| Table 2. The IBD Stable 70: Passing Companies (Ranked by Earnings Stability*) | |||||||||
| Company (Exchange: Ticker) | 5-Yr EPS Grth (%) |
EPS Grth Est (%) |
EPS Grth Q1 vs Q5 (%) |
R-Sq 7-Yr EPS Grth (%) |
5-Yr Sales Grth (%) |
Market Cap ($ Mil) |
P/E Ratio (X) |
Price as % of 52-Wk High (%) |
Desciption |
| Bed Bath & Beyond (M: BBBY) | 31 | 19.9 | 17.6 | 99.9 | 26.5 | 11,977.00 | 26 | 90 | retail domestic merch |
| Fiserv, Inc. (M: FISV) | 21.3 | 16.3 | 11.9 | 99.8 | 19.7 | 7,843.20 | 21.8 | 98 | data process'g; info mgmt |
| Patterson Companies (M: PDCO) | 24.3 | 19 | 19.2 | 99.8 | 17.4 | 5,882.00 | 35.1 | 97 | dental, rehab supply distrib |
| Harley-Davidson (N: HDI) | 29.2 | 16.4 | 23.8 | 99.8 | 18.9 | 17,492.80 | 20.6 | 93 | motorcycle co parent |
| Education Mgmt. Corp. (M: EDMC) | 27.1 | 20.4 | 83.3 | 99.8 | 26.7 | 2,342.10 | 29.5 | 87 | private education |
| Donaldson Company (N: DCI) | 12.5 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 99.7 | 8.4 | 2,562.20 | 25.5 | 89 | mfrs filtration sys |
| Capital One Finc'l Corp. (N: COF) | 29.6 | 14.8 | 60.5 | 99.6 | 31.5 | 19,893.10 | 12.5 | 97 | financial prods holding co |
| Bank of Marin (M: BMRC) | 16.9 | na | 25 | 99.6 | 10.3 | 176.8 | 20.9 | 95 | bank servs in California |
| Walgreen Co. (N: WAG) | 16.5 | 15.2 | 32 | 99.5 | 16 | 42,387.30 | 29.6 | 99 | retail drugstores |
| Lowe's Companies (N: LOW) | 28.7 | 17.4 | 19.3 | 99.5 | 18.3 | 43,784.60 | 21.7 | 94 | retail home improvement |
| Matthew's Int'l (M: MATW) | 17.1 | na | 41.7 | 99.5 | 15.9 | 1,142.60 | 20.6 | 92 | memorialization prods |
| Univ. of Phoenix Online (M: UOPX) | 82.4 | na | 75.9 | 99.4 | 63.7 | 7,641.50 | 61.1 | 93 | online college |
| Fauquier Bankshares (M: FBSS) | 14.7 | na | 11.1 | 99.3 | 5 | 83.8 | 19.3 | 97 | bank |
| Student Loan Corp. (N: STU) | 23.7 | na | 34.9 | 99.3 | 5.2 | 3,542.00 | 13.4 | 95 | student loan servs |
| D.R. Horton Inc. (N: DHI) | 34.8 | 16.6 | 51.5 | 99.2 | 28 | 8,847.50 | 9.1 | 89 | national homebuilder |
| Total System Services (N: TSS) | 20.8 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 99.1 | 21.6 | 4,622.00 | 31.3 | 76 | electronic pay process'g |
| Investors Finc'l Servs C (M: IFIN) | 38.4 | 22.8 | 31 | 99 | 25.9 | 3,111.80 | 23 | 93 | financial asset admin servs |
| W Holding Company (N: WHI) | 25.2 | 16.5 | 25.9 | 99 | 24 | 2,361.20 | 18 | 93 | financial holding co |
| FactSet Research Sys. (N: FDS) | 24.6 | 16 | 26.8 | 99 | 19.4 | 1,732.10 | 30 | 92 | financial intelligence |
| CACI International (N: CAI) | 26.7 | 21.3 | 51.1 | 98.9 | 21.5 | 1,803.70 | 26.3 | 89 | information technology |
| Wintrust Finc'l Corp. (M: WTFC) | 32.8 | 17.3 | 14.3 | 98.7 | 18.3 | 1,171.50 | 24.4 | 86 | banking services |
| Smithtown Bancorp (M: SMTB) | 23.8 | na | 12.5 | 98.6 | 15.5 | 174.6 | 17.9 | 71 | bank holding co |
| American Vanguard Corp. (A: AVD) | 38.2 | na | 37.5 | 98.5 | 13.3 | 302.2 | 24.5 | 81 | chem mfr holding co |
| Sonic Corp. (M: SONC) | 19.8 | 16.7 | 22.7 | 98.4 | 15.8 | 1,889.80 | 30.8 | 97 | drive-in restaurants |
| UCBH Holdings (M: UCBH) | 35 | 18 | 29.7 | 98.4 | 14.8 | 1,947.40 | 24.9 | 89 | bank holding co |
| Forest Laboratories (N: FRX) | 53 | 18.6 | 56.9 | 98.4 | 33.8 | 15,587.30 | 17.8 | 54 | pharmaceutical prods |
