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Public company profitability index: performance of greater San Fernando Valley companies based on ROE.


PUBLIC COMPANY PROFITABILITY INDEX
Performance of Greater San Fernando
Valley Companies Based on ROE

                                                ROE
                                             * 3 years    Revenue
                                              average       (in
       Firm                                  * latest    millions)
       * name                       Ticker    fiscal      * 2005
Rank   * address                    Symbol     year       * 2004

1      Cherokee Inc.                 CHKE      69.9%       $42.7
       6835 Valjean Avenue                     79.5%       $38.9
       Van Nuys 91406

2      Ryland Group Inc.             RYL       30.7%      4,817.6
       24025 Park Sorrento                     32.5%      3,951.8
       Calabasas 91302

3      K-Swiss Inc.                  KSWS      28.9%       508.6
       31248 Oak Crest Drive                   27.3%       484.1
       Westlake Village 91361

4      United Online Inc.            UNTD      25.5%      525.1
       21301 Burbank Boulevard                 14.6%       448.6
       Woodland Hills 91367

5      Countrywide                   CFC       23.5%     12,281.7
       Financial Corp.                         19.7%     11,155.2
       4500 Park Granada
       Calabasas 91302

6      Zenith National               ZNT       21.1%      1,280.1
       Insurance Corp.                         22.1%      1,044.9
       21255 Califa Street
       Woodland Hills 91367

7      Guitar Center Inc.            GTRC      18.9%      1,782.5
       5795 Lindero Canyon Road                18.9%      1,513.2
       Westlake Village 91362

8      Diodes Inc.                   DIOD      17.2%       214.8
       3050 East Hillcrest Drive               14.8%       185.7
       Westlake Village 91362

9      Public Storage Inc.           PSA       16.6%      1,085.8
       701 Western Avenue                      19.7%       981.9
       Glendale 91201-2349

10     Amgen Inc.                    AMGN      13.9%     12,430.0
       One Amgen Center Drive                  18.0%     10,550.0
       Thousand Oaks 91320-1799

11     Cheesecake Factory Inc.       CAKE      12.8%      1,177.6
       26901 Malibu Hills Road                 13.5%       969.2
       Calabasas Hills 91301

12     PS Business Parks Inc.        PSB       12.4%       220.2
       701 Western Avenue                      15.1%       211.6
       Glendale 91201-2397

13     Health Net Inc.               HNT       12.0%     11,940.5
       21650 Oxnard Street                     14.5%     11,646.4
       Woodland Hills 91367

14     IHOP Corp.                    IHP       11.5%       348.0
       450 North                               15.0%       359.0
       Brand Boulevard
       Glendale 91203-1903

15     Semtech Corp.                 SMTC      10.7%       239.4
       200 Flynn Road                          9.8%        253.6
       Camarillo 93012-8790

16     Unico American Corp.          UNAM      10.0%       61.2
       23251 Mulholland Drive                  13.9%       61.9
       Woodland Hills 91364

17     21st Century                   TW       9.9%       1,419.1
       Insurance Group                         10.5%      1,383.3
       6301 Owensmouth Avenue
       Woodland Hills 91367

18     Beverly Hills                 BHBC      9.9%        41.1
       Bancorp Inc.                            8.7%        34.5
       23901 Calabasas Road
       Calabasas 91302

19     Electro Rent Corp.            ELRC      9.8%        114.8
       6060 Sepulveda Boulevard                10.0%       107.6
       Van Nuys 91411-2501

20     Digital Insight Corp.         DGIN      9.4%        214.0
       26025 Mureau Road                       8.0%        188.9
       Calabasas 91302

21     Ixia                          XXIA      8.8%        159.3
       26601 West Agoura Road                  11.9%       117.0
       Calabasas 91302

22     THQ Inc.                      THQI      8.3%        806.6
       29903 Agoura Road                       5.4%        756.7
       Agoura Hills 91301

23     Walt Disney Co.               DIS       8.0%      31,944.0
       500 South Buena                         9.7%      30,752.0
       Vista Street
       Burbank 91521

24     DTS Inc.                      DTSI      7.1%        75.3
       5171 Clareton Drive                     5.5%        61.4
       Agoura Hills 91301

25     ValueClick Inc.               VCLK      6.6%        304.0
       30699 Russell Ranch Road                6.6%        169.2
       Westlake Village 91362

