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Executive Summary	April 2, 2010

The Economy While questions linger about the housing and job markets, the economy continues to improve both at home and abroad, with data from around the globe giving evidence of a sustained rebound. Yesterday, the Institute for Supply Management announced that its manufacturing index rose for the eighth straight month in March -- and it did so at the fastest pace in almost six years. New orders and production numbers both showed accelerating growth, and the group's employment index indicated job growth in the manufacturing sector for the fourth straight month. The ISM report also showed that manufacturers were increasing inventories in March for the first time after 46 months of liquidation, "perhaps signaling manufacturers' willingness to increase inventories based on expected levels of activity," an ISM official said. The manufacturing numbers indicated that the broader economy grew for the 11th consecutive month. In other parts of the world, manufacturing data was also strong. In China, two reports showed strong improvements in the sector after somewhat disappointing results in February, according to MarketWatch. Japan's biggest manufacturers, meanwhile, reported being their least pessimistic since 2008. And Germany, the U.K., India, South Korea, Turkey, the Czech Republic and others "are rolling along," MarketWatch reported, noting that "even in the housing-bust countries of Ireland and Spain, factory output is starting to edge higher." That's very good news, because a couple other areas -- housing and employment -- aren't looking as good. Existing home sales dipped 0.6% compared to January, the National Association of Realtors reported last week, though they remain about 7% above year-ago levels. The S&P Case/Shiller home price index rose, meanwhile, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, according to its most recent report. But that data is from January, so it is a couple months behind. And this week, one of the index's founders, Robert Shiller, told Bloomberg news that he thinks there is a "50/50" chance of a double-dip in the housing market recovery. A big question is whether private investors will be willing to step in to the mortgage-backed security market, after the Federal Reserve this week ended its $1.25 trillion effort to snatch up MBSs. Many are expecting mortgage rates will climb as a result, which would be a headwind for the housing market. In terms of employment, meanwhile, signals are mixed. New claims for unemployment reached their lowest point since August 2008 in the week ending March 27, and the four-week moving average also fell. Continuing claims also fell to their lowest level in more than a year. But job-watching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that the number of planned job cuts announced in March jumped to more than 67,000 after coming in around 42,000 in February, mostly because of government cuts, CNNMoney reported. Still, the March figure is less than half of what it was a year ago, and economists are expecting today's Labor Department jobs report to show that the economy gained 184,000 jobs in March, according to CNNMoney. The market will no doubt be watching that report closely. The market took all of this in stride, with the S&P 500 returning 1.1% since our last newsletter, and the Hot List returning 1.0%. The portfolio is now up 9.1% for the year vs. 5.6% for the S&P. Since its inception in July 2003, the Hot List is far outpacing the index, having gained 162.9% vs. the S&P's 17.8% gain. Onward and Upward With its strong performance in the first quarter of 2010, the Hot List has now wiped away all of its 2008 losses. Through March 31, the portfolio's 47% gain last year and 8% gain thus far in 2010 put it up about 3% since the start of 2008. So while many expected the bear market and near-collapse of the economy to leave investors playing catch-up for years -- or even a decade -- the Hot List has wiped out all of 2008 and early 2009's losses in a matter of a little over a year. (It still has about 5 percentage points to make up if you go back to October 2007, when the bear started.) I think that shows what a disciplined approach can do in combination with an economy and stock market that have, throughout history, proven to be much more resilient than many believe them to be. Moving forward, I think that stocks are well positioned for more gains, though of course there's always the possibility of road bumps in the short term (including the housing and job market issues referenced above). And they look particularly attractive compared to their main competitor, bonds. Since our last newsletter, even the man known as the "Bond King" -- PIMCO's Bill Gross -- has said stocks look better than bonds, for the next few months, at least. I'll go with the stock market," he told CNBC when asked which asset class -- stocks or bonds -- was likely to outperform over the next three months. He added that the bond market faces headwinds from the new healthcare bill, which will add to a U.S. deficit that has been ballooning. In addition, this past week, Bloomberg reported that the S&P 500 had hit its lowest valuation compared to junk bonds in more than two years. The lowest-rated debt was yielding 3.24 percentage points more than the S&P's earnings yield, which is well below the 22-year average of 5.93 percentage points, according to Bloomberg. That bodes well for stocks -- it would seem likely that the spread would return to historical norms, and that would likely involve some combination of rising stock prices (and the S&P's earnings yield falling) and rising yields. Finally, MarketWatch's Mark Hulbert also offered an interesting take on why bonds might be headed for trouble. Hulbert discusses the bond prognosis of Dan Seiver, a top bond strategist who has been on target with his bond predictions over the past couple years. The reasons Seiver thinks bonds are going to fall further are in line with what I anticipate. Writes Hulbert, "The economic recovery is gathering steam; government deficits are larger than even the pessimists were predicting a couple of years ago that they would be -- and getting worse; the government's bond rating is in danger; inflation will continue to worsen; the dollar will continue to lose value; the Federal Reserve eventually will have to end its quantitative easing; and the demographic trend towards an increasing proportion of society in retirement will overwhelm Social Security, Medicare and other government programs." All of that would figure to push bond prices lower, and