Zacks' Discount Fundamental Strength strategy highlights: Avnet, United America Indemnity, Ltd, Western Digital Corp. and ExpressJet Holdings

Business Wire, July 3, 2007

CHICAGO -- Combining strong underlying fundamentals with low valuations can lower risk and increase portfolio returns. Zacks' Discounted Fundamental Strength Profit Track strategy has generated double-digit returns for six consecutive years, including a 34% gain in 2006. For the first month of 2007, this Profit Track returned 7.3%. Four stocks that currently have both fundamental strength and discounted valuations are Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), United America Indemnity, Ltd (Nasdaq: INDM), Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) and ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT). View the entire list of stocks for the Discounted Fundamental Strength Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2142.

Here are details about four companies currently identified by the Discounted Fundamental Strength Profit Track:

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of 73 cents per share, excluding charges, in late April. The result outpaced the consensus estimate by 6% and exceeded the year-ago total. Avnet's quarterly earnings per share have been ahead of Wall Street expectations for the past five consecutive quarters. AVT's debt/equity level is 0.36 and its current ratio is 2.03.

United America Indemnity, Ltd (Nasdaq: INDM) satisfies the criteria of this Profit Track with a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a price to sales multiple of 0.97. The company reported first-quarter earnings of 60 cents per share in late April. The result topped the consensus estimate by a penny and surpassed the year-prior total. INDM delivered quarterly earnings per share that were ahead of Wall Street forecasts four times out of the past five straight quarters.

Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC), which recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Komag, released fiscal third-quarter earnings of 53 cents per share in late April. The result eclipsed the year-prior total of 45 cents and topped the consensus estimate by 13%. Revenue of $1.4 billion moved up from last year's third-quarter revenue of $1.1 billion. The company's debt to equity level is a low 0.01 and its current ratio stands at 1.82.

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: XJT) has a current ratio of 2.87 and a price to sales multiple of 0.19. XJT offers a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a debt to equity level of 0.47. The company announced first-quarter earnings of 18 cents per share in early May, jumping ahead of the consensus estimate by 20%.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the Discounted Fundamental Strength Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=2143.

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