26     Superior Industries           SUP       6.4%        844.9
       Int'l Inc.                             -1.0%        901.8
       7800 Woodley Avenue
       Van Nuys 91406

27     Chad Therapeutics Inc.        CTU       5.8%        22.4
       21622 Plummer Street                    -5.4%       24.3
       Chatsworth 91311

28     Sport Chalet Inc.            SPCHB      5.4%        343.2
       One Sport Chalet Drive                  -0.1%       309.1
       La Canada 91011

29     Earl Scheib Inc.              ESHB      5.3%        48.8
       15206 Ventura Boulevard                 33.3%       48.5
       Sherman Oaks 91403

30     IRIS International Inc.       IRIS      4.8%        62.8
       9172 Eton Avenue                        11.4%       43.7
       Chatsworth 91311

31     Salem Communications Corp.    SALM      2.5%        211.8
       4880 Santa Rosa Road                    5.1%        195.6
       Camarillo 93012

32     Shoe Pavilion Inc.            SHOE      1.4%        102.5
       13245 Riverside Drive                   10.1%       85.8
       Sherman Oaks 91423

33     Optical Communication         OCPI      -1.9%       56.0
       Products                                0.5%        57.1
       6101 Variel Avenue
       Woodland Hills 91367


34     Electronic Clearing House     ECHO      -3.1%       55.6
       Inc. 730 Paseo Camarillo                5.8%        48.3
       Camarillo 93010

35     Qualstar Corp.                OBAK      -3.1%       21.7
       3990-B Heritage Oak Court               -3.9%       25.1
       Simi Valley 93063

36     Aspyra Inc.                   APY       -4.5%        7.2
       26115-A Mureau Road                    -20.5%        7.8
       Calabasas 91302

37     Image Entertainment Inc.      DISK     -10.3%       111.9
       20525 Nordhoff Street                   -0.5%       118.4
       Chatsworth 91311

38     Power-One Inc.                PWER     -10.5%       261.6
       740 Calle Plano                        -17.1%       280.3
       Camarillo 93012

39     American Reprographics Co.    ARP      -12.4%       494.2
       700 North Central Avenue                53.3%       443.9
       Glendale 91203

40     MRV Communications Inc.       MRVC     -13.8%       283.7
       20415 Nordhoff Street                  -14.4%       271.7
       Chatsworth 91311

41     Interlink                     LINK     -15.7%       38.2
       Electronics Inc.                       -34.2%       35.4
       546 Flynn Road
       Camarillo 93012

42     3D Systems Corp.              TDSC     -16.6%       139.7
       26081 Avenue Hall                       14.5%       125.4
       Valencia 91355

43     HemaCare Corp.                HEMA     -27.9%       31.2
       21101 Oxnard Street                     23.7%       26.8
       Woodland Hills 91367

44     Vitesse                       VTSS     -34.0%       190.8
       Semiconductor Corp.                    -49.8%       218.8
       741 Calle Piano
       Camarillo 93012

45     On Assignment Inc.            ASGN     -42.5%       237.9
       26651 West Agoura Road                  -0.1%       193.6
       Calabasas 91302

46     Capstone Turbine Corp.        CPST     -52.8%       24.1
       21211 Nordhoff Street                  -65.7%       17.0
       Chatsworth 91311

47     MannKind Corp.                MNKD     -69.2%        NA
       28903 North Avenue Paine               -55.2%        NA
       Valencia 91355

48     North American                NASI     -195.5%      32.2
       Scientific Inc.                        -514.0%      24.7
       20200 Sunburst Street
       Chatsworth 91311

49     Move, Inc.                    MOVE       NM         252.6
       30700 Russell Ranch Road                0.9%        216.9
       Westlake Village 91362

50     Tag-it Pacific Inc.           TAG        NM         47.3
       21900 Burbank Boulevard                  NM         55.1
       Woodland Hills 91367

                                       Net
                                     Income
                                     (Loss)
                                      (in          Profile
       Firm                         millions)   * fiscal year
       * name                        * 2005          and
Rank   * address                     * 2004      * employees

1      Cherokee Inc.                  $18.3        01/2006
       6835 Valjean Avenue            $17.2           17
       Van Nuys 91406

2      Ryland Group Inc.              447.1        12/2005
       24025 Park Sorrento            320.5         3,217
       Calabasas 91302