yields higher. What's really interesting about Hulbert's piece is his discussion of why so many smart bond market investors might not be acknowledging these issues. He points to a study done by Stefano DellaVigna, an assistant professor of economics at University of California at Berkeley, and Joshua Pollet, an assistant professor of finance at Michigan State University, that focuses on how investors deal with assessing longer-term issues. The study showed that "very few of us are able to focus on events many years into the future, even when those phenomena are quite predictable and are sure to have a large impact on our investments," Hulbert explains. He compares the phenomenon to the old adage about the frog who, when thrown into boiling water, immediately jumps out; but when put into a pot of water that is gradually heated to boil, the frog won't have the impetus to jump out until it's too late. While the macro factors -- rising debt, potential inflation, changing demographics that will lead to more debt problems -- seem to bode ill in general for bonds, I think stocks have some good tailwinds behind them. The economy is in the early stage of a pretty strong recovery, even if the media doesn't want to believe that recovery is real; valuations aren't nearly what they were a year ago, but they aren't bad; and companies have used the financial crisis as a way to streamline their operations and become more efficient. All of that should help the broader market going forward, and investors who focus on the stocks of strong companies selling at attractive prices -- like the Hot List does -- should continue to do particularly well over the longer term.		Editor-in-Chief: John Reese Since Inception   Hot List 162.9% S&P 500 17.8% Accuracy 57.2% Beta 1.2 YTD   Hot List 9.1% S&P 500 5.6% Since Last Issue   Hot List 1.0% S&P 500 1.1% Avg. Fundamentals   Market Cap (mil) $13,584 PE Ratio 11.8 5 Yr EPS Growth 32.8% Yield 3.6% Rel. Strength 54 Portfolio Sectors Services 4 Capital Goods 3 Healthcare 2 Financial 1
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(TDW) Ensco PLC (ESV) National Oilwell-Varco (NOV) Noble Corporation(NE) Triumph Group (TGI) JAKKS Pacific (JAKK) Apogee Enterprises (APOG) EMCOR Group (EME) Two types of stocks that you won't find in the Graham portfolio are technology and financial firms. Graham excluded tech stocks from his holdings because they were too risky, and, while they're not as risky today, I do the same. Financial stocks, meanwhile, aren't explicitly excluded from my Graham model. But because of the low-debt requirements in this strategy, it's nearly impossible for a financial firm to garner approval. Since I started tracking my Guru Strategies almost six years ago, the performance of my Graham-based model has been rather remarkable. Even though the strategy Graham outlined is now more than 60 years old, it just keeps on working. Through March 31, the 10-stock Graham-based portfolio is up 179.1% since its July 2003 inception, making it my best performer. 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Current Portfolio Ticker Company Name Industry Guru Score ARO AEROPOSTALE, INC. Retail (Apparel) 86 ESI ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. Schools 65 EME EMCOR GROUP, INC. Construction Services 59 SNY SANOFI-AVENTIS SA (ADR) Biotechnology & Drugs 52 ARCC ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION Misc. Financial Services 50 BCO THE BRINK'S COMPANY Security Systems & Services 48 AMED AMEDISYS, INC. Healthcare Facilities 47 TGI TRIUMPH GROUP, INC. Aerospace & Defense 35 RTN RAYTHEON COMPANY Aerospace & Defense 35 JOSB JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC. Retail (Apparel) 34 Ticker Market Cap Date Added Start Price Current Price Return ARO $2,770 11/27/2009 $20.99 $29.40 40.0% ESI $3,955 10/30/2009 $90.35 $111.54 23.5% EME $1,646 1/22/2010 $24.55 $24.86 1.3% SNY $98,728 3/19/2010 $38.45 $37.44 -2.6% ARCC $1,983 3/19/2010 $13.51 $14.92 10.4% BCO $1,369 3/19/2010 $27.86 $28.60 2.7% AMED $1,612 3/19/2010 $61.41 $56.99 -7.2% TGI $1,156 2/19/2010 $51.74 $69.37 34.1% RTN $21,577 3/19/2010 $56.87 $56.92 0.1% JOSB $1,043 3/19/2010 $49.51 $56.85 14.8%

Detailed Stock Analysis Disclaimer: The analysis is from Validea's selection and interpretation of content from the guru's book or published writings, and is not from nor endorsed by the guru. See Full Disclaimer ARO   |   ESI   |   EME   |   SNY   |   ARCC   |   BCO   |   AMED   |   TGI   |   RTN   |   JOSB   |   AEROPOSTALE, INC. Profile Strategy: Price/Sales Investor Based on: Kenneth Fisher Aeropostale, Inc. is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories. The Company designs, markets and sells its own brand of merchandise principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and young men. The Company also sells Aeropostale merchandise through its e-commerce Website, www.aeropostale.com. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 914 stores, consisting of 874 Aeropostale stores in 48 states and Puerto Rico, 29 Aeropostale stores in Canada, and 11 Jimmy'Z stores in 10 states. The Company locates its stores primarily in shopping malls, outlet centers and, to a much lesser degree, lifestyle and off-mall shopping centers. The Company has developed a new retail store concept called P.S. from Aeropostale, which will offer casual clothing and accessories focusing on elementary school children between the ages of seven and 12. It offers a focused collection of apparel, including graphic t-shirts, tops, bottoms, sweaters, jeans, outerwear and accessories. Analysis Guru Score: 90% PRICE/SALES RATIO: [PASS] The prospective company should have a low Price/Sales ratio. Non-cyclical (non-Smokestack) companies with Price/Sales ratio between .75 and 1.5 are good values. ARO's P/S ratio of 1.24 based on trailing 12 month sales, falls within the "good values" range for non-cyclical companies and is considered attractive. TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: [PASS] Less debt equals less risk according to this methodology. ARO's Debt/Equity of 0.00% is exceptional, thus passing the test. PRICE/RESEARCH RATIO: [PASS] This methodology considers companies in the Technology and Medical sectors to be attractive if they have low Price/Research ratios. ARO is neither a Technology nor Medical company. Therefore the Price/Research ratio is not available and, hence, not much emphasis should be placed on this particular variable. PRELIMINARY GRADE: Some Interest in ARO At this Point Is ARO a "Super Stock"? NO PRICE/SALES RATIO: [FAIL] The prospective company should have a low Price/Sales