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

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.