Value Line Investment Survey Message Board

Company Name Ticker Industry Timeliness Financial Strength
Altera Corp. ALTR Semiconductor 2 B+
Amer. Power Conv. APCC Computers/Periph 5 B+
Amgen AMGN Biotechnology 1 A++
Analog Devices ADI Semiconductor 3 B++
Applied Materials AMAT Semiconductor Eq. 2 A
Barr Pharmac. BRL Drug 3 A
Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY Retail 2 A++
Best Buy Co. BBY Retail 3 A
Biomet BMET Medical Suppl 3 A
BJ Services BJS Oil Svcs/Equip. 2 B
Brown & Brown BRO Finl Svcs. 2 A
CACI Int'l CAI Comp Softw/Svcs 4 B++
Can. National Railway CNI Railroad 3 B++
Cerner Corp. CERN Healthcare 3 B+
Cheesecake Factory CAKE Restaurant 3 A
Chico's FAS CHS Retail 5 A
Commerce Bancorp NJ CBH Bank 4 B++
Danaher Corp. DHR Diversified 2 B++
DaVita Inc. DVA Medical Services 3 B
Drew Industries DW Manuf. Housing/RV 3 B++
DRS Technologies DRS Aerospace/Defense 4 B+
Eaton Vance Corp. EV Financial Svcs. 3 A
EMC Corp. EMC Comp./Periph 3 A
ENSCO Int'l ESV Oil Svcs/Equip. 3 B++
EOG Resources EOG Natural Gas 3 B++
Expeditors Int'l EXPD Indl. Services 2 A
Express Scripts 'A' ESRX Pharm. Services 3 A
Fastenal Co. FAST Retail Bldg Supply 3 A
Florida Rock FRK Cement 3 A
Forward Air FWRD Trucking 3 B+
Genlyte Group GLYT Bldg Matls 1 A
Golden West Fin'l GDW Thrift - B++
Graco Inc. GGG Machinery 2 B++
Harman Int'l HAR Elect Eqpt 3 B++
HCC Insurance Hldgs. HCC Insurance 3 B+
Healthways Inc. HWAY Med. Services 3 B+
Henry (Jack) & Assoc. JKHY Comp. Softw./Svcs 1 B++
Holly Corp. HOC Petroleum 2 B+
Home Depot HD Retail Bldg Sup. 2 A++
IDEXX Labs. IDXX Med. Supplies 2 A+
II-VI Inc. IIVI Precis. Instr. 1 B+
Immucor, Inc. BLUD Med. Supplies 1 B+
Jabil Circuit JBL Electronics 5 B++
Jacobs Engineering JEC Bldg. Matrl. 3 B++
JLG Industries JLG Machinery 3 B+
KLA-Tencor KLAC Precis. Instr. 3 B+
Kohl's Corp. KSS Retail Store 1 A
Laureate Education LAUR Edu. Services 3 B+
Legg Mason LM Sec. Brokerage 3 B+
Lehman Bros. Holdings LEH Sec. Brokerage 3 B+
Linear Technology LLTC Semiconductor 3 A
Lowe's Cos. LOW Retail Bldg Supp. 3 A+
Manitowoc Co. MTW Machinery 1 B++
Matthews Int'l MATW Diversified Co. 3 B+
Maxim Integrated MXIM Semiconductor 3 A+
Medtronic, Inc. MDT Medical Supplies 3 A++
Men's Wearhouse MW Retail 2 B
MGM Mirage MGM Hotel/Gaming 3 C++
Micrel Inc. MCRL Electronics 3 B
MICROS Systems MCRS Comp./Periph. 3 B+
Microsoft Corp. MSFT Comp. Soft./Svcs 3 A++
Nabors Inds. NBR Oil Svcs/Equip. 3 B++
Network Appliance NTAP Comp./Periph. 2 B+
Noble Corp. NE Oil Svcs/Equip. 3 B+
NVR, Inc. NVR Homebldg 3 A
O'Reilly Automotive ORLY Retail Auto 3 A
Oracle Corp. ORCL Comp. Soft./Svcs 1 A
Oshkosh Truck OSK Auto & Truck 3 B++
Paychex, Inc. PAYX Comp. Soft./Svcs 1 A
PetSmart, Inc. PETM Retail 3 B+
Precision Castparts PCP Aerospace/Defense 2 B+
Price (T. Rowe) Group TROW Finan. Svcs. 3 A+
Progressive (Ohio) PGR Insurance 4 A
Qualcomm Inc. QCOM Telecom. Equipment 3 A
Quiksilver Inc. ZQK Retail 3 B
Respironics Inc. RESP Medical Supplies 3 B+
Robert Half Int'l RHI Human Resources 3 A
Roper Inds. ROP Machinery 2 B+
Ross Stores ROST Retail 4 A
Schwab (Charles) SCHW Sec. Brokerage 2 A
SEI Investments SEIC Comp. Soft./Svcs 1 A
Shaw Commun. 'B' SJRB.TO Cable TV 1 C++
SLM Corporation SLM Financial Svcs. 2 A+
Smith Int'l Inc. SII Oil Svcs/Equip. 2 B++
Staples, Inc. SPLS Office Equip. 3 A+
Starbucks Corp. SBUX Restaurant 3 A
Stryker Corp. SYK Med. Supplies 1 A
Target Corp. TGT Retail Store 3 A
TD Ameritrade Holding AMTD Sec. Brokerage - B+
Techne Corp. TECH Biotechnology 3 A
TETRA Technologies TTI Oil Svcs/Equip. 1 B+
Thor Inds. THO Mfg. Housing/RV 2 B++
TJX Companies TJX Retail 3 A+
UnitedHealth Group UNH Med. Services 3 A+
Urban Outfitters URBN Retail 5 B++
Valero Energy VLO Petroleum 2 A
Walgreen Co. WAG Pharm. Services 1 A++
Watsco, Inc. WSO Retail Bldg Supply 3 B+
Whole Foods Market WFMI Grocery 3 A
XTO Energy XTO Natural Gas 3 B+