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Zacks Return On Equity Strategy Highlights: The Andersons, Bunge, Fluor and Pepsi Bottling Group

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BusinessWire
10:16 a.m. 10/22/2007


CHICAGO, Oct 22, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- One of the quickest ways to gauge whether a company is creating assets or gobbling up investor's cash is to look at their Return On Equity (ROE). The fast moving ROE Profit Track screening strategy from Zacks.com has generated an impressive return of +21.4% in 2005. In 2006, it continued to outperform the S&P 500, returning 27.0% versus the S&P 500 rise of 16.7%. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE), Bunge Ltd. (BG), Fluor Corporation (FLR) and The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) . View the entire list of stocks for the ROE Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1853

Here are details about four companies currently identified by the ROE Profit Track:

The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) is involved in the grain, ethanol and plant nutrient sectors of U.S. agriculture. Earlier this month, the company raised its full-year guidance to between $3.15 and $3.35 per share, versus its previous outlook of $2.90 to $3.15. The increase was attributed to positive market factors in the agriculture industry. The Andersons appears to have momentum moving forward and is creating assets, as underscored by its ROE of 20.35. In addition, its price-to-sales ratio of 0.48 suggests it is a good value. The company is scheduled to report its third-quarter results on Oct 31.

Bunge Ltd. (BG), a leading global agribusiness and food company, will report its third quarter results this week. The company is in one of the market's hottest sectors, benefiting from strong demand and solid industry fundamentals. In addition, with an ROE of approximately 12.3%, Bunge is creating assets and taking advantage of the industry's opportunities. It expects solid market conditions in agribusiness and fertilizer for the rest of 2007. Earnings estimates for the third quarter and full year are both up from three months ago, increasing about 3.6% and 9.6%, respectively.

Fluor Corporation (FLR) qualifies for this profit track with an ROE of approximately 16%. (This screen demands an ROE of greater than or equal to 10%.) Furthermore, the company enjoys a price-to-sales ratio of 0.98, suggesting that it's still a good value at a price of more than $160 a share. Fluor is scheduled to report its third-quarter results in early November. During its second-quarter report, the company raised its full-year earnings per share guidance to between $4 and $4.20, compared to the prior outlook of between $3.50 and $3.80. Two highlights of the quarter included new project awards of $5.8 billion and consolidated backlog of $25.7 billion, up 43% year over year.

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) announced a strong third-quarter performance earlier this month, including earnings per share, excluding items, of 99 cents, which bettered the consensus by more than 11%. The result also advanced from the previous year. Revenue gained 8% to $3.7 billion. Due to the strong performance, Pepsi Bottling Group raised its earnings outlook for the year. The Zacks #1 Rank stock watched its earnings estimates for this year appreciate by 4.3% over the past month. PBG makes the grade for this profit track with a ROE of approximately 23% and a price-to-sales ratio of 0.70.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the ROE Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1854

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