| Table 2. Companies Passing the Piotroski Screen | ||||||||||
| Company (Exchange: Ticker) | Price/ Book (X) |
Return on Assets Y1 (%) |
Cash From Oper Y1 ($ Mil) |
Income After Taxes Y1 ($ Mil) |
LT Debt to Assets Y1 (%) |
Current Ratio Y1 (%) |
Gross Margin Y1 (%) |
Asset Turnover Y1 (X) |
Market Cap Q1 ($ Mil) |
Description |
| Company Passing All Nine Filters | ||||||||||
| L.S. Starrett Co. (N: SCX) | 0.76 | 2.9 | 12.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 29.6 | 1.0 | 144.8 | precision tools |
| Companies Passing Eight of the Nine Filters | ||||||||||
| Aviza Technology (M: AVZA) | 0.31 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 21.3 | 1.8 | 30.9 | 1.7 | 11.1 | semiconductor equip |
| BioScrip Inc. (M: BIOS) | 0.48 | 1.1 | 24.2 | 3.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 80.5 | pharmaceutical support |
| Stephan Co. (A: TSC) | 0.53 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 47.1 | 0.8 | 12.2 | personal care prods |
| Cooper Tire & Rubber (N: CTB) | 0.57 | 5.3 | 372.8 | 100.2 | 24.3 | 2.2 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 445.3 | replacement tires |
| Magic Software Entprs (M: MGIC) | 0.62 | 16.7 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 53.3 | 0.8 | 38.9 | software devlp platform |
| Q.E.P. Co. (M: QEPC) | 0.75 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 36.1 | 1.2 | 28.9 | 2.5 | 19.6 | home improve tools |
| Exchange Key: M= NASDAQ National or NASDAQ Small Cap Market, N= New York Stock Exchange, A= American Stock Exchange Source: AAII's Stock Investor Pro/Reuters Research, Inc. Data as of July 11, 2008. |
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