3      K-Swiss Inc.                   75.2         12/2005
       31248 Oak Crest Drive          71.3           510
       Westlake Village 91361

4      United Online Inc.             47.1         12/2005
       21301 Burbank Boulevard        117.5          900
       Woodland Hills 91367

5      Countrywide                   2,528.1       12/2005
       Financial Corp.               2,197.6        54,456
       4500 Park Granada
       Calabasas 91302

6      Zenith National                157.7        12/2005
       Insurance Corp.                119.0         1,800
       21255 Califa Street
       Woodland Hills 91367

7      Guitar Center Inc.             76.7         12/2005
       5795 Lindero Canyon Road       63.4          8,154
       Westlake Village 91362

8      Diodes Inc.                    33.3         12/2005
       3050 East Hillcrest Drive      25.6          1,621
       Westlake Village 91362

9      Public Storage Inc.            456.4        12/2005
       701 Western Avenue             366.2         4,030
       Glendale 91201-2349

10     Amgen Inc.                    3,674.0       12/2005
       One Amgen Center Drive        2,363.0        16,450
       Thousand Oaks 91320-1799

11     Cheesecake Factory Inc.        87.5         01/2006
       26901 Malibu Hills Road        66.5          24,700
       Calabasas Hills 91301

12     PS Business Parks Inc.         75.3         12/2005
       701 Western Avenue             62.1           137
       Glendale 91201-2397

13     Health Net Inc.                229.8        12/2005
       21650 Oxnard Street            42.6          9,131
       Woodland Hills 91367

14     IHOP Corp.                     43.9         12/2005
       450 North                      33.4           583
       Brand Boulevard
       Glendale 91203-1903

15     Semtech Corp.                  43.0         01/2006
       200 Flynn Road                 58.9           659
       Camarillo 93012-8790

16     Unico American Corp.            6.7         12/2005
       23251 Mulholland Drive          5.7           124
       Woodland Hills 91364

17     21st Century                   87.4         12/2005
       Insurance Group                88.2          2,600
       6301 Owensmouth Avenue
       Woodland Hills 91367

18     Beverly Hills                  15.1         12/2005
       Bancorp Inc.                   26.7            52
       23901 Calabasas Road
       Calabasas 91302

19     Electro Rent Corp.             22.2         05/2006
       6060 Sepulveda Boulevard       24.3           284
       Van Nuys 91411-2501

20     Digital Insight Corp.          26.5         12/2005
       26025 Mureau Road              16.7           791
       Calabasas 91302

21     Ixia                           33.7         12/2005
       26601 West Agoura Road         18.9           640
       Calabasas 91302

22     THQ Inc.                       34.3         03/2006
       29903 Agoura Road              62.8          1,600
       Agoura Hills 91301

23     Walt Disney Co.               2,533.0       10/2005
       500 South Buena               2,345.0       133,000
       Vista Street
       Burbank 91521

24     DTS Inc.                        7.9         12/2005
       5171 Clareton Drive            10.0           314
       Agoura Hills 91301

25     ValueClick Inc.                40.6         12/2005
       30699 Russell Ranch Road       31.2          1,014
       Westlake Village 91362

26     Superior Industries            (5.8)        12/2005
       Int'l Inc.                     44.7          6,700
       7800 Woodley Avenue
       Van Nuys 91406

27     Chad Therapeutics Inc.         (0.7)        03/2006
       21622 Plummer Street            1.8           116
       Chatsworth 91311

28     Sport Chalet Inc.              (0.1)        03/2006
       One Sport Chalet Drive          6.2          3,149
       La Canada 91011

29     Earl Scheib Inc.                3.0         04/2006
       15206 Ventura Boulevard        (0.2)          844
       Sherman Oaks 91403

30     IRIS International Inc.         6.1         12/2005
       9172 Eton Avenue                2.3           236
       Chatsworth 91311

31     Salem Communications Corp.     12.7         12/2005
       4880 Santa Rosa Road            7.3          1,337
       Camarillo 93012

32     Shoe Pavilion Inc.              2.6         12/2005
       13245 Riverside Drive           2.1           539
       Sherman Oaks 91423

33     Optical Communication           0.9         09/2005
       Products                       (1.3)          317
       6101 Variel Avenue
       Woodland Hills 91367

34     Electronic Clearing House       1.0         09/2005
       Inc. 730 Paseo Camarillo        2.8           213
       Camarillo 93010

