Zacks' Low Price Stocks Strategy Highlights: Aftermarket, China Yuchai, Ennis, and Horace Mann.

CHICAGO -- Looking for stocks priced below $20? How about companies with discount valuations and a track record of positive earnings surprises? The Low Price Stocks Profit Track Strategy identifies such stocks. This screen generated a 50.6% return in 2004 and has a win ratio of nearly 80% over the past 4-1/2 years. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria as of August 9, 2005 are Aftermarket Technology Corp. (NASDAQ:ATAC), China Yuchai (NYSE:CYD), Ennis Inc. (NYSE:EBF) and Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE:HMN). View the entire list of stocks for the Low Price Stocks Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2140.

Here are details about four companies currently identified by the Low Price Stocks Profit Track:

Aftermarket Technology Corp. (NASDAQ:ATAC), a logistics services company, recently delivered a strong earnings report. Second-quarter earnings were 36 cents per share, ahead of the consensus estimate by 20%. The stock is trading around $17 per share with a price-to-sales ratio of .89. The company has a history of significantly beating consensus estimates. Over the past two quarters, ATAC has exceeded estimates by 14% and 20%. Earnings per share over the past 12 months are $1.41.

China Yuchai (NYSE:CYD) a diversified machinery company, generated first-quarter earnings came in at 59 cents per share, eclipsing the consensus estimate by 13%. The stock sports a price-to-sales ratio of .71. CYD is trading around $14 per share and has generated earnings per share over the past 12 months of $1.61.

Ennis Inc. (NYSE:EBF), an office products company, posted fiscal first-quarter earnings of 41 cents per share, surpassing last year's 27 cents and exceeding the consensus estimate by 17%. EBF has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.0. The company has earned $1.23 per share over the past and trades $17 per share, resulting in a low P/E multiple.

Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE:HMN), an insurance holding company, recently reported second-quarter earnings of 65 per share. The result topped the consensus estimate by 51% and outpaced last year's first quarter. HMN trades at a price-to-sales ratio of .95. The company has earned $1.33 over the past 12 months.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the Low Price Stocks Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=2141.

About Profit Tracks

What is a "Profit Track"? Each Profit Track is a successful stock picking strategy with proven results through the Bear Market of 2001-2002 and the Bull run started in 2003. On Zacks.com we have created these nine unique screens to offer investors great strategies to potentially outperform the market in the years ahead. In 2004, the Upgrades and Revisions strategy was the top performing Profit Track with a return of +55.7% followed by the Low Price Stocks screen with a +50.6% return. To see all nine strategies along with philosophy, past performance, and current stocks, go to http://at.zacks.com/?id=1838

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