ratio. To be considered a "Super Stock", non-cyclical (non-Smokestack) companies should have Price/Sales ratios below .75. However, ARO, who has a P/S of 1.24, does not fall within the "Super Stock" range. It does fall between 0.75 and 1.5, which is considered the "good values" range for non-cyclical companies. Nonetheless, it does not pass this "Super Stock" criterion. LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH RATE: [PASS] This methodology looks for companies that have an inflation adjusted EPS growth rate greater than 15%. ARO's inflation adjusted EPS growth rate of 31.28% passes the test. FREE CASH PER SHARE: [PASS] This methodology looks for companies that have a positive free cash per share. Companies should have enough free cash available to sustain three years of losses. This is based on the premise that companies without cash will soon be out of business. ARO's free cash per share of 2.78 passes this criterion. THREE YEAR AVERAGE NET PROFIT MARGIN: [PASS] This methodology looks for companies that have an average net profit margin of 5% or greater over a three year period. ARO, whose three year net profit margin averages 8.78%, passes this evaluation.   ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC. Profile Strategy: Growth Investor Based on: Martin Zweig ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT/ESI) is a provider of postsecondary degree programs in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, the Company offered master, bachelor and associate degree programs to approximately 80,000 students. As of December 31, 2009, it had 125 locations (including 121 campuses and four learning sites) in 38 states. All of its institutions are authorized by the applicable education authorities of the states, in which they operate, and are accredited by an accrediting commission recognized by the United States Department of Education (ED). It designs its education programs, after consultation with employers and other constituents, to help graduates prepare for careers in various fields involving their areas of study. On June 10, 2009, it acquired Daniel Webster College (DWC). DWC offers programs of study at the master, bachelor and associate degree levels both in residence and through distance education. Analysis Guru Score: 85% P/E RATIO: [PASS] The P/E of a company must be greater than 5 to eliminate weak companies, but not more than 3 times the current Market P/E because the situation is much too risky, and never greater than 43. ESI's P/E is 14.27, based on trailing 12 month earnings, while the current market PE is 22.00. Therefore, it passes the first test. REVENUE GROWTH IN RELATION TO EPS GROWTH: [FAIL] Revenue Growth must not be substantially less than earnings growth. For earnings to continue to grow over time they must be supported by a comparable or better sales growth rate and not just by cost cutting or other non-sales measures. ESI's revenue growth is 18.04%, while it's earnings growth rate is 38.49%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates. Therefore, ESI fails this criterion. SALES GROWTH RATE: [PASS] Another important issue regarding sales growth is that the rate of quarterly sales growth is rising. To evaluate this, the change from this quarter last year to the present quarter (33.8%) must be examined, and then compared to the previous quarter last year compared to the previous quarter (28.5%) of the current year. Sales growth for the prior must be greater than the latter. For ESI this criterion has been met. The earnings numbers of a company should be examined from various different angles. Three of these angles are stability in the trend of earnings, earnings persistence, and earnings acceleration. To evaluate stability, the stock has to pass the following four criteria. CURRENT QUARTER EARNINGS: [PASS] The first of these criteria is that the current EPS be positive. ESI's EPS ($2.56) pass this test. QUARTERLY EARNINGS ONE YEAR AGO: [PASS] The EPS for the quarter one year ago must be positive. ESI's EPS for this quarter last year ($1.61) pass this test. POSITIVE EARNINGS GROWTH RATE FOR CURRENT QUARTER: [PASS] The growth rate of the current quarter's earnings compared to the same quarter a year ago must also be positive. ESI's growth rate of 59.01% passes this test. EARNINGS GROWTH RATE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL QUARTERS: [PASS] Compare the earnings growth rate of the previous three quarters with long-term EPS growth rate. Earnings growth in the previous 3 quarters should be at least half of the long-term EPS growth rate. Half of the long-term EPS growth rate for ESI is 19.24%. This should be less than the growth rates for the 3 previous quarters, which are 46.30%, 55.83%, and 49.15%. ESI passes this test, which means that it has good, reasonably steady earnings. This strategy looks at the rate which earnings grow and evaluates this rate of growth from different angles. The 4 tests immediately following are detailed below. EPS GROWTH FOR CURRENT QUARTER MUST BE GREATER THAN PRIOR 3 QUARTERS: [PASS] If the growth rate of the prior three quarter's earnings, 50.00%, (versus the same three quarters a year earlier) is less than the growth rate of the current quarter earnings, 59.01%, (versus the same quarter one year ago) then the stock passes. EPS GROWTH FOR CURRENT QUARTER MUST BE GREATER THAN THE HISTORICAL GROWTH RATE: [PASS] The EPS growth rate for the current quarter, 59.01% must be greater than or equal to the historical growth which is 38.49%. ESI would therefore pass this test. EARNINGS PERSISTENCE: [PASS] Companies must show persistent yearly earnings growth. To fulfill this requirement a company's earnings must increase each year for a five year period. ESI, whose annual EPS growth before extraordinary items for the previous 5 years (from the earliest to the most recent fiscal year) were 2.33, 2.72, 3.72, 5.14 and 7.91, passes this test. LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] One final earnings test required is that the long-term earnings growth rate must be at least 15% per year. ESI's long-term growth rate of 38.49%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, passes this test. TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: [FAIL] A final criterion is that a company must not have a high level of debt. A high level of total debt, due to high interest expenses, can have a very negative effect on earnings if business moderately turns down. If a company does have a high level, an investor may want to avoid this stock altogether. ESI's Debt/Equity (95.80%) is considered high relative to its industry (21.12%) and fails this test. INSIDER TRANSACTIONS: [PASS] A factor that adds to a stock's attractiveness is if insider buy transactions number 3 or more, while insider sell transactions are zero. Zweig calls this an insider buy signal. For ESI, this criterion has not been met (insider sell transactions are 2, while insiders buying number 2). Despite the lack of an insider buy signal, there also is not an insider sell signal, so the stock passes this criterion.   