| TABLE 1. Stocks Passing the IBD Stable 70 Screen | |||||||||
| Company (Exchange: Ticker) | EPS Cont Grth 5yr (%) |
EPS Grth Est (%) |
Sales Grth 5yr (%) |
EPS Cont Grth Q5 to Q1 (%) |
EPS Cont Grth R-Sq (%) |
Market Cap ($ Mil) |
Price- Earnings Ratio (X) |
Price as % of 52-Wk High (%) |
Description |
| ITT Educational Services (N: ESI) | 22.4 | 19.6 | 12.2 | 46.7 | 87.2 | 1,803.10 | 37.9 | 100 | postsecondary education |
| Chico's FAS, Inc. (N: CHS) | 82.1 | 23.5 | 47.8 | 12.5 | 97.0 | 2,369.20 | 34.1 | 99 | clothing & accessories retailer |
| Donaldson Company, Inc. (N: DCI) | 14.3 | 11.9 | 6.2 | 18.4 | 99.5 | 2,109.60 | 23.5 | 99 | air cleaners, filters & exhaust prods |
| Fred's, Inc. (M: FRED) | 19.8 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 93.6 | 1,174.60 | 39.7 | 99 | general merchandise retailer |
| American Vanguard Corp. (A: AVD) | 29.9 | na | 8.3 | 50.0 | 97.8 | 126.20 | 17.6 | 98 | specialty chemical manufacturer |
| SCP Pool Corporation (M: POOL) | 39.0 | 15.8 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 97.2 | 897.40 | 20.5 | 98 | swimming pool supplies & prods |
| Patterson Dental Company (M: PDCO) | 22.6 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 22.0 | 99.9 | 3,629.80 | 31.3 | 97 | dental supplies & equipment |
| Apollo Group, Inc. (M: APOL) | 34.8 | 24.7 | 29.3 | 42.9 | 99.0 | 11,355.30 | 54.3 | 96 | adult higher education programs |
| Fiserv, Inc. (M: FISV) | 21.7 | 17.8 | 21.4 | 17.1 | 99.4 | 7,442.50 | 26.2 | 96 | information mgmt technology |
| Hot Topic, Inc. (M: HOTT) | 47.3 | 21.6 | 44.4 | 16.7 | 95.6 | 901.30 | 26.2 | 96 | music-licensed apparel & acces |
| Lincare Holdings Inc. (M: LNCR) | 20.2 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 21.4 | 96.4 | 3,725.20 | 18.4 | 96 | oxygen & respiratory therapy servs |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. (N: LOW) | 29.4 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 99.3 | 36,825.40 | 24.1 | 96 | home improvement retailer |
| FactSet Research Systems (N: FDS) | 31.3 | 19.0 | 28.7 | 38.7 | 99.2 | 1,546.40 | 32.7 | 95 | on-line integrated database servs |
| 99 Cents Only Stores (N: NDN) | 22.1 | 20.9 | 25.3 | 10.5 | 99.1 | 2,401.20 | 38.6 | 94 | deep-discount retailer |
| Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (N: FDO) | 23.4 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 17.1 | 97.1 | 6,457.70 | 27.0 | 94 | self-service retail discount stores |
| Cognizant Technology Sol. (M: CTSH) | 80.8 | 26.6 | 56.1 | 46.7 | 92.5 | 1,868.80 | 47.4 | 93 | IT services |
| Education Management Corp. (M: EDMC) | 26.2 | 20.0 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 99.8 | 2,039.40 | 39.2 | 93 | postsecondary education |
| Shuffle Master, Inc. (M: SHFL) | 30.3 | 23.3 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 87.6 | 469.40 | 31.3 | 93 | table games & software |
| CACI International, Inc. (N: CAI) | 21.7 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 17.6 | 91.3 | 1,126.80 | 28.2 | 91 | info sys & high technology servs |
| Sysco Corporation (N: SYY) | 19.1 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 97.4 | 19,235.60 | 26.2 | 91 | food & related prods |
| Cheesecake Factory (M: CAKE) | 30.9 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 13.6 | 98.0 | 1,677.70 | 32.2 | 89 | casual dining restaurants |
