The table below provides financial information for a sample of 36 companies whose stock

data on sales / margins / ROE are a composite rating based on a company's sales growth r
and its return on equity (ROE). EPS rating is a measure of growth in earnings per share

Company
McDermott
Bowater PLC
NYMAGIC
Mattel
Atmos Engy
Goodyear
York Intl.
Reebok
Callaway Golf
Teco Energy
Hanson PLC
AlaskaAirGp
Nordstrom
Office Depot
US West
Praxair
Wachovia
Dole Food
Elec. Data Sys
Central Parking
ICN Pharm.
Payless Shoes
Fed. Dept. Stor.
Jefferson plt
Murphy Oil
Texaco
Advo
Gateway
Winnebago
Alliant Tech
Dean Foods
Kroger
Bnk of Am.
Safeway
Monaco
United Rental

EPS Rating
6
14
17
18
21
21
28
31
46
49
57
58
58
58
60
62
69
70
72
76
76
76
79
80
80
80
81
82
83
84
84
84
87
91
97
98

Relative
Price
Strength
6
46
45
20
9
9
14
72
62
48
32
17
57
40
65
32
36
54
69
18
56
59
21
38
62
31
74
68
49
22
7
24
38
61
21
12

PE Ratio
7
51
15
29
25
19
7
15
20
12
12
6
21
14
22
15
14
17
36
19
18
12
11
16
26
23
14
42
8
10
9
17
11
24
8
9

Industry
Group
Relative
Strength
A
C
D
E
C
E
D
C
B
D
B
C
B
B
B
C
E
E
A
B
A
B
D
D
B
D
B
A
D
B
B
D
C
D
D
C

120
Sales/Margins/
ROE
C
D
D
D
E
D
B
E
E
B
B
B
C
B
A
B
B
C
B
C
D
B
B
C
B
C
A
A
A
B
C
A
A
A
A
A

100

80

60

40

20

6 companies whose stocks trade on NYSE. The

ompany's sales growth rate, its profit margins
wth in earnings per share of the company.
120

100

80

60

40

20