EMCOR GROUP, INC. Profile Strategy: P/E/Growth Investor Based on: Peter Lynch EMCOR Group, Inc. is an electrical and mechanical construction and facilities services company. It has six segments: United States electrical construction and facilities services, which involves systems for electrical power transmission and distribution, premises electrical and lighting systems, low-voltage systems, such as fire alarm, security and process control, voice and data communication, and fiber optic lines); United States mechanical construction and facilities services, which involves systems for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and clean-room process ventilation, fire protection, plumbing, process and high-purity piping, water and wastewater treatment, and central plant heating and cooling; United States facilities services; Canada construction and facilities services; United Kingdom construction and facilities services, and other international construction and facilities services. In February 2010, the Company acquired Scalise Industries. Analysis Guru Score: 100% DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION: This methodology would consider EME a "fast-grower". P/E/GROWTH RATIO: [PASS] The investor should examine the P/E (10.42) relative to the growth rate (27.87%), based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, for a company. This is a quick way of determining the fairness of the price. In this particular case, the P/E/G ratio for EME (0.37) is very favorable. SALES AND P/E RATIO: [PASS] For companies with sales greater than $1 billion, this methodology likes to see that the P/E ratio remain below 40. Large companies can have a difficult time maintaining a growth high enough to support a P/E above this threshold. EME, whose sales are $5,547.9 million, needs to have a P/E below 40 to pass this criterion. EME's P/E of (10.42) is considered acceptable. INVENTORY TO SALES: [PASS] When inventories increase faster than sales, it is a red flag. However an increase of up to 5% is considered bearable if all other ratios appear attractive. Inventory to sales for EME was 2.36% last year, while for this year it is 2.24%. Since inventory to sales has decreased from last year by -0.11%, EME passes this test. EPS GROWTH RATE: [PASS] This methodology favors companies that have several years of fast earnings growth, as these companies have a proven formula for growth that in many cases can continue many more years. This methodology likes to see earnings growth in the range of 20% to 50%, as earnings growth over 50% may be unsustainable. The EPS growth rate for EME is 27.9%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, which is acceptable. TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: [PASS] This methodology would consider the Debt/Equity ratio for EME (16.04%) to be acceptable (equity is three to ten times debt). This ratio is one quick way to determine the financial strength of the company. FREE CASH FLOW: [NEUTRAL] The Free Cash Flow/Price ratio, though not a requirement, is considered a bonus if it is above 35%. A positive Cash Flow (the higher the better) separates a wonderfully reliable investment from a shaky one. This methodology prefers not to invest in companies that rely heavily on capital spending. This ratio for EME (19.99%) is too low to add to the attractiveness of the stock. Keep in mind, however, that it does not adversely affect the company as it is a bonus criteria. NET CASH POSITION: [BONUS PASS] Another bonus for a company is having a Net Cash/Price ratio above 30%. Lynch defines net cash as cash and marketable securities minus long term debt. According to this methodology, a high value for this ratio dramatically cuts down on the risk of the security. The Net Cash/Price ratio for EME (34.12%) is high enough to add to the attractiveness of this company.   SANOFI-AVENTIS SA (ADR) Profile Strategy: Growth/Value Investor Based on: James P. O'Shaughnessy Sanofi-Aventis is a pharmaceutical group engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. The Company's business includes two main activities: pharmaceuticals and human vaccines through sanofi pasteur. The Company is also present in animal health products through Merial Limited (Merial). In its pharmaceutical activity, the Company specializes in six therapeutic areas: diabetes, oncology, thrombosis and cardiovascular, central nervous system (CNS), and internal medicine. The global portfolio of sanofi-aventis also consists of a range of other pharmaceutical products in Consumer Health Care (CHC) and other prescription drugs, including generics. It offers vaccines in five areas: pediatric combination vaccines, influenza vaccines, adult and adolescent booster vaccines, meningitis vaccines and travel and endemic vaccines. Analysis Guru Score: 100% MARKET CAP: [PASS] The Cornerstone Value Strategy looks for large, well known companies whose market cap is greater than $1 billion. These companies exhibit solid and stable earnings. SNY's market cap of $98,728 million passes this test. CASH FLOW PER SHARE: [PASS] The second criterion requires that the company exhibit strong cash flows. Companies with strong cash flow are typically the value oriented investments that this strategy looks for. The company's cash flow per share must be greater than the mean of the market cash flow per share ($0.84). SNY's cash flow per share of $4.23 passes this test. SHARES OUTSTANDING: [PASS] This particular strategy looks for companies whose total number of outstanding shares are in excess of the market average (647 million shares). These are the more well known and highly traded companies. SNY, who has 2,614 million shares outstanding, passes this test. TRAILING 12 MONTH SALES: [PASS] A company's trailing 12 month sales ($41,626 million) are required to be 1.5 times greater than the mean of the market's trailing 12 month sales ($16,327 million). SNY passes this test. DIVIDEND: [PASS] The final step in the Cornerstone Value strategy is to select the 50 companies from the market leaders group (those that have passed the previous four criteria) that have the highest dividend yield. SNY, with a dividend yield of 4.35%, is one of the 50 companies that satisfy this last criterion.   ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION Profile Strategy: Growth Investor Based on: Martin Zweig Ares Capital Corporation (Ares Capital) is a specialty finance company, which is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Ares Capital's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. It invests in United States middle-market companies. It invests primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity component like warrants. First and second lien senior loans generally are senior debt instruments that rank ahead of subordinated debt of a given portfolio company. Its investments have ranged between $10 million and $100 million each, although the investment sizes may be more or less than the targeted range. The Company's investment adviser is Ares Capital Management LLC. Analysis Guru Score: 85% P/E RATIO: [PASS] The P/E of a company must be greater than 5 to eliminate weak companies, but not more than 3 times the current Market P/E because the situation is much too risky, and never greater than 43. ARCC's P/E is 7.47, based on trailing 12 month earnings, while the current market PE is 22.00. Therefore, it passes the first test. REVENUE GROWTH IN RELATION TO EPS GROWTH: [PASS] Revenue Growth must not be substantially less than earnings growth. For earnings to continue to grow over time they must be supported by a comparable or better sales growth rate and not just by cost cutting or other non-sales measures. ARCC's revenue growth is 68.62%, while it's earnings growth rate is 19.24%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates. Therefore, ARCC passes this criterion. SALES GROWTH RATE: [PASS] Another important issue regarding sales growth is that the rate of quarterly sales growth is rising. To evaluate this, the change from this quarter last year to the present quarter (10.4%) must be examined, and then compared to the previous quarter last year compared to the previous quarter (-1.9%) of the current year. Sales growth for the prior must be greater than the latter. For ARCC this criterion has been met. The earnings numbers of a company should be examined from various different angles. Three of these angles are stability in the trend of earnings, earnings persistence, and earnings acceleration. To evaluate stability, the stock has to pass the following four criteria. CURRENT QUARTER EARNINGS: [PASS] The first of these criteria is that the current EPS be positive. ARCC's EPS ($0.65) pass this test. QUARTERLY EARNINGS ONE YEAR AGO: [FAIL] The EPS for the quarter one year ago must be positive. ARCC's EPS for this quarter last year ($-1.17) fail this test. POSITIVE EARNINGS GROWTH RATE FOR CURRENT QUARTER: [PASS] The growth rate of the current quarter's earnings compared to the same quarter a year ago must also be positive. ARCC's growth rate of 155.56% passes this test. EARNINGS GROWTH RATE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL QUARTERS: [PASS] Compare the earnings growth rate of the previous three quarters with long-term EPS growth rate. Earnings growth in the previous 3 quarters should be at least half of the long-term EPS growth rate. Half of the long-term EPS growth rate for ARCC is 9.62%. This should be less than the growth rates for the 3 previous quarters, which are 200.00%, 825.00%, and 244.19%. ARCC passes this test, which means that it has good, reasonably steady earnings. This strategy looks at the rate which earnings grow and evaluates this rate of growth from different angles. The 4 tests immediately following are detailed below. EPS GROWTH FOR CURRENT QUARTER MUST BE GREATER THAN PRIOR 3 QUARTERS: [PASS] If the growth rate of the prior three quarter's earnings, 600.00%, (versus the same three quarters a year earlier) is greater than the growth rate of the current quarter earnings, 155.56%, (versus the same quarter one year ago) then the stock fails, with one exception: if the growth rate in earnings between the current quarter and the same quarter one year ago is greater than 30%, then the stock would pass. The growth rate over this period for ARCC is 155.6%, and it would therefore pass this test. EPS GROWTH FOR CURRENT QUARTER MUST BE GREATER THAN THE HISTORICAL GROWTH RATE: [PASS] The EPS growth rate for the current quarter, 155.56% must be greater than or equal to the historical growth which is 19.24%. ARCC would therefore pass this test. EARNINGS PERSISTENCE: [FAIL] Companies must show persistent yearly earnings growth. To fulfill this requirement a company's earnings must increase each year for a five year period. ARCC, whose annual EPS growth before extraordinary items for the previous 5 years (from the earliest to the most recent fiscal year) were 1.78, 1.58, 1.34, -1.56, and 1.99, fails this test. LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] One final earnings test required is that the long-term earnings growth rate must be at least 15% per year. ARCC's long-term growth rate of 19.24%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, passes this test. INSIDER TRANSACTIONS: [PASS] A factor that adds to a stock's attractiveness is if insider buy transactions number 3 or more, while insider sell transactions are zero. Zweig calls this an insider buy signal. For ARCC, this criterion has not been met (insider sell transactions are 0, while insiders buying number 1). Despite the lack of an insider buy signal, there also is not an insider sell signal, so the stock passes this criterion.   THE BRINK'S COMPANY Profile Strategy: Price/Sales Investor Based on: Kenneth Fisher The Brink's Company (Brink's) is a provider of secure transportation, cash logistics and other security-related services to banks and financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers and other commercial operations worldwide. The Company's international network serves customers in more than 50 countries and employs approximately 59,400 people. Its operations include approximately 875 facilities and 10,500 vehicles. 