Rush Enterprises (Rush Enterprises) Predictability Rank

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What is Rush Enterprises Predictability Rank?

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.

Rush Enterprises 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

	Predictables	Non-Predictable	All stocks
Total Number of stocks	570	1833	2403
Total Lost Money	61	830	891
Total Lost More Than 50%	18	412	430
Total Lost More Than 90%	4	86	90
Average Gain	260.6%	100.0%	138.1%
Median Gain	150.0%	13.0%	39.0%
Maximum Gain	2852.0%	11483.0%	11483.0%
Maximum Loss	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain	12.7%	6.7%	8.4%
Annualized Median Gain	8.9%	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 Rank	5-Star	4.5-Star	4-Star	3.5-Star	3-Star	2.5-Star	2-Star	1-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

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Rush Enterprises (Rush Enterprises) Business Description

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RUSHB:USA

Address

555 IH-35 South, Suite 500, New Braunfels, TX, USA, 78130

Website

https://www.rushenterprises.com

Rush Enterprises Inc is a full-service, integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and related services. The company operates in a single segment; Truck Segment includes the operation of a network of commercial vehicle dealerships under the name Rush Truck Centers. It sells commercial vehicles manufactured by Peterbilt, International, Hino, Ford, Isuzu, IC Bus, and Blue Bird and also provides one-stop service for the needs of commercial vehicle customers, including retail sales of new and used commercial vehicles, aftermarket parts sales, service and repair facilities, financing, leasing and rental, and insurance products. The company's business is concentrated in the United States commercial vehicle markets and related aftermarkets.

Executives

Rush William M Rusty	officer: President & COO	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES INC, 555 IH 35 S., NEW BRAUFELS TX 78130
Steven L Keller	officer: Vice President & CFO	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Amy Boerger	director	2002 W WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Jody Pollard	officer: Senior Vice President	555 IH 35 SOUTH, SUITE 500, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78130
Michael L Goldstone	officer: VP, General Counsel & CS	555 IH 35 SOUTH, SUITE 500, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78130
Scott T Anderson	officer: VP Finance & Insurance	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Michael Mcroberts	officer: Senior Vice President	P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Raymond Joseph Chess	director	1084 ANDANTE CT, OXFORD MI 48370
Derrek Weaver	officer: VP, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Troy A Clarke	director	C/O FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC., 780 THIRD AVE. 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
James E Thor	officer: Senior V.P. of Retail Sales	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
James C Underwood	director	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Elaine Mendoza	director	2223 POSTOAK COURT, SAN ANTONIO TX 78248
Richard J Ryan	officer: S.V.P. Navistar Dealerships	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Thomas A Akin	director	C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265