The top performing industry on Tuesday, according to Yahoo Finance, was Toy & Hobby Stores. The industry composite was up 5.17%, versus the S&P 500 of up .76%. What is unusual about this industry is that it is made up of only two stocks, Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (BBW) and Levcor International Inc. (LEVC.OB).
Build-A-Bear is a St. Louis based company that has over 240 plush animal stores across the United States. It has a P/E ratio of 24 and a Price Sales ratio of 1.4. Levcor International makes and distributes buttons and other craft products to the home sewing and craft markets. The earnings are negative; it has a very low P/S of .09 but a negative book value per share.
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