71% of its revenues are from outside North America. The Company has two segments: International and North America. International operations has three regions: Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Latin America, and Asia Pacific. North American operations include 181 branches in the United States and 52 branches in Canada. Brink's EMEA operates 258 branches in 22 countries. Its main operations are in France, the Netherlands and Germany. The Company's other security services include security and guarding. Analysis Guru Score: 100% PRICE/SALES RATIO: [PASS] The prospective company should have a low Price/Sales ratio. Non-cyclical (non-Smokestack) companies with Price/Sales ratios below 0.75 are tremendous values and should be sought. BCO's P/S of 0.44 based on trailing 12 month sales, is below 0.75 which is considered quite attractive. It passes this methodology's P/S ratio test with flying colors. TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: [PASS] Less debt equals less risk according to this methodology. BCO's Debt/Equity of 36.57% is acceptable, thus passing the test. PRICE/RESEARCH RATIO: [PASS] This methodology considers companies in the Technology and Medical sectors to be attractive if they have low Price/Research ratios. BCO is neither a Technology nor Medical company. Therefore the Price/Research ratio is not available and, hence, not much emphasis should be placed on this particular variable. PRELIMINARY GRADE: Some Interest in BCO At this Point Is BCO a "Super Stock"? YES PRICE/SALES RATIO: [PASS] The prospective company should have a low Price/Sales ratio. Non-cyclical(non-Smokestack) companies with Price/Sales ratios below .75 are tremendous values and should be sought.BCO's P/S ratio of 0.44 is below .75 which is considered extremely attractive. It passes this methodology's P/S ratio test with flying colors. LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH RATE: [PASS] This methodology looks for companies that have an inflation adjusted EPS growth rate greater than 15%. BCO's inflation adjusted EPS growth rate of 40.82% passes the test. FREE CASH PER SHARE: [PASS] This methodology looks for companies that have a positive free cash per share. Companies should have enough free cash available to sustain three years of losses. This is based on the premise that companies without cash will soon be out of business. BCO's free cash per share of 0.13 passes this criterion. THREE YEAR AVERAGE NET PROFIT MARGIN: [PASS] This methodology looks for companies that have an average net profit margin of 5% or greater over a three year period. BCO, whose three year net profit margin averages 5.73%, passes this evaluation.   AMEDISYS, INC. Profile Strategy: P/E/Growth Investor Based on: Peter Lynch Amedisys, Inc. (Amedisys) is a provider of home health services to the chronic, co-morbid, aging American population. The Company operates in two segments: home health and hospice segments. The Company's home health agencies deliver a range of services in the homes of individuals who may be recovering from surgery, have a chronic disease or disability or terminal illness and need assistance with the essential activities of daily living. Its typical home health patient is Medicare eligible, approximately 83 years old, takes approximately 12 different medications on a daily basis and has co-morbidities. Its hospice agencies provide palliative care and comfort to terminally ill patients and their families. As of December 31, 2009, it owned and operated 521 Medicare-certified home health agencies and 65 Medicare-certified hospice agencies in 40 states within the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Analysis Guru Score: 74% DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION: This methodology would consider AMED a "fast-grower". P/E/GROWTH RATIO: [PASS] The investor should examine the P/E (11.64) relative to the growth rate (37.15%), based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, for a company. This is a quick way of determining the fairness of the price. In this particular case, the P/E/G ratio for AMED (0.31) is very favorable. SALES AND P/E RATIO: [PASS] For companies with sales greater than $1 billion, this methodology likes to see that the P/E ratio remain below 40. Large companies can have a difficult time maintaining a growth high enough to support a P/E above this threshold. AMED, whose sales are $1,513.5 million, needs to have a P/E below 40 to pass this criterion. AMED's P/E of (11.64) is considered acceptable. INVENTORY TO SALES: [FAIL] When inventories increases faster than sales, it is a red flag. Unfortunately we do not have sufficient data for AMED to evaluate this criterion. EPS GROWTH RATE: [PASS] This methodology favors companies that have several years of fast earnings growth, as these companies have a proven formula for growth that in many cases can continue many more years. This methodology likes to see earnings growth in the range of 20% to 50%, as earnings growth over 50% may be unsustainable. The EPS growth rate for AMED is 37.1%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, which is considered 'OK'. However, it may be difficult to sustain such a high growth rate. TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: [PASS] This methodology would consider the Debt/Equity ratio for AMED (29.27%) to be acceptable (equity is three to ten times debt). This ratio is one quick way to determine the financial strength of the company. FREE CASH FLOW: [NEUTRAL] The Free Cash Flow/Price ratio, though not a requirement, is considered a bonus if it is above 35%. A positive Cash Flow (the higher the better) separates a wonderfully reliable investment from a shaky one. This methodology prefers not to invest in companies that rely heavily on capital spending. This ratio for AMED (13.02%) is too low to add to the attractiveness of the stock. Keep in mind, however, that it does not adversely affect the company as it is a bonus criteria. NET CASH POSITION: [NEUTRAL] Another bonus for a company is having a Net Cash/Price ratio above 30%. Lynch defines net cash as cash and marketable securities minus long term debt. According to this methodology, a high value for this ratio dramatically cuts down on the risk of the security. The Net Cash/Price ratio for AMED (-8.55%) is too low to add to the attractiveness of this company. Keep in mind, however, that it does not adversely affect the company as it is a bonus criteria.   