Arnold Schneider is the president and CIO of Schneider Capital Management Corp. He manages a portfolio composed of 95 stocks worth $778 million. The following are the stocks in his portfolio with the highest return on capital as defined by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) in his book "The Little Book That Beats the Market."
Viad Corp. (VVI) has a ROC of 166.54%, which is ranked higher than 83% of companies in the Global Business Services industry. This level of ROC is the best in the history of the company.
GuruFocus gives Viad a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10, with operating margin at 26.13% that is ranked higher than 91% of the companies in the same industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. It has cash to debt of 0.49 that is below the industry median of 1.81.
The company is engaged in services provided mainly within the exhibition and events industry and the travel and recreation industry. The company's business segments are Marketing & Events - U.S.; Marketing & Events - International; and Travel & Recreation Group.
The investor bought Viad for the first time in Q2 2015 at the average price of $27.16 per share. The firm Third Avenue Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's leading shareholder among the gurus with a 1.43% stake, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.04% and James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.93%. Arnold Schneider (Trades, Portfolio) holds 0.25% of outstanding shares.
Marriott International Inc. (MAR) has a ROC of 105.84%, which is ranked higher than 91% of companies in the Global Business Services industry.
GuruFocus gives Marriott a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10, with operating margin at 9.28% and net margin at 5.96%. The profitability is ranked higher than 55% of the competitors in the industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10, with a cash to debt of 0.02 that is below the industry median of 0.80.
The company is an operator, franchisor and licensor of hotels and timeshare properties under different brand names. It also operates, develops and markets residential properties and provides services to home/condominium owner associations.
Schneider began to buy shares of Marriott in Q1 2012, when he bought 447,169 shares at the average price of $35.47 per share. The last activity was seen in Q2 2015, when the guru reduced his stake by 5.67% at the average price of $79.01 per share. Currently the stock is trading at $76.68, which is almost double the price of his first purchase.
The company's main shareholder among the gurus is Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 0.54%, followed by Schneider with 0.15% and the firm Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% of outstanding shares.
Symantec Corp. (SYMC) has a ROC of 87.86%, which is ranked higher than 72% of other companies in the Global Software - Application industry.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with operating margin at 16.39% and net margin at 12.10%. Profitability is ranked higher than 80% of the competitors in the industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10 with cash to debt of 1.86 that is below the industry median of 14.45. .
The company provides security, backup and availability solutions. Its products and services protect people and information in any environment, from the smallest mobile device, to the enterprise data center, to cloud-based systems. The three operating segments are Consumer Security, Enterprise Security and Information Management.
Schneider first bought 450,307 shares of SYMC in Q1 2014 at the average price of $21.4 per share. The last activity was done in Q2 2015 when it dropped its position by 21.41%. Currently the stock is trading at $20.57.
The firm Dodge & Cox is the main guru shareholder of the company with a stake of 12.66%, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.79% and Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.56%. Schneider holds 0.02% of outstanding shares.
Boeing Co. (BA) has a ROC of 67.01% which is ranked higher than 93% of companies in the Global Aerospace & Defense industry.
GuruFocus gives Boeing a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10, with operating margin at 8.56% and net margin at 5.79%. Profitability is ranked higher than 68% of the competitors in the industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10 with cash to debt of 1.09 that is above industry median of 0.35.
The company designs and manufactures commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems and services. Its business segments are Commercial Airplanes; Boeing Military Aircraft, Network & Space Systems and Global Services & Support.
Boeing is a long-term position that has been in the portfolio since 2010. Schneider has been reducing his stake since Q3 2011. The stock is currently trading at $147.94.
The company's main shareholder among the gurus is Brian Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with a 0.38% stake, followed by the firms PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32% and HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.26% of outstanding shares.
FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL) has an ROC of 30.20%, which is ranked higher than 77% of companies in the Global Railroads industry.
GuruFocus gives FreightCar America a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with operating margin at 4.87% and net margin at 3.19%. Profitability is ranked lower than 66% of other companies in the industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10.Â
FreightCar is a manufacturer of aluminum-bodied railcars in North America. It specializes in the production of coal cars, which represented 68% of its deliveries of railcars in 2013. It designs and manufactures aluminum-bodied and steel-bodied railcars that transport a variety of different products.
FreightCar is a long-term position that has been in the portfolio since 2010. The stock is currently trading at $22.7.
Schneider is the company's leading shareholder among the gurus with a 3.44% stake, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.31% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68%.
PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) has a ROC of 23.77% that is ranked higher than 76% of its competitors in the Global Residential Construction industry.
It has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10 with operating margin at 12.66% and net margin at 8.41%. Profitability is ranked higher than 87% of the competitors in the industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10, while the cash to debt ratio of 0.34 is well below the industry median of 1.34.
The company is a homebuilder in the U.S. Its business includes the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes within the U.S. and the construction of housing on such land.
In Q1 2015, Schneider bought 363,911 shares of PHM at the average price of $21.78 per share. The stock has seen a huge increase of 165.23% in the second quarter of 2015 at $20.28. The stock is currently trading at $17.19.
The company's main shareholder among the gurus is George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) who holds 0.91% of outstanding shares, followed by Schneider with 0.28% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% of outstanding shares.
