Kaitlin May officer: Head of Global Institutional, other: Management /Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Stephen J Tate officer: General Counsel, other: Chief Legal Officer/Putnam Inv PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Brett Goldstein officer: Co-CIO Global Asset Allocation, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110

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