Thursday, March 31, 2016

Smaller Wisconsin Companies Audited Earnings Just Crushed in 2015 ..... All 27 Wisconsin Companies With Market Caps Between $40 Mil and $1 Bil Generated Total Losses of $210 Mil in 2015, An Earnings Deterioration of $837 Mil or Down 133% From Total Earnings of $627 Mil in 2014 ..... All 24 Wisconsin Companies With Market Caps Above $1 Bil Registered 2015 Total Earnings Which Declined By 10% From 2014 .....The Democratic and Republican Political Establishments Did Not Execute in Creating a Favorable Economic Environment Which Permitted Wisconsin Companies, Particularly the Smaller Ones, and Their Employees To Thrive Economically in 2015

From both the superb Google Finance website and US Company SEC filings, below here are the reported US GAAP Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations, Predominately Audited, for the most recent Annual 2015 and 2014 for each of  the 51 Wisconsin HQed Companies with current stock market capitalizations of more than $40 mil and which also have reported their 2015 financial statements with the SEC, presented in stock market capitalization order:




 Annual   Annual     




2015 2014




Net Net Increase Increase


Most Income Income (Decrease) (Decrease)
Wisconsin Largest Companies City State Recent (Loss) (Loss) Amount %
Market Cap $40 mil or More HQs HQs FYE  $ mils  $ mils  $ mils








Market Caps Above $1 Bil






Johnson Controls Milwaukee WI Sep 15              1,551              1,509                   42
Fiserv Brookfield WI Dec 15                 712                 754                 (42)
Rockwell Automation Milwaukee WI Sep 15                 828                 827                     1
Harley-Davidson Milwaukee WI Dec 15                 752                 845                 (93)
Snap-on Inc Kenosha WI Dec 15                 491                 432                   59
Kohl's Corp Menomonee Falls WI Jan 16                 673                 867               (194)
A O Smith Milwaukee WI Dec 15                 283                 208                   75
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc Middleton WI Sep 15                 149                 215                 (66)
ManpowerGroup Milwaukee WI Dec 15                 419                 428                   (9)
Bemis Company Inc Neenah WI Dec 15                 242                 239                     3
Sensient Technologies Corp Milwaukee WI Dec 15                 107                   82                   25
Regal Beloit Corp Beloit WI Dec 15                 149                   36                 113
Associated Banc Corp Green Bay WI Dec 15                 188                 191                   (3)
Oshkosh Corp Oshkosh WI Sep 15                 230                 309                 (79)
MGIC Investment Corp Milwaukee WI Dec 15              1,172                 252                 920
Generac Holdings Inc Waukesha WI Dec 15                   78                 175                 (97)
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc Milwaukee WI Dec 15                 212                 239                 (27)
Rexnord Corp Milwaukee WI Mar 15                   92                   25                   67
Physicians Realty Trust Milwaukee WI Dec 15                   13                   (4)                   17
Joy Global Inc Milwaukee WI Oct 15            (1,178)                 338            (1,516)
Actuant Corp Menomonee Falls WI Aug 15                   20                 141               (121)
Brady Corp Milwaukee WI Jul 15                     5                 (48)                   53
Plexus Corp Neenah WI Sep 15                   94                   87                     7
Briggs & Stratton Corp  Wauwatosa  WI Jun 15                   46                   28                   18








Total all 24 Companies With Market Caps Above $1 Bil

             7,328              8,175               (847) -10%








Market Caps Between $40 Mil and $1 Bil






Badger Meter Inc Milwaukee WI Dec 15                   26                   30                   (4)
Lands' End Inc Dodgeville WI Jan 16                 (20)                   74                 (94)
Westbury Bancorp West Bend WI Sep 15                     4                   (1)                     5
Quad/Graphics Inc Sussex WI Dec 15               (642)                   18               (660)
EXACT Sciences Corp Madison WI Dec 15               (158)               (100)                 (58)
Marten Transport Ltd Mondovi WI Dec 15                   36                   30                     6
Duluth Holdings Inc Belleville WI Jan 15                   24                   16                     8
Manitowoc Co Inc Manitowoc WI Dec 15                   63                 161                 (98)
National Presto Industries Inc Eau Claire WI Dec 15                   40                   26                   14
Douglas Dynamics Inc Milwaukee WI Dec 15                   44                   40                     4
Modine Manufacturing Co Racine WI Mar 15                   22                 132               (110)
Marcus Corp  Milwaukee  WI May 15                   24                   21                     3
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc Cudahy WI Dec 15                   48                   52                   (4)
Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc Madison WI Dec 15                 138                   15                 123
Waterstone Financial Inc Wauwatosa WI Dec 15                   17                   13                     4
Bank Mutual Corp Brown Deer WI Dec 15                   14                   15                   (1)
Weyco Group Inc Glendale WI Dec 15                   18                   20                   (2)
Johnson Outdoors Inc Racine WI Sep 15                   11                     9                     2
Strattec Security Corp Milwaukee WI Jun 15                   25                   19                     6
First Business Financial Services Inc Madison WI Dec 15                   17                   14                     3
Nicolet Bankshares Green Bay WI Dec 15                   12                   10                     2
Baylake Corp Sturgeon Bay WI Dec 15                     8                     9                   (1)
County Bancorp Manitowoc WI Dec 15                   11                     8                     3
Twin Disc Inc Racine WI Jun 15                   11                     4                     7
ARI Network Services Milwaukee WI Jul 15                     1                   (0)                     1
Connecture Inc Brookfield WI Dec 15                   (7)                 (10)                     3
Citizens Community Bancorp Eau Claire WI Sep 15                     3                     2                     1








Total all 27 Companies With Market Caps of $40 Mil to $1 Bil

              (210)                 627               (837) -133%