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What is Tel Instrument Electronics 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.


Tel Instrument Electronics 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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Tel Instrument Electronics (Tel Instrument Electronics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
One Branca Road, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073
Tel Instrument Electronics Corp is a designer and manufacturer of avionics test and measurement solutions for the global commercial air transport, general aviation, and government, military aerospace, and defense markets. It designs, manufactures and sells instruments to test and measure, and calibrates and repairs airborne navigation and communication equipment. The company's reportable segments are Avionics government and Avionics commercial. The avionics government segment consists of the design, manufacture, and sale of test equipment to the U.S. and foreign governments and militaries. The Avionics commercial segment consists of design, manufacture, and sale of test equipment to domestic and foreign airlines. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Avionics Government segment.
Executives
Dowling Vincent J. Jr 10 percent owner 54 LEDYARD, WEST HARTFORD CT 06117
Robert A Rice director 728 GARDEN ST, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Joseph P Macaluso 10 percent owner, officer: Principal Accounting Officer
Stephen A Fletcher director, 10 percent owner ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073-2121
Sadie Elizabeth Fletcher 10 percent owner ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073-2121
Michael Wolfgang Schirmer officer: Chief Operating Officer ONE BRANCA ROAD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Jeff C Ohara director ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
George J Leon director, 10 percent owner
Chris H Allen officer: VP of Operations ONE BRANCA RD, EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073
Harold K Fletcher director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO
Marc A Mastrangelo officer: Vice President-Manufacturing 728 GARDEN ST, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Adam Rachlin officer: Vice President 728 GARDEN ST, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Charles R Palanzo officer: COO 728 GARDEN STREET, CARLSTADT NJ 07072
Robert H Walker director C/O ROBOTIC VISION SYSTEMS INC, 486 AMHERST STREET, NASHUA NH 03063
Robert J Melnick director, officer: Vice President

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