| Taro Pharmaceutical Ind. (M: TARO) | 85.8 | 24.0 | 28.2 | 41.7 | 91.5 | 1,538.80 | 29.7 | 88 | OTC & prescription pharmaceu'ls |
| Affiliated Computer Svcs. (N: ACS) | 29.1 | 18.8 | 27.0 | 17.6 | 97.7 | 6,403.70 | 23.1 | 85 | business process & tech outsource |
| Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (M: BBBY) | 30.7 | 21.8 | 28.0 | 25.0 | 99.9 | 11,316.90 | 36.8 | 85 | domestics merch & home furnish |
| Capital One Financial (N: COF) | 33.6 | 16.8 | 42.2 | 61.6 | 99.7 | 10,699.40 | 9.9 | 85 | financial serv holding co |
| D.R. Horton Inc. (N: DHI) | 33.5 | 13.8 | 33.7 | 47.2 | 99.2 | 4,305.80 | 7.8 | 85 | home construction & sales |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. (N: HDI) | 27.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 39.6 | 99.5 | 14,107.30 | 20.1 | 85 | motorcycles & riding apparel |
| L-3 Communications Hldgs. (N: LLL) | 52.1 | 20.9 | 41.6 | 40.5 | 96.8 | 4,766.70 | 20.5 | 85 | communic'n sys & spec'zed prods |
| Pulte Homes, Inc. (N: PHM) | 45.0 | 12.2 | 24.2 | 30.9 | 92.6 | 3,690.70 | 7.6 | 84 | homebuild & finan'l servs holding co |
| Johnson & Johnson (N: JNJ) | 15.9 | 13.7 | 9.4 | 16.7 | 93.9 | 149,717.60 | 23.8 | 82 | health care products |
| Sonic Corporation (M: SONC) | 22.6 | 19.0 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 96.8 | 936.70 | 19.4 | 82 | drive-in restaurants |
| Brown & Brown, Inc. (N: BRO) | 31.1 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 32.3 | 91.3 | 2,085.00 | 21.0 | 81 | property & casualty insurance |
| Ryland Group, Inc. (N: RYL) | 60.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 31.5 | 98.6 | 1,584.90 | 8.3 | 81 | homebuilding & financial servs |
| Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (N: CBH) | 21.5 | 17.2 | 22.4 | 26.9 | 94.8 | 2,644.00 | 16.3 | 79 | banking & insurance holding co |
| Walgreen Company (N: WAG) | 17.8 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 99.6 | 30,132.30 | 26.5 | 78 | retail drugstore |
| Lennar Corporation (N: LEN) | 44.6 | 13.5 | 41.2 | 50.3 | 96.4 | 4,654.40 | 7.8 | 77 | home build & sales, mortgage servs |
| Medical Action Industries (M: MDCI) | 32.6 | 17.0 | 13.9 | 38.9 | 98.5 | 133.80 | 15.8 | 75 | disposable surgical-related prods |
| Alliant Techsystems Inc. (N: ATK) | 17.0 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 26.4 | 87.7 | 2,098.10 | 16.6 | 73 | aerospace, precision sys & ammo |
| Freddie Mac (N: FRE) | 33.2 | 13.6 | 22.3 | 27.1 | 95.6 | 33,063.00 | 6.0 | 73 | mortgage securitization |
| Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Co. (N: HRH) | 33.7 | 15.5 | 21.9 | 27.3 | 93.9 | 1,114.50 | 16.1 | 73 | insurance underwriting |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage (N: AGM) | 29.7 | na | 16.9 | 16.1 | 81.2 | 286.60 | 11.0 | 67 | agric'l real estate & rural house loans |
| ICU Medical, Inc. (M: ICUI) | 24.4 | 20.0 | 23.6 | 50.0 | 99.7 | 334.40 | 17.6 | 54 | disposable medical connect sys |
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Exchange Key: N = New York Stock Exchange, A = American Stock Exchange, M = Nasdaq Source: AAII's Stock Investor Pro / Market Guide Inc. Data as of August 1, 2003. |
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