| Penn. Comm. Bancorp (M: COBH) | 21.6 | na | 38.8 | 98.1 | 17.9 | 181 | 19.6 | 98 | bank holding co |
| Doral Financial Corp. (N: DRL) | 36.8 | 20.6 | 44.4 | 98.1 | 24.7 | 5,175.30 | 13.3 | 97 | financial servs co |
| Ryland Group, Inc. (N: RYL) | 46.5 | 12.9 | 36.7 | 98 | 14.3 | 2,649.90 | 9.5 | 96 | homebuilder; mortgage co |
| Golden West Financial (N: GDW) | 22.8 | 13.8 | 14 | 97.9 | 3.6 | 18,393.80 | 15.1 | 96 | savings & loan holding co |
| M/I Homes, Inc. (N: MHO) | 28 | 8 | 19.4 | 97.9 | 7.7 | 748.4 | 8.4 | 96 | homebuilder |
| Beazer Homes USA (N: BZH) | 31 | 14.3 | 38.1 | 97.8 | 22.9 | 1,897.60 | 8 | 92 | home designer |
| NVR, Inc. (A: NVR) | 58.4 | 12.5 | 51.4 | 97.6 | 18.8 | 4,510.10 | 11.6 | 91 | homebuilding; mortgage co |
| Johnson & Johnson (N: JNJ) | 18.4 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 96.8 | 11.4 | 185,809.30 | 20.5 | 97 | health products |
| Texas Reg'l Bancshares (M: TRBS) | 19.9 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 96.5 | 10.7 | 1,577.30 | 21.2 | 89 | bank holding co |
| Chico's FAS, Inc. (N: CHS) | 57.4 | 24.8 | 32.3 | 96.3 | 48.4 | 4,414.00 | 33.2 | 99 | women's clothing |
| Brown & Brown (N: BRO) | 31.5 | 16 | 15.8 | 96.2 | 20.5 | 3,034.30 | 24.4 | 94 | insurance co |
| L-3 Communic'ns Hldgs. (N: LLL) | 34.4 | 16.8 | 21.5 | 96 | 37.3 | 7,947.00 | 20.7 | 89 | aerospace & defense prods |
| Commerce Bancorp (N: CBH) | 29.5 | 18.3 | 27.1 | 95.9 | 23 | 4,914.00 | 20.1 | 92 | bank holding co |
| Centex Corp. (N: CTX) | 26.4 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 95.3 | 14.8 | 6,958.00 | 8.7 | 93 | resid'l construct; finc'l serv |
| Coach, Inc. (N: COH) | 69.8 | 20.5 | 56.5 | 95.1 | 21.1 | 10,456.40 | 37.4 | 96 | leather goods & accessories |
| First BanCorp. (N: FBP) | 21.1 | 14.5 | 56.5 | 94.2 | 10.8 | 2,398.60 | 17.1 | 91 | Puerto-Rican finc'l holding co |
| Shuffle Master (M: SHFL) | 48.5 | 28.3 | 33.3 | 92.9 | 24 | 1,036.60 | 48.9 | 92 | prods for gaming industry |
| ScanSource (M: SCSC) | 28.7 | 20.3 | 42 | 92.5 | 32 | 812 | 25.5 | 86 | specialty technology prods |
| Pulte Homes (N: PHM) | 33.7 | 15 | 55.3 | 91.7 | 25.8 | 7,831.90 | 9.6 | 94 | homebuild & finc'l servs |
| ITT Educational Servs. (N: ESI) | 38.2 | 20 | 14.3 | 91.5 | 12.4 | 2,113.10 | 32.6 | 76 | tech degree programs |
| First Niagara Financial (M: FNFG) | 33 | 12.8 | 21.4 | 91.3 | 13 | 1,106.90 | 21.1 | 84 | savings bank |
| Cognizant Tech Sol'ns (M: CTSH) | 50.3 | 33.4 | 53.8 | 87.3 | 44.4 | 5,323.70 | 65.4 | 92 | information technology servs |
| Western Sierra Bancorp (M: WSBA) | 38.2 | 13 | 18.6 | 86.6 | 12.1 | 286.9 | 22.1 | 90 | bank holding co |
| Raven Industries (M: RAVN) | 28.5 | 13.5 | 31.8 | 85.3 | -1.7 | 322.4 | 19.6 | 66 | industrial manufacturer |
| CUNO Inc. (M: CUNO) | 16.6 | 13.8 | 17.4 | 84.3 | 9.8 | 967.8 | 29.4 | 84 | filtration products |
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*As measured by R-squared. Exchange Key: N=New York Stock Exchange, M=Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq Small Cap Market, A=American Stock Exchange Sources: AAII's Stock Investor Pro/Reuters Research Inc. and I/B/E/S. Data as of January 7, 2005. |
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