35     Qualstar Corp.                 (1.7)        06/2006
       3990-B Heritage Oak Court      (1.6)           95
       Simi Valley 93063

36     Aspyra Inc.                    (2.5)        12/2005
       26115-A Mureau Road             0.1           105
       Calabasas 91302

37     Image Entertainment Inc.       (0.2)        03/2006
       20525 Nordhoff Street           5.1           188
       Chatsworth 91311

38     Power-One Inc.                (38.3)        12/2005
       740 Calle Plano               (21.2)         2,513
       Camarillo 93012

39     American Reprographics Co.     60.5         12/2005
       700 North Central Avenue       29.5          3,800
       Glendale 91203

40     MRV Communications Inc.       (16.3)        12/2005
       20415 Nordhoff Street         (10.7)         1,330
       Chatsworth 91311

41     Interlink                      (8.3)        12/2005
       Electronics Inc.               (3.8)          165
       546 Flynn Road
       Camarillo 93012

42     3D Systems Corp.               10.1         12/2005
       26081 Avenue Hall               2.6           351
       Valencia 91355

43     HemaCare Corp.                  1.7         12/2005
       21101 Oxnard Street             1.5           214
       Woodland Hills 91367

44     Vitesse                       (126.9)       09/2005
       Semiconductor Corp.           (33.1)          720
       741 Calle Piano
       Camarillo 93012

45     On Assignment Inc.             (0.1)        12/2005
       26651 West Agoura Road        (42.4)          440
       Calabasas 91302

46     Capstone Turbine Corp.        (47.1)        03/2006
       21211 Nordhoff Street         (39.4)          243
       Chatsworth 91311

47     MannKind Corp.                (114.3)       12/2005
       28903 North Avenue Paine      (76.0)          428
       Valencia 91355

48     North American                (55.5)        10/2005
       Scientific Inc.               (36.3)          173
       20200 Sunburst Street
       Chatsworth 91311

49     Move, Inc.                      0.5         12/2005
       30700 Russell Ranch Road       (7.9)         1,620
       Westlake Village 91362

50     Tag-it Pacific Inc.           (29.5)        12/2005
       21900 Burbank Boulevard       (17.6)          131
       Woodland Hills 91367

       Firm
       * name                             Business Description
Rank   * address                             (partial list)

1      Cherokee Inc.                      markets and licenses
       6835 Valjean Avenue                the Cherokee, Sideout
       Van Nuys 91406                       brands, related
                                             trademarks and
                                              other brands

2      Ryland Group Inc.                    homebuilder and
       24025 Park Sorrento                  mortgage-finance
       Calabasas 91302                           company

3      K-Swiss Inc.                      designs, develops and
       31248 Oak Crest Drive                markets an array
       Westlake Village 91361             of athletic footwear
                                          for high performance
                                           sports use, fitness
                                             activities and
                                               casual wear

4      United Online Inc.              provides consumer Internet
       21301 Burbank Boulevard            subscription services
       Woodland Hills 91367            including dial-up access,
                                           social-networking,
                                          voice-over-Internet
                                          protocol telephony,
                                               web-hosting

5      Countrywide                      a holding company which,
       Financial Corp.                  through its subsidiaries,
       4500 Park Granada                is engaged primarily in
       Calabasas 91302                  the residential mortgage
                                        banking business, other
                                           financial services

6      Zenith National                   manages insurance and
       Insurance Corp.                    investment risk. The
       21255 Califa Street              company's main business
       Woodland Hills 91367             activity is the workers'
                                              compensation
                                           insurance business

7      Guitar Center Inc.              sells musical instruments,
       5795 Lindero Canyon Road      primarily guitars, amplifiers,
       Westlake Village 91362           percussion instruments,
                                          keyboards, pro-audio,
                                           recording equipment

8      Diodes Inc.                       designs, manufactures,
       3050 East Hillcrest Drive         sells and distributes
       Westlake Village 91362           discrete semiconductors
                                                worldwide

9      Public Storage Inc.                 fully integrated,
       701 Western Avenue                  self-administered
       Glendale 91201-2349               and managed real estate
                                        investment trust (REIT)
                                           acquires, develops,
                                           owns and operates
                                          commercial properties

