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As of December 31, 2011

 

Annualized Composite Returns (Table View)

Q42 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year 20-Year Inception3
Towle Gross 9.11% -17.34% 28.77% -0.75% 10.97% 15.96% 16.11%
Towle Net 8.94% -17.97% 27.82% -1.54% 10.09% 15.13% 15.27%
Russell 2000 Value 15.97% -5.50% 12.36% -1.87% 6.40% 10.67% 11.90%
S&P 500 11.82% 2.11% 14.11% -0.25% 2.92% 7.81% 10.98%

 

Top Ten Holdings

Ticker Company Weighting
CHRS Charming Shoppes Inc 4.97%
GPI Group 1 Automotive Inc 4.42%
AWH Allied World Assurance Ltd 3.82%
GT Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co 3.58%
CNA CNA Financial Corp 3.57%
SAH Sonic Automotive Inc 3.43%
SVU SUPERVALU INC 3.39%
TSO Tesoro Corporation 3.23%
GME GameStop Corp 3.17%
SANM Sanmina-SCI Corp 3.16%
Total 36.72%

 

Characteristics

Weighted Average Capitalization ($Mil) 1,859
Median Market Capitalization ($Mil) 817
Median Price / Earnings (ttm)6 8.86
Median Price / Book Value 0.81
Median Price / Sales (ttm) 0.19
Median Debt / Equity 0.49
Weighted Average Dividend Yield 1.25
Number of Holdings 40

 

 

 

  1. Past performance is no guarantee of future outcome. Results reported reflect the deduction of trading expenses and in some cases custodial fees and other expenses. Results are calculated using a time-weighted total-rate-of-return method and are expressed in U.S. dollars. Results are presented gross and net of management fees and include the reinvestment of all income. Net of fee performance was calculated using actual management fees. Although Towle & Co. makes no attempt to manage against the composition of a specific benchmark, the Firm provides the Russell 2000 Value Index as a readily accessible indicator of comparative performance. Compared to the Russell 2000 Value Index, Towle & Co. invests in companies with lower multiples to book value, sales, earnings, and cash flow. Policies for valuing portfolios, calculating performance, and preparing compliant presentations are available upon request.

  2. Not annualized

  3. Inception = January 1, 1982

  4. Sector Weightings are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) classification scheme.

  5. Micro Cap = Companies with a capitalization less than $400 Million
    Small Cap = Companies with a capitalization between $400 Million - $3 Billion
    Mid Cap = Companies with a capitalization between $3 Billion - $10 Billion
    Large Cap = Companies with a capitalization greater than $10 Billion

  6. Excludes negative earnings