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Price 10Yr 10Yr Price/ 5Yr 5Yr Price/ 04-06 04-06 EPS Buff Altman
Ticker Update 8/9 Down Up 10YDwn Down Up 5Y Dwn Down Up Growth Value Z Scr Ind. Name
ILA 7/5 2.05 12.23 17.11 -83% 10.92 17.00 -81% 17.95 25.11 16% 17.72 N/A UTILCENT Aquila, Inc.
MENT 5/31 7.03 16.91 37.76 -58% 15.53 37.38 -55% 23.97 53.53 113% 26.57 3.43 SOFTWARE Mentor Graphics
TDS 7/5 57 124.95 205.43 -54% N/A N/A N/A 210.48 346.05 -8% 65.94 0.88 TELESERV Telephone & Data Systems
TSN 8/9 10.06 17.10 26.46 -41% 19.64 31.83 -49% 37.61 58.18 18% 23.62 2.61 FOODPROC Tyson Foods
BRL 7/26 67.75 111.58 262.56 -39% 89.75 218.57 -25% 136.29 320.71 -14% 88.58 13.47 DRUG Barr Laboratories
BKS 8/16 22.75 34.97 68.61 -35% 31.03 66.72 -27% 65.91 129.31 74% N/A 2.91 RETAILSP Barnes & Noble
LNT 7/5 19.03 29.15 36.33 -35% 29.51 38.23 -36% 36.06 44.95 32% -10.83 N/A UTILCENT Alliant Energy
PETM 8/16 16.25 23.13 57.06 -30% 14.60 55.18 11% 48.07 118.61 55% N/A 5.14 RETAILSP PETsMART
OCR 7/5 22.13 30.22 60.09 -27% 27.00 55.03 -18% 45.02 89.53 32% 33.46 2.74 DRUGSTOR Omnicare, Inc.
WEC 7/5 25.31 34.27 43.67 -26% 36.77 50.04 -31% 38.36 48.89 13% 1.97 N/A UTILCENT Wisconsin Energy
OHP 6/28 38.25 50.69 119.80 -25% N/A N/A N/A 72.15 170.53 11% 68.90 6.37 MEDSERV Oxford Health Plans
CNL 7/5 14.93 19.52 26.05 -24% 19.28 27.71 -23% 25.17 33.59 12% 30.51 N/A UTILCENT Cleco Corp. Hldg. Co
DST 5/31 34.87 44.84 87.86 -22% 40.72 84.10 -14% 78.26 153.35 17% 28.54 3.19 SOFTWARE DST Systems Inc.
DOL 8/9 27.56 35.32 59.26 -22% 32.49 60.69 -15% 46.54 78.07 14% 7.87 2.54 FOODPROC Dole Foods
PRGO 7/26 9.94 12.39 24.45 -20% 12.04 23.47 -17% 18.90 37.30 -10% 12.80 4.55 DRUG Perrigo Co.
AFC 6/28 23.92 29.74 50.17 -20% 30.82 55.01 -22% 47.98 80.95 119% N/A 0.05 INSPRPTY Allmerica Financial
PZZA 6/14 30.5 37.91 70.10 -20% 31.37 57.21 -3% 50.78 93.91 9% 41.34 4.86 RESTRNT Papa John's Int'l.
RDA 5/24 17.26 21.12 32.72 -18% 20.48 37.80 -16% 37.19 57.62 61% 22.64 2.78 PUBLISH Readers Digest Assoc.
SSSS 8/2 12.97 15.78 30.14 -18% 16.61 36.70 -22% 40.99 78.26 82% 11.81 3.68 MACHINE Stewart & Stevenson Services
GLT 7/12 13.56 16.20 24.19 -16% 13.67 21.60 -1% 29.62 44.23 58% 22.64 1.51 PAPER Glatfelter
GXP 7/5 21.37 24.89 30.73 -14% 26.16 32.16 -18% 31.06 38.34 29% 49.21 N/A UTILCENT Great Plains Energy Inc.
PCP 6/28 23.16 26.91 55.56 -14% 21.01 47.42 10% 34.43 71.08 -14% 57.09 2.00 DEFENSE Precision Castparts
CPRT 6/14 11.83 13.66 31.91 -13% 12.50 30.58 -5% 28.99 67.69 21% -2.95 16.20 INDUSRV Copart, Inc.
ALE 7/5 23.8 27.36 36.54 -13% 25.12 35.98 -5% 39.52 52.78 42% 16.73 N/A UTILCENT Allete, Inc.
CDN 5/31 14.27 16.22 38.68 -12% 25.64 61.30 -44% 27.40 65.33 26% 27.56 4.94 SOFTWARE Cadence Design Systems
SNPS 5/31 43.02 48.30 95.16 -11% 38.67 81.11 11% 95.09 187.35 96% 33.46 3.80 SOFTWARE Synopsys Inc.
PAS 8/9 14.34 15.95 22.95 -10% 20.66 32.85 -31% 25.74 37.04 39% 14.76 1.66 BEVERAGE PepsiAmericas, Inc.
AEOS 8/16 14.79 16.36 46.71 -10% 14.32 40.32 3% 28.27 80.71 10% N/A 7.64 RETAILSP American Eagle Outfitters
RE 6/28 54.97 60.06 110.29 -8% 51.09 100.56 8% 91.08 167.26 149% N/A 0.30 INSPRPTY Everest Re Group
POM 6/7 21.4 23.32 30.43 -8% 22.88 30.44 -6% 29.89 39.01 41% 30.51 N/A UTILEAST Pepco Holdings Inc.
