Case Study Problem
Company Statistics
| Name | Ticker Symbol | Industry | Beta | PEG Ratio | Profit Margin |
| Lam Research Corp. | LRCX | Technology | 1.55 | 1.2 | 14.39% |
| Micron Technology Inc. | MU | Technology | 2.07 | 25.48 | 14.04% |
| Equinix | EQIX | Technology | 0.48 | 1.78 | 6.89% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | Technology | 1.35 | 0.89 | 22.87% |
| Humana Inc. | HUM | Health Care | 0.92 | 1.35 | 2.35% |
| Magellan Health Inc. | MGLN | Health Care | 0.22 | -1.33 | 0.60% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | UNH | Health Care | 0.62 | 1.12 | 3.70% |
| Cigna Corp | CI | Health Care | 0.42 | 1.44 | 5.53% |
| Enphase Energy | ENPH | Energy | 0.76 | -0.04 | -1.49% |
| Hess Corporation | HES | Energy | 1.43 | 0.36 | -46.94% |
| Atwood Oceanics | ATW | Energy | 2.07 | -0.03 | 32.73% |
| Schlumberger | SLB | Energy | 1.06 | -20.48 | 5.84% |
| Intercontinental Exchange | ICE | Financial | 0.76 | 1.12 | 38.17% |
| Signature Bank | SBNY | Financial | 0.99 | 1.19 | 38.49% |
| BNY Mellon | BK | Financial | 1.39 | 1 | 21.01% |
| KKR & Co L.P. | KKR | Financial | 1.27 | 0.65 | 6.77% |
| Mondelez International | MDLZ | Consumer Goods | 1.22 | 2.55 | 24.52% |
| PepsiCo | PEP | Consumer Goods | 0.7 | 3.23 | 8.65% |
| WD-40 Co. | WDFC | Consumer Goods | 0.66 | 2.49 | 12.31% |
| Clorox Co | CLX | Consumer Goods | 0.39 | 3.67 | 12.05% |
Historical Return Data
| Name | Lam Research Corp. | Micron Technology Inc. | Equinix | Apple Inc. | Humana Inc. | Magellan Health Inc. | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | Cigna Corp | Enphase Energy | Hess Corporation | Atwood Oceanics | Schlumberger | Intercontinental Exchange | Signature Bank | BNY Mellon | KKR & Co L.P. | Mondelez International | PepsiCo | WD-40 Co. | Clorox Co |
| Ticker Symbol | LRCX | MU | EQIX | AAPL | HUM | MGLN | UNH | CI | ENPH | HES | ATW | SLB | ICE | SBNY | BK | KKR | MDLZ | PEP | WDFC | CLX |
| Industry | Technology | Technology | Technology | Technology | Health Care | Health Care | Health Care | Health Care | Energy | Energy | Energy | Energy | Financial | Financial | Financial | Financial | Consumer Goods | Consumer Goods | Consumer Goods | Consumer Goods |
| 1 | 0.93 | 0.37 | 1.38 | 0.78 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 0.15 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 0.89 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.58 | 1.17 | 1.04 | 1.33 | 1.19 |
| 2 | 0.91 | 0.35 | 1.46 | 0.77 | 1.09 | 0.91 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 0.14 | 0.58 | 0.22 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 0.58 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1.35 | 1.21 |
| 3 | 0.84 | 0.35 | 1.36 | 0.76 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.13 | 0.16 | 0.56 | 0.20 | 0.87 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.57 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.34 | 1.21 |
| 4 | 0.81 | 0.31 | 1.33 | 0.75 | 1.06 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.88 | 0.52 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.27 | 1.20 |
| 5 | 0.90 | 0.38 | 1.40 | 0.81 | 1.12 | 0.89 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 0.15 | 0.53 | 0.23 | 0.82 | 1.05 | 1.09 | 0.91 | 0.60 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 1.19 |
| 6 | 0.95 | 0.38 | 1.53 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 0.95 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 0.20 | 0.64 | 0.22 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 0.61 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 1.28 | 1.24 |
| 7 | 0.87 | 0.36 | 1.37 | 0.91 | 1.10 | 0.94 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 0.20 | 0.55 | 0.22 | 0.81 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 0.97 | 0.64 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.21 |
| 8 | 0.89 | 0.38 | 1.47 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 1.26 | 0.20 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 0.79 | 1.19 | 1.15 | 0.97 | 0.63 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 1.15 | 1.19 |
| 9 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 1.52 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 1.29 | 0.26 | 0.62 | 0.32 | 0.82 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 0.97 | 0.64 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.18 | 1.22 |
| 10 | 1.01 | 0.41 | 1.42 | 0.98 | 1.26 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 1.42 | 0.25 | 0.66 | 0.37 | 0.83 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.04 | 0.71 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 1.19 | 1.25 |