10     Amgen Inc.                        a global biotechnology
       One Amgen Center Drive              company--discovers,
       Thousand Oaks 91320-1799          develops, manufactures
                                            and markets human
                                          therapeutics based on
                                         cellular and molecular
                                                 biology

11     Cheesecake Factory Inc.           operates upscale, full-
       26901 Malibu Hills Road           service, casual dining
       Calabasas Hills 91301            restaurants and a bakery
                                       facility producing products
                                        for its restaurants and
                                          foodservice operators

12     PS Business Parks Inc.             a self-managed real
       701 Western Avenue               estate investment trust,
       Glendale 91201-2397              acquires, develops, owns
                                         and operates commercial
                                         properties, primarily
                                         multi-tenant flex and
                                                 office

13     Health Net Inc.                    an integrated managed
       21650 Oxnard Street               care organization that
       Woodland Hills 91367             delivers managed health
                                          care services through
                                      health plans and government
                                             sponsored plans

14     IHOP Corp.                      engages in the development,
       450 North                       franchise, and operation of
       Brand Boulevard               International House of Pancakes
       Glendale 91203-1903            (IHOP), featuring restaurant
                                              table service

15     Semtech Corp.                     designs, produces and
       200 Flynn Road                   markets a range of analog
       Camarillo 93012-8790         and mixed-signal semiconductors
                                          for a variety of end
                                         applications, including
                                            desktop computers

16     Unico American Corp.             operates as an insurance
       23251 Mulholland Drive             holding company that
       Woodland Hills 91364             underwrites property and
                                           casualty insurance

17     21st Century                   provides direct-to-consumer
       Insurance Group                  personal auto insurance,
       6301 Owensmouth Avenue           motorcycle and personal
       Woodland Hills 91367                umbrella insurance;
                                         63% owned by American
                                        International Group, Inc.

18     Beverly Hills                    operates as the holding
       Bancorp Inc.                     company for First Bank of
       23901 Calabasas Road           Beverly Hills that conducts
       Calabasas 91302                     commercial banking
                                       and lending operations in
                                           southern California

19     Electro Rent Corp.           together with its subsidiaries,
       6060 Sepulveda Boulevard          engages in the rental,
       Van Nuys 91411-2501          leasing, and sale of electronic
                                      equipment serving aerospace,
                                     defense and telecommunications

20     Digital Insight Corp.              provides outsourced
       26025 Mureau Road              online banking applications
       Calabasas 91302                      and services to
                                          banks, credit unions,
                                            savings and loans

21     Ixia                             provides technology and
       26601 West Agoura Road         systems that allow customers
       Calabasas 91302              to test and measure performance
                                          and functionality of
                                    Internet Protocol (IP) equipment

22     THQ Inc.                          develops and publishes
       29903 Agoura Road                interactive entertainment
       Agoura Hills 91301                  software for major
                                        hardware platforms--home
                                        video game consoles and
                                           personal computers

23     Wait Disney Co.                 diversified international
       500 South Buena                   entertainment company,
       Vista Street                      activities in filmed &
       Burbank 91521                   sports entertainment, theme
                                       parks & resorts, consumer
                                         products, broadcasting

24     DTS Inc.                         formerly Digital Theater
       5171 Clareton Drive              Systems, Inc., develops,
       Agoura Hills 91301                markets, and licenses
                                       digital audio technologies,
                                       products and services for
                                          entertainment markets

25     ValueClick Inc.                 offers a suite of products
       30699 Russell Ranch Road         and services that enable
       Westlake Village 91362            marketers to advertise
                                        and sell products through
                                            online marketing
                                            channels to media

26     Superior Industries              designs and manufactures
       Int'l Inc.                         motor vehicle parts,
       7800 Woodley Avenue               primarily aluminum road
       Van Nuys 91406                  wheels for sale to original
                                         equipment manufacturers

27     Chad Therapeutics Inc.         engages in the development,
       21622 Plummer Street           production, and marketing of
       Chatsworth 91311               respiratory care devices for
                                      oxygen delivery systems for
                                       home and hospital treatment

28     Sport Chalet Inc.                 operates full-service
       One Sport Chalet Drive           specialty sporting goods
       La Canada 91011                   stores in California,
                                           Nevada and Arizona

29     Earl Scheib Inc.                  nationwide operator of
       15206 Ventura Boulevard           auto painting and auto
       Sherman Oaks 91403              body repair locations for
                                          retail consumers and
                                        businesses; manufactures
                                          paint coating systems

