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Public company profitability index.


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

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

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%       4,818
       24025 Park Sorrento                          32.5%       3,952
       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 Financial Corp.        CFC       23.5%     1,2281.7
       4500 Park Granada                            19.7%     11,155.2
       Calabasas 91302

6      Zenith National Insurance Corp.    ZNT       21.1%      1,280.1
       21255 Califa Street                          22.1%      1,044.9
       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 Brand Boulevard                    15.0%       359.0
       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 Insurance Group        TW       9.9%       1,419.1
       6301 Owensmouth Avenue                       10.5%      1,383.3
       Woodland Hills 91367

18     Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc.         BHBC      9.9%        41.10
       23901 Calabasas Road                         8.7%        34.50
       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     Wait Disney Co.                    DIS       8.0%      31,944.0
       500 South Buena Vista Street                 9.7%      30,752.0
       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 Int'l Inc.     SUP       6.4%        844.9
       7800 Woodley Avenue                         -1.0%        901.8
       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 Products     OCPI     -1.9%        56.0
       6101 Variel Avenue                           0.5%        57.1
       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.                     QBAK      -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 Piano                             -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 Electronics Inc.         LINK     -15.7%       38.2
       546 Flynn Road                              -34.2%       35.4
       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 Semiconductor Corp.        VTSS     -34.0%       190.8
       741 Calle Piano                             -49.8%       218.8
       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 Scientific Inc.     NASI     -195.5%      32.2
       20200 Sunburst Street                       -514.0%      24.7
       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

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

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

6      Zenith National Insurance Corp.      157.7         12/2005
       21255 Califa Street                  119.0          1,800
       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.              87.50         01/2006
       26901 Malibu Hills Road              66.50         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 Brand Boulevard             33.4           583
       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 Insurance Group          87.4         12/2005
       6301 Owensmouth Avenue                88.2          2,600
       Woodland Hills 91367

18     Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc.            15.1         12/2005
       23901 Calabasas Road                  26.7           52
       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     Wait Disney Co.                     2,533.0        10/2005
       500 South Buena Vista Street        2,345.0        133,000
       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 Int'l Inc.       (5.8)         12/2005
       7800 Woodley Avenue                   44.7          6,700
       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 Products        0.9          09/2005
       6101 Variel Avenue                   (1.3)           317
       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 Piano                      (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 Electronics Inc.           (8.3)         12/2005
       546 Flynn Road                       (3.8)           165
       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 Semiconductor Corp.         (126.9)        09/2005
       741 Calle Piano                      (33.1)          720
       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 Scientific Inc.       (55.5)        10/2005
       20200 Sunburst Street                (36.3)          173
       Chatsworth 91311

49     Move, Inc.                            0.50         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

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

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

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

3      K-Swiss Inc.                         designs, develops and
       31248 Oak Crest Drive                 markets an array of
       Westlake Village 91361             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 Financial Corp.         a holding company which,
       4500 Park Granada                   through its subsidiaries,
       Calabasas 91302                     is engaged primarily in
                                           the residential mortgage
                                           banking business, other
                                              financial services

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

7      Guitar Center Inc.                 sells musical instruments,
       5795 Lindero Canyon Road               primarily guitars,
       Westlake Village 91362               amplifiers, 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 and
       Glendale 91201-2349                   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,
       26901 Malibu Hills Road            full-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 estate
       701 Western Avenue                investment trust, acquires,
       Glendale 91201-2397                    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 Brand Boulevard         franchise, and operation of
       Glendale 91203-1903                  International House of
                                          Pancakes (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 Insurance Group      provides direct-to-consumer
       6301 Owensmouth Avenue              personal auto insurance,
       Woodland Hills 91367                motorcycle and personal
                                           umbrella insurance; 63%
                                              owned by American
                                           International Group, Inc.

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

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

20     Digital Insight Corp.              provides outsourced online
       26025 Mureau Road                   banking applications and
       Calabasas 91302                    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 Vista Street         entertainment company,
       Burbank 91521                        activities in filmed &
                                          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 Int'l Inc.      designs and manufactures
       7800 Woodley Avenue                   motor vehicle parts,
       Van Nuys 91406                      primarily aluminum road
                                          wheels for sale to original
                                            equipment manufacturers

27     Chad Therapeutics Inc.             engages in the development,
       21622 Plummer Street               production, and marketing
       Chatsworth 91311                  of 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 auto
       15206 Ventura Boulevard              painting and auto body
       Sherman Oaks 91403                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
       Camarillo 93012                      company 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 Products       engages in the design,
       6101 Variel Avenue                   manufacture and sale of
       Woodland Hills 91367                 fiber optic subsystems
                                             and 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 Piano                       power conversion and
       Camarillo 93012                    management products, most
                                            of which are sold into
                                              the communications
                                            infrastructures market

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

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

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

42     3D Systems Corp.                       designs, develops,
       26081 Avenue Hall                   manufactures and markets
       Valencia 91355                     3-D printing, 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 Semiconductor Corp.          designs, develops and
       741 Calle Piano                      sells high-performance
       Camarillo 93012                       integrated circuits
                                           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 Scientific Inc.       designs, manufactures,
       20200 Sunburst Street              markets, and sells products
       Chatsworth 91311                   for the radiation oncology
                                             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

Rank   Firm                              Top Local Executive
       * name                            *  title
       * 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 Financial Corp.       Mozilo, Angelo
       4500 Park Granada                 Co-Founder, CEO
       Calabasas 91302                   818-225-3000

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

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 Brand Boulevard         Chairman, CEO
       Glendale 91203-1903               818-240-6055

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. To the best of our knowledge, this
information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is
made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions
and typographical errors sometimes occur. Please send corrections or
additions on company letterhead to the Research

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