The Foolish Small Cap 8 Screen Formula And Variations

By Sunil Tinani

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:03 AM EST

The Motley Fool's Foolish Small Cap 8 Screen can help you pick trending small-cap stocks for the medium-long term. However, know that 2020 is a once-in-a-lifetime year in which corporate earnings have been smashed beyond recognition. Therefore, this post contains the original screener with 2 variations - the first variation compares the financials with the sector median and the second variation contains a couple of technical indicators to help you further sharpen your picks.

Before getting to the formulas, know that the screener has delivered superior returns as compared to the SPX and the SP600 in the long run.

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ORIGINAL FORMULA: Foolish Small Cap 8 Screen

S. No.	CONDITION	VALUES
1	TTM Sales	Lesser than or equal to $500 million
2	TTM EPS Growth	Greater than or equal to 25%
3	TTM Sales Growth	Greater than or equal to 25%
4	TTM Net Income Margin	Greater than or equal to 7%
5	TTM Operating Cash	Greater than 0
6a	Volume X Price last 3 months Avg	Greater than or equal to $1,000 million
6b	Volume X Price last 3 months Avg	Lesser than or equal to $25,000 million
7	Insider Ownership	Greater than 10%
8	Price	Greater than $7
9	% Rank Relative Strength 52 week	Greater than or equal to 90
10	Not Listed on	OTC

VARIATION 1: This variation benchmarks the performance with the sector medians rather than a fixed percentage. So if the company is an outperformer, it will anyway exceed the sector median benchmarks.

S. No.	CONDITION	VALUES
1	TTM Sales	Lesser than or equal to $500 million
2	TTM EPS Growth	Greater than or equal to sector median
3	TTM Sales Growth	Greater than or equal to sector median
4	TTM Net Income Margin	Greater than or equal to sector median
5	TTM Operating Cash	Greater than 0
6a	Volume X Price last 3 months Avg	Greater than or equal to $1,000 million
6b	Volume X Price last 3 months Avg	Lesser than or equal to $25,000 million
7	Insider Ownership	Greater than 10%
8	Price	Greater than $7
9	% Rank Relative Strength 52 week	Greater than or equal to 90
10	Not Listed on	OTC

VARIATION 2: This variation adds 3 technical indicator benchmarks that the stock has to pass. These indicators will help you pick stocks that are in momentum.

S. No.	CONDITION	VALUES
1	TTM Sales	Lesser than or equal to $500 million
2	TTM EPS Growth	Greater than or equal to sector median
3	TTM Sales Growth	Greater than or equal to sector median
4	TTM Net Income Margin	Greater than or equal to sector median
5	TTM Operating Cash	Greater than 0
6a	Volume X Price last 3 months Avg	Greater than or equal to $1,000 million
6b	Volume X Price last 3 months Avg	Lesser than or equal to $25,000 million
7	Insider Ownership	Greater than 10%
8	Price	Greater than $7
9	% Rank Relative Strength 52 week	Greater than or equal to 90
10	Not Listed on	OTC
11	WEEKLY MACD (26,12,9) HISTOGRAM	Greater than 0
12	WEEK RSI (14)	Greater than 58
13	DAY RSI (14)	Crossed above 60

Plug these screens into your code and track. My suggestion is to avoid the original screen version because this is an extraordinarily disruptive year and most companies will not be able to pass the stiff benchmarks contained in the original version. If you have questions, feel free to ask in the comments section.

Disclosure: I have no position in the stocks discussed, and neither do I plan to buy/sell it in the next 72 hours. I researched and wrote this article. I am not being compensated for it (other ...

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