Top Public Companies 2009

Tennessee companies ranked on a scale of "very attractive" (1) to "very dangerous" (5) according to methodology employed by New Constructs LLC.
Company NameTickerMarket CapOverall Risk/RewardRatingEconomic vs Reported EPSROIC by QuintileFCF Yield - 2yr AvgPrice to Economic Book ValueGAP

AmSurg

AMSG$636.68 111311

American Service Grooup

ASGR$137.16 314222

Astec Industries

ASTE$681.55 342423

AutoZone

AZO$10,336.07 221222

Buckeye Technologies

BKI$186.66 233211

BioMimetic Therapeutics

BMTI$146.56 435555

CBL & Associates Properties

CBL$482.88 435555

CBRL Group

CBRL$750.69 323133

Chattem

CHTT$1,059.27 212511

O'Charley's

CHUX$158.41 435155

CLARCOR

CLC$1,632.19 442434

Covenant Transport

CVTI$49.55 435155

Corrections Corp. of America

CXW$1,759.92 334411

Community Health Systems

CYH$2,244.66 434544

Delek US Holdings

DK$609.21 435244

Dixie Group

DXYN$46.56 435254

Education Realty Trust

EDR$133.46 435255

Eastman Chemical

EMN$3,159.90 354211

Federal Express

FDX$19,068.39 434424

First Horizon National

FHN$2,482.97 433515

Fred's

FRED$527.45 434334

First Security Group

FSGI$68.10 234111

Forward Air

FWRD$556.86 322521

Gaylord Entertainment

GET$687.84 435555

Green Bankshares

GRNB$104.88 335511

GTx

GTXI$348.13 435555

Healthcare Realty Trust

HR$866.51 435343

HealthSpring

HS$476.30 212511

Healthways

HWAY$378.45 313511

International Paper

IP$5,889.79 435534

King Pharmaceuticals

KG$2,121.23 335511

Kirkland's

KIRK$135.24 233112

LifePoint Hospitals

LPNT$1,387.05 334311

LP

LPX$478.48 435555

Mid-America Apartment

MAA$1,057.51 434345

Mueller Industries

MLI$878.70 435154

Miller Industries

MLR$89.97 335221

National Coal Corp.

NCOC$77.24 435555

National HealthCare

NHC$499.91 434444

National Health Investors

NHI$731.44 121111

NN

NNBR$26.23 112112

Pinnacle Airlines

PNCL$56.27 435554

Pinnacle Financial Partners

PNFP$431.26 354521

Psychiatric Solutions

PSYS$1,134.76 314511

Regal Entertainment Group

RGC$2,152.11 434353

Ruby Tuesday

RT$432.69 434254

Thomas & Betts

TNB$1,824.25 313511

Tractor Supply

TSCO$1,424.22 213411

Unum

UNM$6,148.64 334125

Wright Medical

WMGI$546.24 555545