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Earnings are the single most important metric for a company. Combine that with a healthy Net Profit Margin and you find a screen that has generated a cumulative return of +623.7% since January 2001. For 2006, this Profit Track has returned 23.4%. For the first month of 2007, this Profit Track returned 4.0%. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen’s exclusive criteria: Revlon, Inc. (NYSE: REV : ), Balchem Corp. (NASDAQ: BCPC : ), China Automotive Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CAAS : ), Joe's Jeans Inc. (NASDAQ: JOEZ : ). View the entire list of stocks for the Earnings and Margins Profit

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Here are four companies that meet the following Earnings and Margins Profit Track.



Revlon, Inc. (NYSE: REV : ) manufactures, market and sell an extensive array of cosmetics and skin care, fragrances and personal care products. In the third quarter, REV delivered an outstanding EPS surprise of 438.46%, with earnings per share of 44 cents per share. The Zacks #1 Rank company enjoys a net margin of 4%, indicating that it is a solid company with good earnings.

Moreover, REV sports an average broker rating of 1 and a growth rate of 75%.



Balchem Corp. (NASDAQ: BCPC : ) reported a 28.57% surprise in third quarter earnings, which amounted to 36 cents per share. This Zacks #1 Rank company makes the grade for this profit track with an impressive growth rate of 14.94%, an average broker recommendation of 1 and a net margin of 8%. BCPC is engaged in the development of specialty performance ingredients for the food, feed and medical sterilization industries.



China Automotive Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CAAS : ) manufactures power steering systems and other component parts for automobiles. The Zacks #2 Rank company reported third quarter earnings of 28 cents per share, which exceeded the analysts' expectations of 16 cents. CAAS is currently enjoying an average broker rating of 1 and a growth rate of 8%, which place it on the Earnings and Margins profit track. The company also sports a net margin of 438.47%.



Joe's Jeans Inc. (NASDAQ: JOEZ : ) through its operating subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and markets various canvas and nylon products. JOEZ announced third-quarter results of 3 cents per share on Oct 15, that beat analysts’ expectations of 2 cents. JOEZ currently enjoys a net profit margin of 7% and a Zacks #2 Rank, which qualifies this company for the Earnings and Margins profit track. In addition, JOEZ sports an average broker recommendation of 1.

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About Profit Tracks



What is a "Profit Track"? Each Profit Track is a successful stock picking strategy with proven results through the Bear Market of 2001-2002 and the Bull run started in 2003. On Zacks.com we have created these nine unique screens to offer investors great strategies to potentially outperform the market in the years ahead. In 2006, the Low Price Stocks strategy was the top performing Profit Track with a return of +56.5% followed by the Discounted Fundamental screen with a +34% return. To see all nine strategies along with philosophy, past performance and current stocks, go to at.zacks.com/?id=1838 : .

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