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| Company (Exchange: Ticker) | P/E to Est EPS Growth (X) |
Forward P/E Ratio (X) |
Average P/E Ratio (3 Yrs) (X) |
3 to 5 Yr Estimate (%) |
3 Yr Historical (%) |
Price Change (26 Wk) (%) |
Current Price (9/8/06) ($) |
Description | |
| Ann'l Est. |
Est. Rev. Last Month (%) |
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| Overhill Farms, Inc. (A: OFI) | 0.6 | 10.3 | nmf | 16.0 | 38.7 | 4 | 3.20 | 48.8 | frozen food |
| Tasty Baking Co. (M: TSTY) | 0.6 | 22.7 | nmf | 40.0 | 34.4 | 21 | 8.85 | 72.9 | single-portion snacks |
| MGP Ingredients, Inc. (M: MGPI) | 0.8 | 15.1 | 28.1 | 20.0 | 37.4 | 69 | 24.18 | 390.5 | ingred & distillery prods |
| Smith & Wesson Holding Co. (M: SWHC) | 0.8 | 31.7 | 41.9 | 40.0 | -23.4 | 95 | 10.77 | 425.7 | handguns |
| Landec Corp. (M: LNDC) | 0.9 | 24.8 | 32.9 | 27.5 | 66.0 | 46 | 10.17 | 253.6 | polymers for food prods |
| Fomento Economico Mexicano ADR (N: FMX) | 1.0 | 18.6 | 58.7 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 8 | 91.48 | 49,068.3 | beverage holding co |
| USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (M: USNA) | 1.1 | 20.5 | 21.6 | 18.0 | 69.0 | 6 | 44.95 | 800.3 | nutritional & personal prods |
| Herbalife Ltd. (N: HLF) | 1.1 | 16.9 | nmf | 15.3 | 40.7 | 0 | 33.01 | 2,349.2 | mkts nutrit'l & personal prods |
| Unilever plc ADR (N: UL) | 1.2 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 59.0 | 3 | 23.88 | 31,286.5 | consumer goods supplier |
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ADR (M: MITSY) | 1.3 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 75.4 | 6 | 276.00 | 23,766.8 | general trading co |
| McKesson Corp. (N: MCK) | 1.4 | 20.0 | nmf | 14.4 | 7.2 | -1 | 53.49 | 16,011.3 | healthcare prods supply & mgmt |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. (N: SFD) | 1.5 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 144.6 | 6 | 29.78 | 3,311.0 | meat processing |
| Andersons, Inc. (M: ANDE) | 1.6 | 19.1 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 32.9 | 28 | 37.81 | 653.4 | diversified co in agri & transp |
| Church & Dwight Co. (N: CHD) | 1.6 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 7 | 38.80 | 2,518.2 | brand-name consumer prods |
| Diageo plc ADR (N: DEO) | 1.6 | 16.6 | 23.5 | 10.5 | -13.7 | 10 | 70.36 | 49,278.9 | premium alcohol beverages |
| Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (M: HAIN) | 1.6 | 22.2 | 27.7 | 14.0 | 87.2 | 14 | 25.99 | 1,000.0 | organic food & personal prods |
| Estee Lauder Co. (N: EL) | 1.6 | 18.0 | 23.5 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 0 | 37.11 | 7,859.2 | makeup, perfume & hair prods |
| Carolina Group (N: CG) | 1.6 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 17 | 57.13 | 5,329.7 | tobacco holding co |
| Molson Coors Brewing Co. (N: TAP) | 1.6 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 11.1 | -13.3 | 2 | 69.86 | 6,048.2 | brewery holding co |
| Syngenta AG ADR (N: SYT) | 1.6 | 16.2 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 28.59 | 14,188.6 | crop seeds & biotech |
| Bunge Limited (N: BG) | 1.6 | 15.4 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 15.8 | 10 | 55.44 | 6,634.5 | agribusiness & food |
| Archer Daniels Midland (N: ADM) | 1.7 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 41.9 | 23 | 39.59 | 25,909.2 | agri commodities & prods |
| Companhia de Bebidas das Amer. ADR (N: ABV) | 1.8 | 22.8 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 5 | 44.50 | 27,135.8 | beer & other beverages |
| Altria Group, Inc. (N: MO) | 1.9 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 8.2 | -0.5 | 12 | 82.97 | 173,694.0 | tobacco holding co |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises (N: CCE) | 1.9 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 6 | 21.46 | 10,197.4 | soft drink beverages |
| Hormel Foods Corp. (N: HRL) | 1.9 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 7 | 36.22 | 4,992.9 | meat & food prods |
| Omega Protein Corp. (N: OME) | 1.9 | 18.8 | nmf | 10.0 | -37.6 | 9 | 6.58 | 165.3 | fish meal, oils, & soluables |
| Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (N: PBG) | 1.9 | 17.9 | 15.3 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 15 | 34.05 | 7,974.7 | soft drink beverages |
| PepsiCo, Inc. (N: PEP) | 2.0 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 7 | 64.73 | 106,719.1 | global snack & beverage co |
| J.M. Smucker Co. (N: SJM) | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 21 | 48.52 | 2,772.5 | branded food prods |
| Sources: AAII's Stock Investor Pro, Reuters Research, Inc., I/B/E/S; Data as of 9/8/2006. | |||||||||