30     IRIS International Inc.           engages in the design,
       9172 Eton Avenue                 development, manufacture,
       Chatsworth 91311                and marketing of in vitro
                                       diagnostics (IVD) systems,
                                        consumables, and supplies

31     Salem Communications Corp.       operates as a commercial
       4880 Santa Rosa Road            radio broadcasting company
       Camarillo 93012                 with programs targeted at
                                        audiences interested in
                                          Christian and family-
                                              themed radio

32     Shoe Pavilion Inc.              operates as an independent
       13245 Riverside Drive           off-price footwear retailer
       Sherman Oaks 91423               offering a selection of
                                       designer label and branded
                                           footwear including
                                               accessories

33     Optical Communication             engages in the design,
       Products                          manufacture and sale of
       6101 Variel Avenue              fiber optic subsystems and
       Woodland Hills 91367          modules for the metropolitan,
                                         local and storage area
                                                 markets

34     Electronic Clearing House       operates as an electronic
       Inc. 730 Paseo Camarillo          payment processor that
       Camarillo 93010                  provides for the payment
                                           processing needs of
                                         merchants, banks, and
                                           collection agencies

35     Qualstar Corp.                    engages in the design,
       3990-B Heritage Oak Court        development, manufacture
       Simi Valley 93063                  and sale of automated
                                        magnetic tape libraries
                                        used to store, retrieve,
                                         and manage electronic
                                                  data

36     Aspyra Inc.                      a healthcare information
       26115-A Mureau Road               technology and service
       Calabasas 91302                  provider, specializes in
                                      Clinical Information Systems
                                          (CIS) and Diagnostic
                                        Information Systems (DIS)

37     Image Entertainment Inc.              engages in the
       20525 Nordhoff Street            acquisition, production,
       Chatsworth 91311                   and distribution of
                                       content for release on DVD

38     Power-One Inc.                   designs and manufactures
       740 Calle Plano                    power conversion and
       Camarillo 93012                 management products, most
                                         of which are sold into
                                           the communications
                                         infrastructures market

39     American Reprographics Co.     provides business-to-business
       700 North Central Avenue       document management services
       Glendale 91203                    to the architectural,
                                      engineering, and construction
                                                industry

40     MRV Communications Inc.           engages in the design,
       20415 Nordhoff Street        manufacture, sale, distribution,
       Chatsworth 91311                 integration, and support
                                     of communication equipment and
                                         services, and optical
                                               components

41     Interlink                      engages in the development,
       Electronics Inc.                manufacture, marketing, and
       546 Flynn Road                  sale of interface devices
       Camarillo 93012                 and components for various
                                     business and home applications

42     3D Systems Corp.             designs, develops, manufactures
       26081 Avenue Hall               and markets 3-D printing,
       Valencia 91355                  prototyping, manufacturing
                                          systems, and related
                                          products and material

43     HemaCare Corp.                  engages in the collection,
       21101 Oxnard Street            processing, and distribution
       Woodland Hills 91367               of blood products to
                                           hospitals; provides
                                       blood related services and
                                         other blood treatments

44     Vitesse                           designs, develops and
       Semiconductor Corp.               sells high-performance
       741 Calle Piano                    integrated circuits
       Camarillo 93012                    principally targeted
                                        at systems manufacturers
                                      in communications and storage

45     On Assignment Inc.               a professional staffing
       26651 West Agoura Road          firm that provides flexible
       Calabasas 91302                   and permanent staffing
                                        solutions in laboratory/
                                         scientific, healthcare/
                                           medical financial
                                                services

46     Capstone Turbine Corp.         engages in the development,
       21211 Nordhoff Street             manufacture, sale, and
       Chatsworth 91311                servicing of microturbine
                                          technology solutions
                                       for stationary distributed
                                            power generation

47     MannKind Corp.                      a biopharmaceutical
       28903 North Avenue Paine          company focused on the
       Valencia 91355                   discovery, development,
                                        and commercialization of
                                          therapeutic products
                                              for diseases

48     North American                    designs, manufactures,
       Scientific Inc.                 markets, and sells products
       20200 Sunburst Street           for the radiation oncology
       Chatsworth 91311                   community, including
                                         brachytherapy seeds for
                                        ocular melanoma treatment

