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|  | NOVEMBER 29, 2004
 STOCK SCREENS By Michael Kaye, CFA Stocks with Solid Track Records These six names have produced stronger financial metrics every year since 2000, and are ranked at least 3 STARS by S&P analysts "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," according to Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous phrase. But even the famous essayist might agree that for equity investors, it's not so foolish to look for companies that can produce consistent growth, year after year. That was the thinking behind this week's screen. We wanted to find issues with a solid track record in key financial-performance metrics. So we searched our database for companies that have had year-over-year increases in each of the last five years (a period that includes the 2000-01 recession) in four key categories: • earnings per share; • profit margins; • sales; and • return on equity. We then applied one final filter. The stocks in question had to carry rankings of 3 STARS (hold), 4 STARS (buy), or 5 STARS (strong buy) from Standard & Poor's equity analysts. These six names made the cut:
 Kaye is an analyst for Standard & Poor's Portfolio Advisors All of the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the research analyst's personal views regarding any and all of the subject securities or issuers. No part of analyst compensation was, is or will be, directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendations or views expressed in this research report. Standard & Poor's Regulatory Disclosure Any advice, analysis, or recommendations contained in articles labeled "Insight from Standard & Poor's" reflect the views of Standard & Poor's, which operates separately from and independently of BusinessWeek Online. It is possible that BWOL may from time to time publish information that is not consistent with advice, analysis, or recommendations that are published by Standard & Poor's. Standard & Poor's and BusinessWeek Online are each units of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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