Super Stocks vs. the Market SUPER STOCKS* 16-STOCK 145-STOCK CHARACTERISTIC S&P 500 PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO -------------------------------------------------------- RISK -------------------------------------------------------- BETA 1.00 1.04 0.93 DEBT TO EQUITY 143% 53% 50% INTEREST COVERAGE 10.54 18.82 19.98 -------------------------------------------------------- LIQUIDITY -------------------------------------------------------- MARKET CAP (BILLIONS) $37.4 $23.5 $10.9 MARKET CAP TURNOVER 85% 106% 104% -------------------------------------------------------- PROFITABILITY -------------------------------------------------------- AFTER-TAX MARGIN ON SALES 9.46% 11.49% 11.55% RETURN ON EQUITY 20.31% 29.37% 24.00% 5-YR. EPS GROWTH 17.71% 24.14% 25.07% -------------------------------------------------------- VALUATION -------------------------------------------------------- PRICE TO EARNINGS 20.08 10.75 9.80 PRICE TO CASH FLOW 11.18 6.29 5.55 PRICE TO BOOK 3.10 1.90 1.81 PRICE TO SALES 1.28 0.94 0.70 DIVIDEND YIELD 2.17% 3.45% 3.60% *AS OF NOV. 1, 1996 DATA: HAUGEN CUSTOM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS Return to main story

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