The stock market continued a slow slide in March, and the Superfactory 20 group of lean manufacturing company stocks followed suit. But the SF20 group also continued to perform increasingly better than the broader market.
With that said, on to the March month-end results! Prior months: January - February
March 2008 Performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Price | YTD Performance |
| WABTEC CORP (WAB) | 37.66 | 12.15 % |
| CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) |
78.29 |
11.48 % |
| NIKE INC CL B (NKE) | 68.00 | 7.87 % |
| 47.62 | 2.94 % | |
| ABBOTT LABORATORI (ABT) | 55.15 | -0.65 % |
| JOHNSON AND JOHNS (JNJ) | 64.87 | -0.93 % |
| PARKER HANNIFIN C (PH) |
69.27 |
-2.51 % |
| TOYOTA MTR CP ADS (TM) | 100.89 | -5.23 % |
| 64.55 | -5.37 % | |
| PENTAIR INC (PNR) | 31.90 | -6.09 % |
| SUPERFACTORY 20 AVERAGE | -6.71 % | |
| ILL TOOL WORKS IN (ITW) | 48.23 | -7.02 % |
| S&P 500 INDEX, RTH (^GSPC) | 1322.70 | -8.60 % |
| NEWELL RUBBERMAID (NWL) | 22.87 | -8.74 % |
| 80.44 | -10.54 % | |
| DANAHER CP (DHR) | 76.03 | -11.74 % |
| HONDA MOTOR CO AD (HMC) | 28.81 | -12.91 % |
| HILLENBRAND IND (HB) |
47.80 |
-13.39 % |
| BOEING CO (BA) | 74.37 | -13.72 % |
| 55.42 | -16.70 % | |
| TESCO PLC (TSCO.L) | 379.00 | -20.59 % |
| STEELCASE INC (SCS) | 11.06 | -32.48 % |