49     Move, Inc.                       provides information and
       30700 Russell Ranch Road        decision support tools for
       Westlake Village 91362          consumers looking for home
                                         and real estate-related
                                       information on the Internet

50     Tag-it Pacific Inc.              an apparel company which
       21900 Burbank Boulevard           distributes a range of
       Woodland Hills 91367             apparel zippers and trim
                                        items to manufacturers of
                                            fashion apparel,
                                           specialty retailers

       Firm                           Top Local Executive
       * name                               * title
Rank   * address                            * phone

1      Cherokee Inc.                    Margolis, Robert
       6835 Valjean Avenue               Chairman, CEO
       Van Nuys 91406                     818-908-9868

2      Ryland Group Inc.                   Dreier, R.
       24025 Park Sorrento          Chairman, CEO, President
       Calabasas 91302                    818-223-7500

3      K-Swiss Inc.                     Nichols, Steven
       31248 Oak Crest Drive        Chairman, CEO, President
       Westlake Village 91361             818-706-5100

4      United Online Inc.                Goldston, Mark
       21301 Burbank Boulevard           Chairman, CEO
       Woodland Hills 91367               818-287-3000

5      Countrywide                       Mozilo, Angelo
       Financial Corp.                  Co-Founder, CEO
       4500 Park Granada                  818-225-3000
       Calabasas 91302

6      Zenith National                    Zax, Stanley
       Insurance Corp.                   Chairman, CEO
       21255 Califa Street                818-713-1000
       Woodland Hills 91367

7      Guitar Center Inc.               Albertson, Marty
       5795 Lindero Canyon Road     Chairman, CEO, President
       Westlake Village 91362             818-735-8800

8      Diodes Inc.                        Lu, Keh-Shew
       3050 East Hillcrest Drive         CEO, President
       Westlake Village 91362             805-446-4800

9      Public Storage Inc.               Havner, Ronald
       701 Western Avenue              Vice Chairman, CEO
       Glendale 91201-2349                818-244-8080

10     Amgen Inc.                        Sharer, Kevin
       One Amgen Center Drive       Chairman, CEO, President
       Thousand Oaks 91320-1799           805-447-1000

11     Cheesecake Factory Inc.           Overton, David
       26901 Malibu Hills Road           Chairman, CEO
       Calabasas Hills 91301              818-871-3000

12     PS Business Parks Inc.           Russell, Joseph
       701 Western Avenue                CEO, President
       Glendale 91201-2397                818-244-8080

13     Health Net Inc.                    Gellert, Jay
       21650 Oxnard Street               CEO, President
       Woodland Hills 91367               818-676-6000


14     IHOP Corp.                        Stewart, Julia
       450 North                         Chairman, CEO
       Brand Boulevard                    818-240-6055
       Glendale 91203-1903

15     Semtech Corp.                      Franz, David
       200 Flynn Road                  CEO, VP of Finance
       Camarillo 93012-8790               805-498-2111

16     Unico American Corp.              Cheldin, Erwin
       23251 Mulholland Drive            Chairman, CEO
       Woodland Hills 91364               818-591-9800

17     21st Century                      Marlow, Bruce
       Insurance Group                 Vice Chairman, CEO
       6301 Owensmouth Avenue             818-704-3700
       Woodland Hills 91367

18     Beverly Hills                     Faigin, Larry
       Bancorp Inc.                      Chairman, CEO
       23901 Calabasas Road               800-515-1616
       Calabasas 91302

19     Electro Rent Corp.              Greenberg, Daniel
       6060 Sepulveda Boulevard          Chairman, CEO
       Van Nuys 91411-2501                818-787-2100

20     Digital Insight Corp.           Stiefler, Jeffrey
       26025 Mureau Road                 Chairman, CEO
       Calabasas 91302                    818-871-0000

21     Ixia                             Ginsberg, Errol
       26601 West Agoura Road            CEO, President
       Calabasas 91302                    818-871-1800

22     THQ Inc.                          Farrell, Brian
       29903 Agoura Road                 Chairman, CEO
       Agoura Hills 91301                 818-871-5000

23     Walt Disney Co.                    Iger, Robert
       500 South Buena                   CEO, President
       Vista Street                       818-560-1000
       Burbank 91521

24     DTS Inc.                          Kirchner, Jon
       5171 Clareton Drive               CEO, President
       Agoura Hills 91301                 818-706-3525

