Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy Highlights: AAON Inc., Lufkin Industries, McDermott International and TransGlobe Energy Corp.CHICAGO -- Earnings are the single most important metric for a company. Combine that with a healthy Net Profit Margin and you find a screen that has generated a cumulative return of +464% since January 2001. For the first five months of 2006, this Profit Track has returned 8.5%. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria: AAON AAON American Association of Office Nurses Inc. (Nasdaq: AAON), Lufkin Industries Lufkin Industries NASDAQ: LUFK is a manufacturing company based in Lufkin, Texas and one of the largest employers in the city. Founded in 1902, it produces machinery such as oilfield pumping units, electrical equipment and trailers for trucks. , Inc. (Nasdaq: LUFK), McDermott International Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MDR MDR, n See multidrug resistance. MDR, n the abbreviation for minimum daily requirement, specifically the Minimum Daily Requirements for Specific Nutrients compiled by the United States Food and Drug Administration. ) and TransGlobe Energy Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : TGA See TARGA. TGA - Targa Graphics Adaptor ). View the entire list of stocks for the Earnings and Margins Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1858 Here are four companies that meet the following Earnings and Margin Profit Track: AAON Inc. (Nasdaq: AAON) delivered 55% growth during the most recent year, versus to the year-prior. AAON has a net margin of 0.06. In early November, the company reported record earnings and sales. Third-quarter earnings per share totaled 43 cents, which was ahead of last year's 22 cents and above the consensus estimate by almost 23%. The company stated that the increase in earnings resulted primarily from both higher volume and price increases, which provided an improvement in gross margins in the third quarter. Lufkin Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUFK) satisfies the criteria for this Profit Track as evidenced by its year-over-year earnings per share growth of 193% and its net margin of 0.09. The company announced third-quarter earnings of $1.15 per share in mid-October. The result eclipsed the year-prior total of 76 cents and topped the consensus estimate by a penny. Sales for the third quarter were up 28.4%, compared to the previous year's result. McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR), a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company, posted third-quarter earnings of 89 cents in early November. The result outperformed the previous year's 53 cents and surpassed analysts' expectations by approximately 48%. The company stated that whether it's coal-fired power, oil & gas infrastructure or nuclear activities, the energy markets that McDermott serves continue to be robust. MDR is a profitable company as evidenced by its net margin of 0.11. The company generated earnings per share growth of 252% during the most recently completed year, compared to the year-prior. TransGlobe Energy Corp. (AMEX: TGA) boasts year-over-year earnings per share growth of 230%. The company also enjoys healthy profits as evidenced by its net margin of 0.34. In late October, the company released its financial and operating results for the three month period ended September 30, 2006. TransGlobe Energy's earnings per share totaled 12 cents, exceeding the consensus estimate by 20%. Discover all the current stocks currently on the Earnings and Margin Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1859 About Profit Tracks What is a "Profit Track"? 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