Zacks Return On Equity Strategy highlights: American Home Mortgage Investment Corp., Avnet, General Cable Corp. and Keystone Automotive Industries

Business Wire, March 1, 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 the first nine months of 2006, it continued to outperform the S&P 500, returning 26.7% versus the S&P 500 rise of 12.6%. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (NYSE: AHM), Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), General Cable Corp. (NYSE: BGC) and Keystone Automotive Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KEYS). 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:

American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (NYSE: AHM) has a ROE of 20.09 and a price to sales ratio is 0.63. In late January, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.21 per share, soaring past the previous year's 27 cents and surpassing the consensus estimate by nearly 2%. In fact, AHM delivered earnings per share that topped Analyst expectations over the past five consecutive quarters.

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) satisfies the criteria for this Profit Track as evidenced by its ROE of 12.05 and price to sales ratio is 0.35. The company announced fiscal second-quarter earnings of 67 cents per share in late January. The result exceeded the consensus estimate by 8% and outperformed the year-ago total. AVT stated that its strong quarterly performance was the result of its highly diversified revenue base and continuously improving expense productivity across both operating groups.

General Cable Corp. (NYSE: BGC) recently completed the acquisition of Jiangyin Huaming Specialty Cable Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of specialty automotive and industrial cable products. In early February, the company posted fourth-quarter earnings of 67 cents per share. The result surpassed analysts' expectations by 14% and soared past the previous year's total. Revenues climbed to $925.3 million from last year's $617.5 million. The company sports a ROE of 34.76 and a price to sales ratio is 0.70.

Keystone Automotive Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KEYS) offers a ROE of 11.28 and a price to sales ratio is 0.78. In late January, the company noted that it delivered record earnings and sales for its fiscal third quarter. Earnings per share totaled 57 cents, which surpassed the previous year's 44 cents and jumped ahead of the consensus estimate by 21%.

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

About Profit Tracks

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