South Dakota Company Stock Market Prices Up 242% Since March 6, 2009.....2013 South Dakota Audited Earnings Including Hospitals Up 8,280% Over 2008.....South Dakota State Unemployment Rate Drops to Only 3.4% in September 2014

Below here are the stock market prices of the 3 South Dakota Companies with current stock market capitalizations of at least $100 mil each on three dates:

• October 31, 2014, which is the most recent date
• March 6, 2009, which was the stock market low after the aftershocks of the 2008 financial meltdown
• and on December 31, 2007, which was before the 2008 financial meltdown.

						Market	Market	Market
						Price	Price	Price
						%	%	%
						Change	Change	Change
			Market	Market	Market	3-6-09	12-31-07	12-31-07
			Price	Price	Price	to	to	to
South Dakota Company	HQs		10-31-14	3-6-09	12-31-07	10-31-14	3-6-09	10-31-14
			$s	$s	$s
Meta Financial Group	Sioux Falls	SD	37.51	7.44	41.17	404%	-82%	-9%
Raven Industries	Sioux Falls	SD	25.35	8.22	19.20	209%	-57%	32%
Daktronics	Brookings	SD	13.31	6.26	22.57	113%	-72%	-41%
Average % Change all 3						242%	-70%	-6%

On the earnings front, the 3 largest South Dakota Non-Profit Hospitals far surpassed in current earnings that of the above 3 South Dakota largest public companies.

When I combine the 3 South Dakota For-Profit Public Companies with the 3 South Dakota Non-Profit Hospital Organizations, South Dakota Total Audited Earnings in 2013 were up an off-the-charts 8,280% over that of 2008.

Clearly under the radar screen, retiring South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson has done wonders for the State of South Dakota.

Below here are the Audited Earnings (Losses) of the 3 largest South Dakota For-Profit Public Companies and the 3 largest South Dakota Non-Profit Hospital Organizations for each of the six years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008 and 2007:

			2013	2012	2011	2009	2008	2007
			Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited	Audited
		Most	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net	Net
		Recent	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income	Income
		FYE	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)	(Loss)
South Dakota Company	HQs		$ 000s	$ 000s	$ 000s	$ 000s	$ 000s	$ 000s
Raven Industries	Sioux Falls	Jan 14	42,902	52,555	50,635	28,574	30,770	27,802
Daktronics	Brookings	Apr 14	22,206	22,779	8,489	(6,989)	26,428	26,213
Meta Financial Group	Sioux Falls	Sep 13	13,418	17,114	4,640	(1,463)	(1,834)	1,312
Sanford Health	Sioux Falls	Jun 14	117,986	133,569	91,356	74,058	(30,419)	58,834
Avera Health	Sioux Falls	Jun 14	125,518	143,559	63,212	54,187	(12,891)	19,835
Regional Health	Rapid City	Jun 14	71,984	56,953	43,339	65,857	(7,352)	2,451
Total all 6			394,014	426,529	261,671	214,224	4,702	136,447
Earnings % Increase
…..2013 Over 2008	8,280%
…..2013 Over 2007	189%