GVA 7/12 19.8 21.48 39.03 -8% 18.44 34.39 7% 39.46 71.69 51% 7.87 4.52 BUILDING Granite Construction
YRK 8/2 32.66 35.04 52.82 -7% 28.29 48.97 15% 62.55 94.29 42% 52.17 2.30 MACHINE York International
SPW 8/2 105.2 112.36 231.10 -6% 96.32 204.80 9% 152.51 313.68 33% 181.10 1.54 DIVERSIF SPX Corp.
NMG/A 8/16 29.1 31.07 57.91 -6% 16.97 33.22 72% 62.67 116.82 57% N/A 3.45 RETAIL Neiman-Marcus Group 'A'
MTX 6/21 38.54 40.94 61.78 -6% 36.12 56.85 7% 69.33 104.62 12% 58.07 2.78 CHEMSPEC Minerals Technologies
DQE 6/7 14.45 15.21 21.53 -5% 19.68 29.77 -27% 20.76 29.38 144% 23.62 N/A UTILEAST DQE, Inc.
SCG 6/7 28.49 29.64 38.51 -4% 29.59 40.12 -4% 37.85 49.18 13% -37.40 N/A UTILEAST SCANA Corp. (New)
ATG 6/21 21.6 22.18 29.47 -3% 22.73 30.83 -5% 29.73 39.50 25% 0.00 0.55 GASDISTR AGL Resources Ltd.
FMER 6/28 24.78 25.43 38.04 -3% 24.74 38.99 0% 38.81 58.07 13% N/A N/A BANKMID FirstMerit Corp.
AIN 8/2 22.78 23.25 36.64 -2% 17.95 30.31 27% 36.54 57.58 35% 40.35 2.20 MACHINE Albany International
EYE 6/7 8.17 8.33 33.79 -2% 6.81 29.26 20% 20.52 83.29 59% 9.84 8.34 MEDSUPPL VISX Inc.
EV 5/31 26.33 26.66 44.54 -1% 29.43 49.56 -11% 49.67 82.99 15% 64.96 5.20 FINANCL Eaton Vance
PHSY 6/28 24.521 24.73 56.76 -1% 24.22 63.82 1% 33.75 77.46 52% 66.93 2.61 MEDSERV PacifiCare Health Sys
BKH 8/16 25.63 25.76 40.40 -1% 23.94 41.83 7% 34.29 53.78 30% -62.99 N/A UTILWEST Black Hills
OGE 7/5 18.89 18.89 24.90 0% 18.82 25.40 0% 25.93 34.18 15% 11.81 N/A UTILCENT OGE Energy Corp.
ICN 7/26 10.04 9.90 23.37 1% 15.93 39.09 -37% 24.64 58.16 -13% 23.62 1.84 DRUG ICN Pharmaceuticals
SCHL 5/24 44.101 43.03 74.20 2% 48.06 92.67 -8% 67.26 115.98 19% 53.15 3.01 PUBLISH Scholastic Corp.
AOT 6/7 20.49 19.99 32.91 3% 21.72 36.84 -6% 37.06 61.02 21% 27.56 2.42 MEDSUPPL Apogent Technologies
ASBC 6/28 35.5 34.13 49.89 4% 35.59 54.99 0% 56.20 82.15 8% N/A N/A BANKMID Associated Banc-Corp
ROL 6/14 20.9 19.34 27.57 8% 37.53 55.50 -44% 25.66 36.59 14% 24.61 4.34 INDUSRV Rollins, Inc.
ESRX 7/5 42.69 39.31 91.11 9% 44.33 104.55 -4% 74.99 173.79 36% 50.20 5.28 DRUGSTOR Express Scripts
FMC 8/2 27 24.06 36.64 12% 27.27 46.83 -1% 28.75 43.78 36% 76.77 1.10 CHEMDIV FMC Corp.
AFG 6/28 24.91 21.08 32.62 18% 27.00 43.37 -8% 41.73 64.59 44% N/A 0.10 INSPRPTY American Financial Group Hldg.
DV 8/9 18.87 7.89 15.84 139% 26.04 53.69 -28% 12.77 25.64 12% 1.97 9.92 EDUC DeVRY Inc.
PWR 6/14 2.27 N/A N/A N/A 12.17 36.51 -81% N/A N/A 13% 27.56 1.60 INDUSRV Quanta Services
CSGS 6/14 11.38 N/A N/A N/A 27.56 66.82 -59% N/A N/A 8% 40.35 6.75 INDUSRV CSG Systems Int'l.
MVSN 8/9 13.1 N/A N/A N/A 20.38 75.77 -36% N/A N/A -3% 12.80 17.56 ENT TECH Macrovision Corp.
PLCM 7/5 10.54 N/A N/A N/A 13.99 49.45 -25% N/A N/A 63% 19.69 4.38 TELEQUIP Polycom Inc.
BJ 8/16 27.33 N/A N/A N/A 33.97 54.00 -20% N/A N/A 11% N/A 6.11 RETAIL BJ's Wholesale Club
ISCA 5/24 37.04 N/A N/A N/A 45.02 80.30 -18% N/A N/A 27% 32.48 2.31 RECREATE International Speedway
FLS 8/2 17.56 N/A N/A N/A 20.60 35.79 -15% N/A N/A 27% 46.26 1.73 MACHINE Flowserve Corp.
URI 8/2 14.5 N/A N/A N/A 16.48 39.72 -12% N/A N/A 34% -0.98 1.03 MACHINE United Rentals