| 11 | 1.01 | 0.41 | 1.36 | 0.96 | 1.24 | 1.02 | 1.17 | 1.41 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 0.40 | 0.83 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 1.22 | 1.07 | 1.19 | 1.24 |
| 12 | 0.97 | 0.42 | 1.32 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.38 | 0.21 | 0.66 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.00 | 0.74 | 1.18 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 1.25 |
| 13 | 1.02 | 0.41 | 1.37 | 1.05 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 1.19 | 1.38 | 0.17 | 0.77 | 0.51 | 0.89 | 1.12 | 1.27 | 1.04 | 0.74 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 1.30 |
| 14 | 0.93 | 0.42 | 1.38 | 1.05 | 1.19 | 0.87 | 1.19 | 1.34 | 0.16 | 0.74 | 0.53 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 0.78 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 1.34 |
| 15 | 0.95 | 0.43 | 1.39 | 1.01 | 1.23 | 0.86 | 1.18 | 1.32 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 0.50 | 0.92 | 1.17 | 1.32 | 1.11 | 0.82 | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.35 | 1.27 |
| 16 | 1.01 | 0.45 | 1.42 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 0.87 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 0.15 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 0.81 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.11 | 0.82 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.32 | 1.28 |
| 17 | 0.96 | 0.46 | 1.39 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 0.82 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 0.17 | 0.73 | 0.46 | 0.82 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 0.85 | 1.15 | 1.03 | 1.27 | 1.24 |
| 18 | 0.99 | 0.50 | 1.44 | 1.13 | 1.37 | 0.90 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 0.19 | 0.75 | 0.48 | 0.82 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 1.21 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.25 |
| 19 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.51 | 1.13 | 1.30 | 0.88 | 1.26 | 1.35 | 0.24 | 0.67 | 0.43 | 0.81 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.09 | 0.84 | 1.33 | 1.09 | 1.27 | 1.26 |
| 20 | 1.00 | 0.56 | 1.61 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 0.84 | 1.28 | 1.43 | 0.29 | 0.75 | 0.44 | 0.82 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.15 | 0.85 | 1.38 | 1.11 | 1.29 | 1.27 |
| 21 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 1.53 | 1.16 | 1.45 | 0.90 | 1.38 | 1.58 | 0.41 | 0.79 | 0.47 | 0.81 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 0.93 | 1.43 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 1.30 |
| 22 | 1.02 | 0.65 | 1.53 | 1.13 | 1.44 | 0.92 | 1.42 | 1.51 | 0.49 | 0.76 | 0.46 | 0.84 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 1.37 | 1.08 | 1.44 | 1.28 |
| 23 | 0.91 | 0.47 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 1.43 | 1.03 | 1.40 | 1.53 | 0.33 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 0.87 | 1.29 | 1.04 | 1.34 | 1.25 |
| 24 | 0.85 | 0.44 | 1.41 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 1.50 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.35 | 0.72 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 1.26 | 1.03 | 1.34 | 1.25 |
| 25 | 0.95 | 0.49 | 1.39 | 1.14 | 1.40 | 1.05 | 1.42 | 1.49 | 0.28 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.72 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 1.22 | 1.02 | 1.30 | 1.29 |
| 26 | 1.01 | 0.53 | 1.42 | 1.14 | 1.47 | 1.05 | 1.40 | 1.51 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 0.74 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 1.23 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.27 |
| 27 | 0.98 | 0.51 | 1.30 | 1.12 | 1.42 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 1.45 | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.37 | 0.72 | 1.23 | 1.12 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 1.21 | 1.02 | 1.25 | 1.26 |
| 28 | 1.02 | 0.49 | 1.31 | 1.12 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 1.37 | 1.46 | 0.33 | 0.58 | 0.39 | 0.70 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.30 |
| 29 | 0.99 | 0.44 | 1.28 | 1.06 | 1.49 | 1.03 | 1.41 | 1.53 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 0.72 | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 0.92 | 1.22 | 1.08 | 1.27 | 1.31 |
| 30 | 1.05 | 0.54 | 1.38 | 1.20 | 1.56 | 1.06 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 0.44 | 0.61 | 0.39 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.09 | 1.32 | 1.11 | 1.32 | 1.37 |
| 31 | 1.07 | 0.61 | 1.40 | 1.24 | 1.57 | 1.06 | 1.54 | 1.61 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.42 | 0.77 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 1.09 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.32 | 1.38 |
