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Press Release: Zacks.com
August 24, 2005
CHICAGO, IL -- Looking for stocks priced below $20? How about companies with discount valuations and a track record
of positive trend in earnings estimates revisions? The Low Price Stocks Profit Track Strategy identifies such stocks.
This screen generated a 54.8% return in 2004 and has a win ratio of nearly 75% over the past 4-1/2 years. Four
stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are Bluegreen Corp. (NYSE:BXG), Lacrosse Footwear Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOT),
Park Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PKOH) and Standard Parking Corp. (NASDAQ:STAN). View the entire list of stocks
for the Low Price Stocks Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2140.
Here are details about four companies currently identified by the Low Price Stocks Profit Track:
Bluegreen Corp. (NYSE:BXG) a time-share company, posted strong second-quarter earnings. The company announced earnings
of 46 cents per share, beating last year's result and eclipsing the consensus estimate by 39%. The stock is trading
around $18 per share, with a price-to-sales ratio of .83. The company has earned $1.46 per share over the past
12 months.
Lacrosse Footwear Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOT), a footwear retailer, recently delivered a strong earnings report. Fiscal
second-quarter profits totaled seven cents per share, meeting the consensus estimate. This is well above last year's
result of a loss of four cents per share. The stock is trading at $12.40, with a price-to-sales ratio of .72. The
company has earned $1.13 per share over the past 12 months.
Park Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PKOH), a manufacturing company, posted second-quarter earnings of 66 cents per
share, meeting the consensus and surpassing last year's 60 cents. The stock is currently trading around $19 per
share, with a price-to-sales ratio of .24. Over the past 12 months, the company has earned $1.89 per share.
Standard Parking Corp. (NASDAQ:STAN), a parking management company recently reported second-quarter earnings of
29 cents per share. The result topped the consensus estimate by 7% and outpaced last year's second quarter. The
stock is currently trading at $17.54, with a price-to-sales ratio of .32. Over the past 12 months, the company
has earned $1.14 per share.
Discover all the current stocks currently on the Low Price Stocks Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=2141.
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
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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. The goal is to unlock these pros' profitable insights for individual investors
hard-pressed to find this valuable information in one source. A free subscription to "Profit from the Pros"
weekly e-mail newsletter provides the best way to use these experts' insights for more profitable investing. Register
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Zacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment
adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates.
(a) The S&P 500 Index ("S&P 500") is a well-known, unmanaged index of the prices of 500 large-company
common stocks selected by Standard and Poor's. The S&P 500 includes the reinvestment of all dividends, no transaction
costs, and represents the gross returns before management fees.
Disclaimer: Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should always research companies and
securities before making any investments. Nothing herein should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy
or sell any security.
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Contact:
Zacks.com
Roopak Chakravarty, 312-630-9880 x 188
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www.Zacks.com
Source: Zacks.com