| Zacks Return On Equity Strategy Highlights: Barnes Group, Dress Barn, Express Scripts, and GameStop |
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| Friday, 04 November 2005 | |
Zacks Return On Equity Strategy Highlights: Barnes Group, Dress Barn, Express Scripts, and GameStopCHICAGO, IL, (NAMC) - One of the quickest ways to gauge whether a company is creating assets or gobbling up investor's cash is to look at their Return On Equity (ROE). The fast moving ROE Profit Track screening strategy from Zacks.com has generated double-digit returns for four consecutive years, including a 2004 return of +30.3%. In 2005, it continues to outperform the S&P 500 by a wide margin. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B), Dress Barn Inc. (NASDAQ:DBRN), Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX), and GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME). View the entire list of stocks for the ROE Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1853 Here are details about four companies currently identified by the ROE Profit Track: Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE:B), an industrial goods company, has a ROE of 12.57 and a price to sales ratio of .76. In late October, the company posted third-quarter earnings of 55 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate of 53 cents and surpassing last year's result. This was the 11th consecutive quarter of double-digit sales growth. Dress Barn Inc. (NASDAQ:DBRN), a women's apparel retailer, has an appealing valuation as indicated by its ROE of 12.30 and a price to sales ratio of .82. In mid-October, the company announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 45 cents per share, meeting the consensus estimate and eclipsing the prior year's result. The company noted that it used its increased cash flow to pay down some debt. Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX) recently posted third-quarter earnings per share of 67 cents. The result outpaced last year's 55 cents and topped the consensus estimate by almost 10%. The company reported record levels of earnings and cash flow in the quarter. Express Scripts offers a ROE of 27.03 and a price to sales ratio of .72. GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) satisfies the criteria of this profit track with a ROE of 12.97 and a price to sales ratio of .39. The company recently released its fiscal second-quarter financial results, stating that it is very pleased with its strong hardware sales. Earnings per share were ahead of the consensus estimate by nearly 7% and outperformed the year ago total. Discover all the current stocks currently on the ROE Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1854 About Profit Tracks What is a "Profit Track"? Each Profit Track is a successful stock picking strategy with proven results through the Bear Market of 2001-2002 and the Bull run started in 2003. On Zacks.com we have created these nine unique screens to offer investors great strategies to potentially outperform the market in the years ahead. In 2004, the Upgrades and Revisions strategy was the top performing Profit Track with a return of +55.7% followed by the Low Price Stocks screen with a +54.8% return. To see all nine strategies along with philosophy, past performance, and current stocks, go to http://at.zacks.com/?id=1838. All the Profit Track strategies were created and backtested using the Research Wizard software from Zacks Investment Research. If you like this screening strategy, but want to narrow down the list of stocks and even improve the performance, then you should start a free trial to this powerful stock picking tool. Learn more about the Research Wizard free trial offer and our new special report "Top 10 Stock Screening Strategies" at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2156 About Zacks Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978 to compile, analyze, and distribute investment research to both institutional and individual investors. The guiding principle behind Zacks is the belief that investment experts, such as brokerage analysts and investment newsletter writers, have superior knowledge about how to invest successfully. 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