Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': CarMax Looks Buff

09/07/05 - 07:19 PM EDT

PKD , SGP , SLB , CVX , CVH , CTX , NFG , ENER , PFG , MET , BEAV , PII , SRP , SII , KMX , SIRI , XMSR , WFT , CHK , NBL , CBH , BGP , BKS , DNA  
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Valero(VLO Quote): "That's the No. 1 name in the S&P this year."

Sierra Pacific(SRP Quote): "A lot of people feel it's gone up too much and they are wrong!"

Smith International(SII Quote): "You got a winner there."

Alllied Waste(AW Quote): We don't like this theme (waste management)."

Vimpel-Communcations(VIP Quote): "How do I know he (Putin) doesn't wake up tomorrow and say, 'You know what, the Kremlin owns Vimpel'?" Cramer said of the Moscow-based telco.

CarMax(KMX Quote): "A blowaway quarter. They shocked me. ... Two thumbs way up for CarMax!"

Lightning Round

Bullish

Cramer was bullish on Schering-Plough (SGP Quote), Transocean (RIG Quote), Schlumberger (SLB Quote), Chevron(CVX Quote), Coventry Health Care(CVH Quote), Centex(CTX Quote), National Fuel Gas(NFG Quote), Energy Conversion Devices(ENER Quote), Principal Financial Group(PFG Quote), Prudential Financial(PRU Quote), MetLife(MET Quote), BE Aerospace(BEAV Quote), Polaris Industries(PII Quote), Sierra Pacific Resources(SRP Quote), Smith International(SII Quote), CarMax (KMX Quote), Sirius Satellite Radio(SIRI Quote), XM Satellite Radio(XMSR Quote), Weatherford International (WFT Quote), Chesapeake Energy (CHK Quote), Noble Energy(NBL Quote), Commerce Bancorp(CBH Quote), Borders Group(BGP Quote), Barnes & Noble(BKS Quote) and Genentech (DNA Quote). Bearish

Cramer was bearish on Merck(MRK Quote), Parker Drilling (PKD Quote), Toll Brothers(TOL Quote), Exxon Mobil (XOM Quote), Sepracor (SEPR Quote), Accenture (ACN Quote), Pulte(PHM Quote), PetMed Express(PETS Quote), Salesforce.com(CRM Quote), Usana Health Sciences(USNA Quote), A.S.V. (ASVI Quote), Allied Waste Industries (AW Quote), Vimpel-Communications(VIP Quote), Citizens Communications(CZN Quote) and Citigroup (C Quote).

*For all you home-gamers, a 'mon-back opportunity means Cramer would back up the figurative truck and load up on a stock.

1. Pigs Get Slaughtered 2. It's OK to Pay the Taxes
3. Don't Buy All at Once 4. Buy Damaged Stocks
5. Diversify to Control Risk 6. Do Your Homework
7. Don't Panic 8. Buy Best-of-Breed
9. Defend Some Stocks 10. Don't Bet on Bad Stocks
11. Own Fewer Names 12. Cash Is for Winners
13. No Regrets 14. Expect Corrections
15. Know Bonds 16. Don't Subsidize Losers
17. No Room for Hope 18. Be Flexible
19. Quit When Execs Do 20. Patience Is a Virtue
21. Be a TV Critic 22. When to Wait 30 Days
23. Beware the Hype 24. Explain Your Picks
25. Find the Bull Market
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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Commerce Bancorp.

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