Zacks' Low Price Stocks Strategy Highlights: Eastman Kodak, Olin, RadioShack and Volt Information

Business Wire, Jan 25, 2008

CHICAGO -- Looking for stocks priced below $20? How about companies with discount valuations and a track record of a positive trend in earnings estimates revisions? The Low Price Stocks Profit Track Strategy identifies such stocks. This screen generated a 56.5% return in 2006. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK), Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN), RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) and Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VOL). 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:

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) has a share price slightly below $20, keeping this camera and film giant on the Low Price profit track. The Zacks #2 Rank company will announce its fourth-quarter results on Jan 30. Earnings estimates are higher than levels from three months ago for the quarter and year ended December 2007, as well as for the year ending December 2008. In its third quarter, Eastman Kodak announced earnings per share, excluding items, which easily bettered the consensus. Sales in the quarter decreased slightly year over year, but digital revenue growth advanced 12%.

Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) will report its fourth-quarter numbers on Jan 29. Earnings estimates for that quarter are up a little more than 8% over the past two months. Expectations for the year ended December 2007 and the year ending December 2008 have also moved forward in that timeframe. As a result, the chemical and metals products manufacturer is a Zacks #2 Rank. Along with a share price of about $17, Olin appears to be a solid company that just happens to have a low price. In its third quarter, earnings per share from continuing operations of 44 cents eclipsed the consensus by almost 13% while revenue increased 28%.

RadioShack Corporation's (NYSE: RSH) price has been moving lower for several months and now rests at around $16. Nevertheless, the company is a Zacks #1 Rank and received a brokerage firm upgrade in December. In addition to its share price, the company qualifies for this screen with a 12-month trailing EPS of $1.52 and a price/sales ratio of 0.48. This all suggests that the consumer electronics specialty retailer is a quality stock despite its low price. Even with the challenges it faces, the company announced, during its third quarter report, that it expects a year-over-year net income improvement in the fourth quarter.

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VOL) is a provider of staffing services and telecommunications and information solutions. With a share price at approximately $17.60, this Zacks #1 Rank qualifies for the Low Price profit track. Last month, the company reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings per share of $1.03, which beat the consensus by almost 120%. In the year ago quarter, EPS was 57 cents. In addition, net sales advanced 3% to $625.6 million from $610.2 million.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the Low Price Stocks Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=2141.

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