25     ValueClick Inc.                   Zarley, James
       30699 Russell Ranch Road             CEO, COO
       Westlake Village 91362             818-575-4500

26     Superior Industries               Borick, Steven
       Int'l Inc.                        CEO, President
       7800 Woodley Avenue                818-781-4973
       Van Nuys 91406

27     Chad Therapeutics Inc.             Yager, Earl
       21622 Plummer Street              CEO, President
       Chatsworth 91311                   818-882-0883

28     Sport Chalet Inc.                  Levra, Craig
       One Sport Chalet Drive       Chairman, CEO, President
       La Canada 91011                    818-949-5300

29     Earl Scheib Inc.                Bement, Christian
       15206 Ventura Boulevard           CEO, President
       Sherman Oaks 91403                 818-981-9992

30     IRIS International Inc.           Garcia, Cesar
       9172 Eton Avenue               CEO, President, COO
       Chatsworth 91311                   818-709-1244

31     Salem Communications Corp.       Atsinger, Edward
       4880 Santa Rosa Road         CEO, President, Director
       Camarillo 93012                    805-987-0400

32     Shoe Pavilion Inc.                Beinus, Dmitry
       13245 Riverside Drive         Founder, Chairman, CEO
       Sherman Oaks 91423                 818-907-9975

33     Optical Communication             Van Tran, Muoi
       Products                       Co-Founder, Chairman
       6101 Variel Avenue                 818-251-7100
       Woodland Hills 91367

34     Electronic Clearing House          Barry, Joel
       Inc. 730 Paseo Camarillo          Chairman, CEO
       Camarillo 93010                    805-419-8700

35     Qualstar Corp.                   Gervais, William
       3990-B Heritage Oak Court    Founder, CEO, President
       Simi Valley 93063                  805-583-7744

36     Aspyra Inc.                      Besbeck, Steven
       26115-A Mureau Road               Chairman, CEO
       Calabasas 91302                    818-880-6700

37     Image Entertainment Inc.        Greenwald, Martin
       20525 Nordhoff Street             Chairman, CEO
       Chatsworth 91311                   818-407-9100

38     Power-One Inc.                   Yeates, William
       740 Calle Plano                        CEO
       Camarillo 93012                    805-987-8741

39     American Reprographics Co.       Chandramohan, S.
       700 North Central Avenue          Chairman, CEO
       Glendale 91203                     818-500-0225

40     MRV Communications Inc.          Margalit, Shlomo
       20415 Nordhoff Street         Founder, Chairman, CTO
       Chatsworth 91311                   818-773-0900

41     Interlink                           Thoben. E.
       Electronics Inc.                  Chairman, CEO
       546 Flynn Road                     805-484-8855
       Camarillo 93012

42     3D Systems Corp.               Reichental, Abraham
       26081 Avenue Hall                 CEO, President
       Valencia 91355                     661-295-5600

43     HemaCare Corp.                     Irving, Judi
       21101 Oxnard Street               CEO, President
       Woodland Hills 91367               877-310-0717

44     Vitesse                        Gardner, Christopher
       Semiconductor Corp.             CEO and President
       741 Calle Piano                    805-388-3700
       Camarillo 93012

45     On Assignment Inc.                Dameris, Peter
       26651 West Agoura Road            CEO, President
       Calabasas 91302                    818-878-7900

46     Capstone Turbine Corp.           McBride, Walter
       21211 Nordhoff Street              CEO, Exec VP
       Chatsworth 91311                   818-734-5300

47     MannKind Corp.                     Mann, Alfred
       28903 North Avenue Paine          Chairman, CEO
       Valencia 91355                     661-775-5300

48     North American                      Cutrer, L.
       Scientific Inc.                   CEO, President
       20200 Sunburst Street              818-734-8600
       Chatsworth 91311

49     Move, Inc.                           Long, W.
       30700 Russell Ranch Road               CEO
       Westlake Village 91362             805-557-2300

50     Tag-it Pacific Inc.               Forte, Stephen
       21900 Burbank Boulevard                CEO
       Woodland Hills 91367               818-444-4100

Companies ranked on 3-year average ROE. In case of a tie,
companies were further ranked by most recent year ROE.

NM: Not Meaningful FYE: Fiscal Year End NA: Not Available
ROE: Return on equity is calculated by net income divided
by the book value of equity.

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