Top 10 Stocks
Nasdaq Composite Index
January 1, 2012 - last calculated end of 2013

Top 10 Stocks from the purely finance fact-based Obermatt Method for the investment strategies Value, Growth and Safety in the stock index Nasdaq Composite Index from January 1, 2012 (other Top 10 Stocks):

NASDAQ Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value	INDUSTRY	VALUE	GROWTH	SAFETY	COMBINED
1. PDL BioPharma (XS, US)	Biotechnology	100	76	100	100
2. ManTech (M, US)	IT Consulting & oth. Services	100	36	94	100
3. Ingles (M, US)	Food Retail	100	75	1	25
4. Air T (XS, US)	Air Freight & Logistics	100	1	63	67
5. A. Schulman (M, US)	Specialty Chemicals	98	90	74	98
6. CSR (XS, GB) ★	Semiconductors	97	31	81	94
7. Hawkins (XS, US)	Commodity Chemicals	95	14	43	57
8. Spartan Stores (M, US)	Food Distributors	95	1	50	43
9. ARKR (XS, US)	Restaurants	94	90	50	80
10. FRED'S (S, US)	General Merchandise Stores	94	33	1	1

Published: January 1, 2012. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Obermatt Stock Update)

TOP 10 Growth	INDUSTRY	VALUE	GROWTH	SAFETY	COMBINED
1. Courier (NA, US)	Commercial Printing	78	100	91	100
2. Oplink Communications (NA, US)	Communications Equipment	72	100	90	78
3. FuelCell Energy (XS, US)	Electr. Components & Equipment	46	100	100	50
4. MGPI (XS, US)	Distillers & Vintners	70	100	73	25
5. Hurco (XS, US)	Industrial Machinery	64	100	78	100
6. Calavo (XS, US)	Packaged Foods & Meats	50	100	91	100
7. Material Sciences (NA, US)	Specialty Chemicals	62	100	76	100
8. Silicon Graphics (XS, US)	Technology Hardware & Peripherals	38	100	100	67
9. Helen of Troy (M, BM)	Household Appliances	61	100	73	88
10. G-III Apparel (M, US)	Apparel, Accessories, Luxury	75	100	57	100

Published: January 1, 2012. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Obermatt Stock Update)

TOP 10 Safety	INDUSTRY	VALUE	GROWTH	SAFETY	COMBINED
1. PDL BioPharma (XS, US)	Biotechnology	100	76	100	100
2. Hi-Tech Pharmacal (NA, US)	Pharmaceuticals	82	75	100	100
3. Finish Line (S, US)	Apparel Retail	81	71	100	100
4. FuelCell Energy (XS, US)	Electr. Components & Equipment	46	100	100	50
5. PC Connection (S, US)	Technology Distributors	64	73	100	98
6. Silicon Graphics (XS, US)	Technology Hardware & Peripherals	38	100	100	67
7. Twin Disc (XS, US)	Farm & Heavy Machinery	92	33	100	33
8. People's United Financial (L, US)	Thrifts & Mortgage Finance	40	84	100	81
9. Books-A-Million (XS, US)	Specialty Stores	91	30	100	100
10. Universal Forest Products (M, US)	Building Products	72	47	100	94

Published: January 1, 2012. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Obermatt Stock Update)

TOP 10 Combined	INDUSTRY	VALUE	GROWTH	SAFETY	COMBINED
1. PDL BioPharma (XS, US)	Biotechnology	100	76	100	100
2. Courier (NA, US)	Commercial Printing	78	100	91	100
3. Synalloy (XS, US)	Steel	85	86	98	100
4. Emmis Communications (XS, US)	Broadcasting	89	79	98	100
5. Patterson-UTI (M, US)	Oil & Gas Drilling	81	96	86	100
6. Hi-Tech Pharmacal (NA, US)	Pharmaceuticals	82	75	100	100
7. Finish Line (S, US)	Apparel Retail	81	71	100	100
8. Zions Bancorporation (L, US)	Regional Banks	90	64	92	100
9. RadNet (XS, US)	Health Care Services	90	61	93	100
10. Hurco (XS, US)	Industrial Machinery	64	100	78	100

Published: January 1, 2012. Top 10s are published weekly by Top 10 schedule. (Obermatt Stock Update)

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