TRIUMPH GROUP, INC. Profile Strategy: P/E/Growth Investor Based on: Peter Lynch Triumph Group, Inc. (Triumph) designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, overhauls and distributes aircraft components, such as hydraulic, mechanical and electromechanical control systems, aircraft and engine accessories, structural components and assemblies, non-structural composite components, auxiliary power units (APUs), avionics and aircraft instruments. The Company offers a variety of products and services to the aerospace industry through two groups of operating businesses: Triumph Aerospace Systems Group and Triumph Aftermarket Services Group. In March 2009, it acquired Merritt Tool Company, Inc., Saygrove Defence & Aerospace Group Limited, the aviation segment of Kongsberg Automotive Holdings ASA and The Mexmil Company, LLC. In March 2010, the Company announced the acquisition of Fabritech, Inc., a component manufacturer and repair station for critical military rotary-wing platforms. Analysis Guru Score: 93% DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION: This methodology would consider TGI a "fast-grower". P/E/GROWTH RATIO: [PASS] The investor should examine the P/E (13.72) relative to the growth rate (39.86%), based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, for a company. This is a quick way of determining the fairness of the price. In this particular case, the P/E/G ratio for TGI (0.34) is very favorable. SALES AND P/E RATIO: [PASS] For companies with sales greater than $1 billion, this methodology likes to see that the P/E ratio remain below 40. Large companies can have a difficult time maintaining a growth high enough to support a P/E above this threshold. TGI, whose sales are $1,254.0 million, needs to have a P/E below 40 to pass this criterion. TGI's P/E of (13.72) is considered acceptable. INVENTORY TO SALES: [PASS] When inventories increase faster than sales, it is a red flag. However an increase of up to 5% is considered bearable if all other ratios appear attractive. Inventory to sales for TGI was 30.49% last year, while for this year it is 31.39%. Since inventory has been rising, this methodology would not look favorably at the stock but would not completely eliminate it from consideration as the inventory increase (0.90%) is below 5%. EPS GROWTH RATE: [PASS] This methodology favors companies that have several years of fast earnings growth, as these companies have a proven formula for growth that in many cases can continue many more years. This methodology likes to see earnings growth in the range of 20% to 50%, as earnings growth over 50% may be unsustainable. The EPS growth rate for TGI is 39.9%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, which is considered 'OK'. However, it may be difficult to sustain such a high growth rate. TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: [PASS] This methodology would consider the Debt/Equity ratio for TGI (60.68%) to be mediocre. If the Debt/Equity ratio is this high, the other ratios and financial statistics for TGI should be good enough to compensate. FREE CASH FLOW: [NEUTRAL] The Free Cash Flow/Price ratio, though not a requirement, is considered a bonus if it is above 35%. A positive Cash Flow (the higher the better) separates a wonderfully reliable investment from a shaky one. This methodology prefers not to invest in companies that rely heavily on capital spending. This ratio for TGI (7.55%) is too low to add to the attractiveness of the stock. Keep in mind, however, that it does not adversely affect the company as it is a bonus criteria. NET CASH POSITION: [NEUTRAL] Another bonus for a company is having a Net Cash/Price ratio above 30%. Lynch defines net cash as cash and marketable securities minus long term debt. According to this methodology, a high value for this ratio dramatically cuts down on the risk of the security. The Net Cash/Price ratio for TGI (-33.95%) is too low to add to the attractiveness of this company. Keep in mind, however, that it does not adversely affect the company as it is a bonus criteria.   RAYTHEON COMPANY Profile Strategy: Value Investor Based on: Benjamin Graham Raytheon Company, together with its subsidiaries, develops products, services and solutions in defense markets; sensing, effects, command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I), and mission support, as well as the cybersecurity and homeland security markets. The Company serves both domestic and international customers, principally as a prime contractor on a portfolio of defense and related programs for government customers. It operates in six business segments Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS), Missile Systems (MS), Network Centric Systems (NCS), Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) and Technical Services (TS). In October 2009, the Company acquired BBN Technologies Corp. and related entities. Analysis Guru Score: 71% SECTOR: [PASS] RTN is neither a technology nor financial Company, and therefore this methodology is applicable. SALES: [PASS] The investor must select companies of "adequate size". This includes companies with annual sales greater than $340 million. RTN's sales of $24,881.0 million, based on trailing 12 month sales, pass this test. CURRENT RATIO: [FAIL] The current ratio must be greater than or equal to 2. Companies that meet this criterion are typically financially secure and defensive. RTN's current ratio of 1.42 fails the test. LONG-TERM DEBT IN RELATION TO NET CURRENT ASSETS: [PASS] For industrial companies, long-term debt must not exceed net current assets (current assets minus current liabilities). Companies that meet this criterion display one of the attributes of a financially secure organization. The long-term debt for RTN is $2,329.0 million, while the net current assets are $2,345.0 million. RTN passes this test. LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] Companies must increase their EPS by at least 30% over a ten-year period and EPS must not have been negative for any year within the last 5 years. Companies with this type of growth tend to be financially secure and have proven themselves over time. RTN's EPS growth over that period of 337.2% passes the EPS growth test. P/E RATIO: [PASS] The Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio, based on the greater of the current PE or the PE using average earnings over the last 3 fiscal years, must be "moderate", which this methodology states is not greater than 15. Stocks with moderate P/Es are more defensive by nature. RTN's P/E of 13.60 (using the 3 year PE) passes this test. PRICE/BOOK RATIO: [FAIL] The Price/Book ratio must also be reasonable. That is, the Price/Book multiplied by P/E cannot be greater than 22. RTN's Price/Book ratio is 2.19, while the P/E is 13.60. RTN fails the Price/Book test.   