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What is Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 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.


Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 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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Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 East Congress Street, Suite 900, Tucson, AZ, USA, 85701
Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp is an Arizona-based mineral exploration company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Arizona and the southwest USA. The company's projects include the Tombstone Super Project and the Hay Mountain project. It explores for uranium, copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, lead, zinc, and other metals.
Executives
Pete O'heeron director 17300 EL CAMINEO REAL, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77058
Brett Gross director 2 EAST CONGRESS ST., STE 900, TUCSON AZ 85701
Saleem Elmasri director 450 PARK AVE SOUTH, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Vann Eugene Streety director 201 MAGNOLIA RIDGE, CRAWFORDVILLE FL 32327
W. Bradley Munroe director 239 EAST VIRGINIA ST, TALLAHASSEE FL 32301
Boyd Charles Gordon director 2081 KAHALA CIRCLE, CASTLE ROCK CO 80104
Patricia Madaris officer: VP Finance 5610 E. SUTLER LANE, TUCSON AZ 85629
Bernard John Guarnera director 9213 LAS MANAITAS AVENUE, SUITE 401, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Nicholas H. Hemmerly director 2537 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, SUITE 201, FORT COLLINS CO 80526
Charles D. Vollmer director 1645 WHITE PINE DRIVE, VIENNA VA 22182
Othon T Eduardo director, officer: VP Global Business Dev. 109 N LOOKOUT KNOB DRIVE, SAHUARITA AZ 85629
Larry Liang director, officer: VP Business Dev. China 255 WHTINEY AVENUE, APT. 15, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Keith Brill director 250 CENTRAL AVENUE APT B204, LAWRENCE NY 11559
James A Briscoe director, officer: President, CEO Chairman 5610 E SUTLER LANE, TUCSON AZ 85712
Robert B Fields director 215 EAST 68TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10021

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