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Name Company Ticker Time Period Industry Category Summary Total Return CAGR Source Star
Peter Lynch Maine Sugar OTC:MSUG 1967-1969 Sugar Beet Refinery Plant Whisper Stock Whisper Stock -100% -100% One Up on Wall Street
Peter Lynch L'eggs/Hanes NYSE:HBI 1969-1979 Clothing Manufacturer Product Innovation Biggest Product of 70s 600% 18% One Up on Wall Street
Peter Lynch Service Corporation International NYSE:SCI 1969-1987 Funeral Roll-Up Rollup mom and pops in a boring industry 14400% 30% One Up on Wall Street *
Peter Lynch Kaiser Industries - 1971-1977 Conglomerate Sum of Parts $10 for $40 breakup value, dropped to $4 130% 13% One Up on Wall Street
Peter Lynch Polaroid NSYE:PRD 1973-1974 Camera Technological Edge Overpriced Blue Chip -89% -77% One Up on Wall Street
Peter Lynch Warner Communication NYSE:WCI 1977-1977 Media Strong Brand Mistake of selling b/c of technical reason, not fundamental 46% 46% One Up on Wall Street
Peter Lynch Fannie Mae NYSE:FNM 1977-1993 Mortgages & MBS Cyclical/Product Innovation/Low Cost Operator Cyclical play + low cost operator + growing a wonderful business 1570% 17% Beating the Street *
Peter Lynch Toys R Us NASDAQ:TOYS 1978-1985 Discount Toy Retailer Low Cost Operator Selling because short-term market action, underestimated fundamentals 5700% 65% One Up on Wall Street *
Peter Lynch La Quinta Motor Inns NYSE:LQ 1978-1987 Hotel Niche Underpriced growth stock because of insider selling, early in growth 1100% 27% One Up on Wall Street *
Peter Lynch The Limited NYSE:LTD 1979-1987 Clothing Retailer Cutting-Edge Fashion Ignoring what's in front of you 10500% 80% One Up on Wall Street
Peter Lynch Chrysler NYSE:C 1982-1987 Car Cyclical/Turn Around A low cost producer in a cyclical environment, turning it around 1500% 75% One Up on Wall Street *
Peter Lynch Bildner and Sons - 1986-1988 Premium Sandwiches Franchise Great business, poor execution -95% -60% One Up on Wall Street *
Peter Lynch Pier 1 Imports/Sunbelt Nursery NYSE:PIR 1991-1993 Furniture Franchise 10x PE with growth 300% 12% Beating the Street
Peter Lynch Saving & Loan Banks - 1991-1996 S&L Banks Special Situation/Low Cost Operator Special situation and great operators 44% 20% Beating the Street *
Peter Lynch General Host NYSE:GH 1991-1993 Garden Nursery Relative Value Discount retailing doesn't work everywhere 0% 0% Beating the Street
Peter Lynch Sun Distributors NYSE:SDP.B 1991-1993 Autoparts and Glass Special Situation MLP + Strange capital structure, incentive to realize breakup value 120% 30% Beating the Street *
Peter Lynch Body Shop LSE:BOSU 1992-1993 Natural Skincare/Cosmetics Franchise A great industry, business, expensive price -57% -57% Beating the Street *
Peter Lynch GM NYSE:GM 1992-1993 Car Cyclical A cyclical play with a myopic management, but strong business 87% 37% Beating the Street
Peter Lynch Supercuts NASDAQ:CUTS 1992-1995 Discount Haircuts Franchise Cheap haircuts, but bad haircuts, poor execution 0% 0% Beating the Street
Peter Lynch Blockbuster NYSE:BBI 1992-1995 Discount Haircuts Franchise Cheap haircuts, but bad haircuts, poor execution 0% 0% Beating the Street
Peter Lynch CMG NYSE:BBI 1992-1995 Exercise Machines Franchise Cheap haircuts, but bad haircuts, poor execution 0% 0% Beating the Street