Reuters Select All of the Company Focus ideas we present have a common pedigree, Reuters Select, which is a collection of 19 objective "models" (also known as "screens"). These screens scan our database of approximately 9,000 U.S. companies (including foreign-company ADRs) and apply tests designed by us to identify stocks that may be worthy of further attention. While we cannot guarantee that each stock profiled based on its appearance in a Reuters Select screen will be a winner, we do note that on the whole over a nearly five-year measurement period, the stocks we identified outperformed the market by a wide degree. The table below summarizes the performance of the Reuters Select screens.
Monthly Performance Update Updated as of 9/29/06 Screen % Screen Performance (1 month) % Screen Performance (since 1/28/00) Screen vs. S&P 500 (month) Screen vs. S&P 500 (since 1/28/00) GROWTH SCREENS Accelerating EPS Growth -1.54% +98.41% -3.43% +97.15% Stock List Relative Growth -1.73% +329.06% -3.63% +330.85% Stock List Relative Momentum -1.69% +44.75% -3.59% +46.55% Stock List Rising Expectations +1.64% +66.25% -0.25% +68.05% Stock List Sales Growth Leaders +1.99% +379.53% +0.10% +381.33% Stock List VALUE SCREENS Contrarian Opportunities -3.92% +1069.80% -5.81% +1071.59% Stock List Favored Value Plays +2.13% +371.25% +0.23% +373.04% Stock List Growth At A Reasonable Price +1.46% +159.21% -0.44% +161.01% Stock List Income Stocks +0.68% +141.64% -1.21% +143.44% Stock List Relative Value +1.34% +354.90% -0.56% +356.69% Stock List QUALITY SCREENS Fastest Turnover -1.86% +168.84% -3.75% +170.63% Stock List Industry Leaders -1.12% +154.16% -3.01% +155.95% Stock List Return on Investment -3.73% +253.75% -5.63% +255.55% Stock List Strong Operating Margins -3.29% +84.12% -5.18% +85.91% Stock List SENTIMENT SCREENS Consensus Choices +0.56% +253.36% -1.34% +255.15% Stock List High P/E Multiples -1.41% +47.69% -3.31% +49.48% Stock List Insider Buying -0.13% +168.61% -2.03% +170.40% Stock List Institutional Ownership -1.16% +45.37% -3.05% +47.16% Stock List Lesser Known Stocks +2.32% +414.85% 0.43% +416.65% Stock List
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