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Performance - Week Ending 04/24/2015

Apr. 25, 2015 8:57 AM ETGTLS, MLI, ENR, RS, PTEN, DINO, ARCB, WOR, MDRIQ, GE, NTR, GFF, LAYN
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The Wax Ink Portfolio was up 0.7% for the week.

By comparison, the Dow was up 1.4%, the Nasdaq was up 3.2%, the S&P 500 was up 1.8%, the Russell 2000 was up 1.3%, and the Volatility Index, commonly known as the VIX, was down 11.5%.

Year to date, the Wax Ink portfolio is down 1.7%, the Dow is up 1.4%, the Nasdaq is up 7.5%, the S&P 500 is up 2.9%, the Russell 2000 is up 5.2%, and the VIX is lower by 10.4%.

The portfolio breakdown remains roughly 53% cash, 47% equities, and 0% bonds. There was no change to the total number of shares held.

Weekly Winners
This week's portfolio winners were refiner HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC), up 5%, trucking company ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB), up 4%, and cylinder maker Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR), up 3%.

Weekly Losers
This week's portfolio losers were offshore rig contractor McDermott International (NYSE: MDR), down 3%, maker of all things necessary General Electric (NYSE: GE), down 2%, and ag chemical company Agrium (NYSE: AGU), down 1%.

Portfolio Duds
The portfolio's worst performing stocks remain building materials company Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF), down 3% since being added to the portfolio, and municipal construction company Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), down 63% since being added to the portfolio.

Worksheets
Archived worksheets may be downloaded by going to the Worksheets page at the site and selecting an industry which will move you to all of the worksheets I have updated for the selected industry.

Worksheets updated last week may be downloaded by clicking on the links (company name) below.

Chart Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTLS) - FYE 12/2014

Mueller Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MLI) - FYE 12/2014

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR) - FYE 09/2014

Reliance Steel and Aluminum Company (NYSE: RS) - FYE 12/2014

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN) - FYE 12/2014

Please note that worksheets are updated basis the most current SEC 10-K ANNUAL filing.

Reasonable Value Estimates
Reasonable value estimates are initial valuations which Accredited Investors, after completing their own

due diligence, can either increase or decrease in accordance with their individual risk tolerance and investing philosophy.

Reasonable value estimates were established or revised this week for Chart Industries at $28-$36, Mueller Industries at $44-$51, Energizer Holdings at $59-$77, Reliance Steel at $68-$73, and Patterson-UTI at $51-$57.

Have a great week.

Wax

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Analyst's Disclosure: The author is long HFC,ARCB,WOR,MDR,GE,AGU,GFF,LAYN.

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