Zacks Return On Equity Strategy Highlights: Anixter International, Express Scripts, Matrix Service Co. and AMERCO

Business Wire, August 6, 2007

CHICAGO -- One of the quickest ways to gauge whether a company is creating assets or gobbling up investor's cash is to look at their Return On Equity (ROE). The fast moving ROE Profit Track screening strategy from Zacks.com has generated an impressive return of 21.4% in 2005. In 2006, it continued to outperform the S&P 500, returning 27.0% versus the S&P 500 rise of 16.7%. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are Anixter International, Inc. (NYSE: AXE), Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX), Matrix Service Co. (Nasdaq: MTRX) and AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL). View the entire list of stocks for the ROE Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1853

Here are details about four companies currently identified by the ROE Profit Track:

Anixter International, Inc. (NYSE: AXE) recently posted second-quarter earnings $1.53 per share, outpacing last year's $1.15 and surpassing the consensus estimate by 18%. Sales increased 22% on a year-over-year basis. Anixter International satisfies the criteria of this Profit Track as evidenced by its ROE of 23.78 and price to sales ratio of 0.51.

Express Scripts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESRX) recently posted second-quarter earnings of 57 cents per share, eclipsing last year's 38 cents and surpassing the consensus by nearly 6%. The company increased its full-year 2007 guidance from a range of $2.15 to $2.21 to a range of $2.23 to $2.29. Analysts are in agreement as evidenced by current 2007 estimates of $2.28 per share, up from last month's $2.22. ESRX offers a ROE of 54.03 and a price to sales ratio of 0.76.

Matrix Service Co. (Nasdaq: MTRX) issued a fiscal year 2008 revenue guidance of $700 million to $750 million in mid-June. MTRX has a ROE of 22.34 and a price to sales ratio of 0.95. In early April, the company reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of 24 cents per share, beating the consensus estimate by 33%. MTRX exceeded analysts' expectations each time over the past five consecutive quarters.

AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL) sports a ROE of 12.42 and its price to sales ratio is 0.60. The company will release fiscal first-quarter results on August 8, 2007. In early June, the company announced a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of 89 cents, which was better than the consensus estimate by 2%.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the ROE Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1854

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