Enterprising Investor Screens – 6/25/09

These screens are for companies that may be suitable for the enterprising investor. The requirements of such an investor are that the company in question pass at least 4 of the following 5 tests:

1. Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition, Part 1 – current ratio greater than 1.5
2. Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition, Part 2 – Debt to Net Current Assets ratio less than 1.1
3. Earnings Stability – positive earnings per share for at least 5 years
4. Dividend Record – currently pays a dividend
5. Earnings growth – EPSmg greater than 5 years ago

Here is this week’s list of 20 enterprising investor companies with a high dividend yield, with the yield listed:

1. Teekay Tankers Limited (TNK) – 25.65%
2. EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) – 15.68%
3. Hi Shear Technology Corp (HSR) – 13.24%
4. Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited (NAT) – 10.94%
5. Psychemedics Corp (PMD) – 10.15%
6. National Resource Partners Units (NRP) – 9.82%
7. B&G Foods Inc. (BGS) – 8.55%
8. International Shipholding Corp (ISH) – 8.53%
9. Alliance Resource Partners LP (ARLP) – 8.51%
10. Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH) – 8.42%
11. Wayside Technology Group Inc. (WSTG) – 8.39%
12. Western Gas Partners LP (WES) – 8.35%
13. Precision Drilling Trust Units (PDS) – 8.17%
14. NuStar Energy LP (NS) – 8.15%
15. Alliance Holdings GP LP (AHGP) – 8.07%
16. Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) – 8.02%
17. Great Northern Iron Ore Properties (GNI) – 7.91%
18. RRSat Global Communications Network Limited (RRST) – 7.60%
19. El Paso Pipeline Partners LP (EPB) – 7.56%
20. Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd (VLCCF) – 7.01%

And here are 20 enterprising companies with low current P/E ratios, with the P/E ratio listed:

1. EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) – 1.24
2. Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD) – 2.43
3. Precision Drilling Trust Units (PDS) – 2.93
4. Overseas Shipholding Group Inc (OSG) – 3.42
5. Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) – 3.87
6. Steris Corp (STE) – 3.91
7. International Shipholding Corp (ISH) – 4.08
8. Air T Inc (AIRT) – 4.33
9. Ensco International Inc (ESV) – 4.35
10. Teekay Tankers Limited (TNK) – 4.39
11. Servotronics Inc. (SVT) – 4.92
12. Olin Corp (OLN) – 5.02
13. Noble Corp (NE) – 5.13
14. Tidewater Inc. (TDW) – 5.49
15. Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH) – 5.58
16. Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd (VLCCF) – 6.00
17. Skywest Inc. (SKYW) – 6.11
18. Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP) – 6.41
19. Harley-Davidson Inc. (HOG) – 6.49
20. Great Northern Iron Ore Properties (GNI) – 6.53