| 32 | 1.11 | 0.60 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.54 | 1.06 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.78 | 1.20 | 1.28 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 1.37 | 1.29 |
| 33 | 1.10 | 0.55 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.12 | 1.41 | 1.52 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.76 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.30 | 1.27 |
| 34 | 1.09 | 0.61 | 1.32 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.10 | 1.47 | 1.59 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.46 | 0.76 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.31 | 1.23 |
| 35 | 1.11 | 0.54 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.48 | 1.12 | 1.50 | 1.68 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.75 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 1.19 |
| 36 | 1.22 | 0.57 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.10 | 1.48 | 1.72 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.19 |
| 37 | 1.25 | 0.62 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1.55 | 1.14 | 1.53 | 1.83 | 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.54 | 0.75 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.20 |
| 38 | 1.27 | 0.77 | 1.32 | 1.42 | 1.60 | 1.13 | 1.50 | 1.69 | 1.07 | 0.71 | 0.53 | 0.81 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.20 | 1.20 |
| 39 | 1.25 | 0.81 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.72 | 1.08 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.09 | 0.71 | 0.56 | 0.85 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.20 |
| 40 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.71 | 1.08 | 1.48 | 1.54 | 1.04 | 0.72 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.22 |
| 41 | 1.34 | 0.98 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 1.11 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.12 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.89 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.24 |
| 42 | 1.35 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 1.45 | 1.10 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.14 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.92 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 1.28 |
| 43 | 1.36 | 1.01 | 1.40 | 1.54 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.26 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 1.28 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.27 |
| 44 | 1.36 | 1.01 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.41 | 1.08 | 1.53 | 1.49 | 1.28 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.94 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.25 |
| 45 | 1.36 | 1.10 | 1.45 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.75 | 0.87 | 0.70 | 0.94 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.22 |
| 46 | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.43 | 1.62 | 1.68 | 1.29 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.76 | 0.87 | 0.58 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.27 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 1.25 |
| 47 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 1.38 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.28 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 1.80 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.95 | 1.14 | 1.03 | 1.22 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.24 |
| 48 | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.29 | 1.53 | 1.73 | 1.80 | 0.89 | 0.69 | 0.93 | 1.24 | 1.08 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.29 |
| 49 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 1.38 | 1.68 | 1.60 | 1.26 | 1.46 | 1.60 | 1.74 | 0.82 | 0.58 | 0.88 | 1.18 | 1.05 | 1.19 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.28 |
| 50 | 1.33 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.17 | 1.47 | 1.62 | 1.81 | 0.82 | 0.56 | 0.87 | 1.20 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.29 |
| 51 | 1.42 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.16 | 1.49 | 1.57 | 1.51 | 0.84 | 0.58 | 0.90 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.17 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.32 |
| 52 | 1.51 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 1.14 | 1.55 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 0.87 | 0.61 | 0.92 | 1.13 | 1.03 | 1.26 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 1.14 | 1.28 |
Bankruptcy Risk
| Sample ID | Technology | Health Care | Energy | Financial | Consumer Goods |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |