American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA)

INDUSTRY STOCKS - The Weekly Review Through Monday's Market Close

Company	2008	11/9/2009	11/16/2009	1-week	YTD
B&Decker	41.81	62.27	63.58	1.31	52%
Builders' First	1.53	4.28	3.88	-0.40	154%
BlueLinx	1.89	3.48	3.27	-0.21	73%
Cent Garden	5.86	10.25	10.24	-0.01	75%
Danaher	56.61	72.55	73.08	0.53	29%
Fastenal	34.85	37.23	37.43	0.20	7%
Fortune Brands	41.28	40.58	40.71	0.13	-1%
General Elec	16.20	15.85	16	0.15	-1%
Grainger	78.84	98.5	101.09	2.59	28%
Home Depot	23.02	26.81	27.65	0.84	20%
Ingersoll Rnd	17.35	35.23	37.23	2.00	115%
Lumber Liq	10.56	24.98	24.71	-0.27	134%
Lowe's	21.52	21.25	21.74	0.49	1%
Masco	11.13	13.2	14.64	1.44	32%
Makita	22.45	34.36	34.33	-0.03	53%
Newell Rub	9.78	14.99	14.76	-0.23	51%
Sears Holding	38.87	70.51	77.6	7.09	100%
Sherwin-Wms	59.75	59.81	61	1.19	2%
Scotts M-Gro	29.72	42.84	41.6	-1.24	40%
Snap-On	39.38	38.91	38.58	-0.33	-2%
Simpson	27.76	25.62	26.79	1.17	-3%
Stanley	34.10	50.17	51.19	1.02	50%
Target	34.53	50.45	50.29	-0.16	46%
Tractor Sup	36.14	48.12	48.98	0.86	36%
Toro	33.00	40.77	40.96	0.19	24%
US Home Sys	2.59	2.45	2.14	-0.31	-17%
WD-40	28.29	33	33.75	0.75	19%
Wal-Mart	56.06	52	53.16	1.16	-5%

THF Composite	815	1030	1050	20	29%
DJIA	8776	10227	10407	180	19%
NASDAQ	1577	2154	2198	44	39%

Live Stock Quotes

Listed below are links to live stock quotes and financial information on some of the major home improvement retail and manufacturing companies, courtesy of Yahoo! Finance. The quotes are delayed by at least 15 minutes, so check with your broker before making any trades.

Black & Decker BlueLinx Holdings Builders' FirstSource Central Garden Danaher Fastenal Fortune Brands General Electric Grainger Home Depot Ingersoll Rand Lowe's Lumber Liquidators Masco	Makita Newell Rubbermaid Sears Holdings Corp. Sherwin-Williams Scotts MiracleGro Simpson Manufacturing Snap-On Stanley Works Target Tractor Supply Company Toro US Home Systems WD-40 Wal-Mart
Once you are on the financial page of the company above, you can then click on the following headings for more information: Stock Quotes Historical Prices Charts Headlines Company Profile SEC Filings Competitors Research Reports etc.

THF Composite of Industry Stocks Up 20

A mixed week for the 28 stocks included in The Hard Fax Composite of Home Improvement Industry Stocks last week, with 10 down and 18 up.

Lowe’s reported third quarter results on Monday, citing continuing problems in the housing market as the major cause for the company’s sales decline of three percent in the quarter versus the same period last year and an earnings decline of nearly 30 percent. The retailer’s stock fell 11 cents, or 0.5 percent, on the day but still finished the week up 49 cents.

The Department of Commerce on Monday reported overall retail sales up 1.4 percent in October over September, driving the Dow up 136 points for the day. Home improvement retail sales (NAICS Code 444) in the same report were down 0.6 percent in October compared to September and are down 17 percent from year-ago levels, but our market basket of stocks still managed to gain 15.89, or 1.5 percent, on the day.

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