JOS. A. BANK CLOTHIERS, INC. Profile Strategy: Growth Investor Based on: Martin Zweig Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Jos. A. Bank) is a designer, retailer and direct marketer (through stores, catalog and Internet) of men's tailored and casual clothing and accessories. It sells all of its products exclusively under the Jos. A. Bank label through its 460 retail stores (as of January 31, 2009, which includes seven outlet stores and 12 franchise stores) located throughout 42 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, as well as through the Company's nationwide catalog and Internet (www.josbank.com) operations. Its products are targeted at the male career professional and emphasize the Jos. A. Bank brand of tailored and casual clothing and accessories. The Company's products, which range from the original Jos. A. Bank Executive collection to the more luxurious Jos. A. Bank Signature collection to the exclusive Jos. A. Bank Signature Gold collection. Jos. A. Bank operates through two segments: Stores and Direct Marketing. Analysis Guru Score: 77% P/E RATIO: [PASS] The P/E of a company must be greater than 5 to eliminate weak companies, but not more than 3 times the current Market P/E because the situation is much too risky, and never greater than 43. JOSB's P/E is 14.80, based on trailing 12 month earnings, while the current market PE is 22.00. Therefore, it passes the first test. REVENUE GROWTH IN RELATION TO EPS GROWTH: [FAIL] Revenue Growth must not be substantially less than earnings growth. For earnings to continue to grow over time they must be supported by a comparable or better sales growth rate and not just by cost cutting or other non-sales measures. JOSB's revenue growth is 13.70%, while it's earnings growth rate is 19.48%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates. Therefore, JOSB fails this criterion. SALES GROWTH RATE: [PASS] Another important issue regarding sales growth is that the rate of quarterly sales growth is rising. To evaluate this, the change from this quarter last year to the present quarter (12.4%) must be examined, and then compared to the previous quarter last year compared to the previous quarter (8.1%) of the current year. Sales growth for the prior must be greater than the latter. For JOSB this criterion has been met. The earnings numbers of a company should be examined from various different angles. Three of these angles are stability in the trend of earnings, earnings persistence, and earnings acceleration. To evaluate stability, the stock has to pass the following four criteria. CURRENT QUARTER EARNINGS: [PASS] The first of these criteria is that the current EPS be positive. JOSB's EPS ($1.91) pass this test. QUARTERLY EARNINGS ONE YEAR AGO: [PASS] The EPS for the quarter one year ago must be positive. JOSB's EPS for this quarter last year ($1.65) pass this test. POSITIVE EARNINGS GROWTH RATE FOR CURRENT QUARTER: [PASS] The growth rate of the current quarter's earnings compared to the same quarter a year ago must also be positive. JOSB's growth rate of 15.76% passes this test. EARNINGS GROWTH RATE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL QUARTERS: [PASS] Compare the earnings growth rate of the previous three quarters with long-term EPS growth rate. Earnings growth in the previous 3 quarters should be at least half of the long-term EPS growth rate. Half of the long-term EPS growth rate for JOSB is 9.74%. This should be less than the growth rates for the 3 previous quarters, which are 16.98%, 41.67%, and 26.00%. JOSB passes this test, which means that it has good, reasonably steady earnings. This strategy looks at the rate which earnings grow and evaluates this rate of growth from different angles. The 4 tests immediately following are detailed below. EPS GROWTH FOR CURRENT QUARTER MUST BE GREATER THAN PRIOR 3 QUARTERS: [FAIL] If the growth rate of the prior three quarter's earnings, 27.81%, (versus the same three quarters a year earlier) is greater than the growth rate of the current quarter earnings, 15.76%, (versus the same quarter one year ago) then the stock fails, with one exception: if the growth rate in earnings between the current quarter and the same quarter one year ago is greater than 30%, then the stock would pass. The growth rate over this period for JOSB is 15.8%, and it would therefore fail this test. EPS GROWTH FOR CURRENT QUARTER MUST BE GREATER THAN THE HISTORICAL GROWTH RATE: [FAIL] The EPS growth rate for the current quarter, 15.76% must be greater than or equal to the historical growth which is 19.48%. Since this is not the case JOSB would therefore fail this test. EARNINGS PERSISTENCE: [PASS] Companies must show persistent yearly earnings growth. To fulfill this requirement a company's earnings must increase each year for a five year period. JOSB, whose annual EPS growth before extraordinary items for the previous 5 years (from the earliest to the most recent fiscal year) were 1.96, 2.36, 2.72, 3.17 and 3.84, passes this test. LONG-TERM EPS GROWTH: [PASS] One final earnings test required is that the long-term earnings growth rate must be at least 15% per year. JOSB's long-term growth rate of 19.48%, based on the average of the 3, 4 and 5 year historical eps growth rates, passes this test. TOTAL DEBT/EQUITY RATIO: [PASS] A final criterion is that a company must not have a high level of debt. A high level of total debt, due to high interest expenses, can have a very negative effect on earnings if business moderately turns down. If a company does have a high level, an investor may want to avoid this stock altogether. JOSB's Debt/Equity (0.00%) is not considered high relative to its industry (34.23%) and passes this test. INSIDER TRANSACTIONS: [PASS] A factor that adds to a stock's attractiveness is if insider buy transactions number 3 or more, while insider sell transactions are zero. Zweig calls this an insider buy signal. For JOSB, this criterion has not been met (insider sell transactions are 1, while insiders buying number 0). Despite the lack of an insider buy signal, there also is not an insider sell signal, so the stock passes this criterion.   Watch List The Watch List contains the highest scoring stocks according to our guru consensus system that are not currently in the Hot List portfolio. We provide this list both for informational purposes and for investors who are not comfortable with a portfolio of ten stocks. Ticker Company Name Industry Guru Score LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC. Apparel/Accessories 65 GME GAMESTOP CORP. Retail (Technology) 47 NOV NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO, INC. Oil Well Services & Equipment 45 ESV ENSCO INTERNATIONAL PLC Oil Well Services & Equipment 45 TDW TIDEWATER INC. Water Transportation 45 LLY ELI LILLY & CO. Major Drugs 43 FSYS FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. Auto & Truck Parts 41 AFAM ALMOST FAMILY, INC. Healthcare Facilities 41 CSR CHINA SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE TECH. INC. Security Systems & Services 40 PHH PHH CORPORATION Consumer Financial Services 39

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