requires a good amount of research beyond the setting of screens. We suggest that you take a look at a company’s annual report and read through whatever articles you can find on the Internet or at your local library. Another resource, says Goodwin, is a company’s Website, where you’ll often find annual reports and other background information on its businesses and prospects.
“I think you should look at research as a continuous project,” she says. “You should monitor anything you put your money into-the family car, your air conditioner and definitely your investments.”
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Screening For Growth |
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Company (Exchange: Ticker) |
Price* |
Est. 5-Year Ave. Annual EPS Growth |
P/E to Earnings Growth (PEG) |
Sales Growth (1-Year) |
Return On Equity |
Debt to Capital |
| Fossil Inc. (Nasdaq: FOSL) | $39.00 | 20.4% | 0.87 | 27.9% | 33.7% | 0.0% |
| Metro Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: MTNT) | 53.50 | 22.0 | 1.34 | 2573.3 | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| Stillwater Mining Co. (ASE: SWC) | 30.00 | 25.5 | 0.85 | 298.5 | 21.5 | 19.7 |
| Dycom Industries Inc. (NYSE: DY) | 45.50 | 20.3 | 1.39 | 57.2 | 23.9 | 18.0 |
| Lands’ End Inc. (NYSE: LE) | 41.75 | 15.3 | 1.37 | 179.0 | 23.9 | 0.0 |
| Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) | 24.63 | 19.3 | 0.66 | 863.6 | 31.9 | 0.0 |
| RF Micro Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD) | 53.25 | 42.0 | 1.14 | 645.8 | 41.3 | 15.3 |
| American Eagle Outfitters (Nasdaq: AEOS) | 45.63 | 23.4 | 1.15 | 264.8 | 79.8 | 0.0 |
| Knight/Trimark Group (Nasdaq: NITE) | 43.25 | 31.0 | 1.13 | 311.7 | 99.0 | 0.0 |
| Adaptec Inc. (Nasdaq: ADPT) | 32.44 | 21.0 | 0.99 | 3168.4 | 22.7 | 23.0 |
| Siebel Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL) | 47.06 | 26.1 | 2.00 | 492.3 | 26.1 | 0.0 |
| Alliance Capital Management (NYSE: AC) | 29.69 | 15.3 | 0.86 | 36.2 | 84.6 | 38.9 |
| The TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) | 30.25 | 17.1 | 1.05 | 154.4 | 44.2 | 15.3 |
| QUALCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) | 102.75 | 31.1 | 1.41 | 133.6 | 32.4 | 38.1 |
| Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) | 66.00 | 23.8 | 1.21 | 26.2 | 27.0 | 16.5 |
| *As of 6/14/99 Source: Marketplayer.com; Yahoo Finance; Zacks Investment Research |
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