Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy Highlights: Baldor Electric Co., Bluegreen Corp., Conns, Inc., and DSP Group, Inc.

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 generated an incredible +103% return in 2003 and +11.1% in 2004. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria as of June 13, 2005: Baldor Electric Co. (NYSE:BEZ), Bluegreen Corp. (NYSE:BXG), Conns, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN), and DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSPG). 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:

Baldor Electric Co. (NYSE:BEZ) operates in one industry segment which includes the design, manufacture, and sale of electric motors and drives and related products. In mid April, the company reported unaudited results for its first quarter. Earnings were 27 cents per share compared to last year's 22 cents. BEZ also announced record sales for the first quarter of $170.6 million, an increase of 12% year-over-year. In addition to having a successful quarter, the earnings for company's most recently completed year grew almost 42% above the year prior.

Bluegreen Corp. (NYSE:BXG) has a net margin of 6% and finished its most recent year almost 32% ahead of the previous year in terms of earnings per share. In late April, the company posted first-quarter earnings of 21 cents per share, surpassing last year's 17 cents and exceeding the consensus estimate by about 31%. Total sales increased 20.7% to $104.0 million from $86.2 million in the same period last year, reflecting higher sales at both the Resorts and Communities business segments.

Conns, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN), a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stock, recently released record earnings results for its fiscal first quarter. Earnings per share were 41 cents, which topped last year's 33 cents and beat the consensus estimate by almost 14%. Total revenues increased 17.3% year-over-year. The company said its continuing focus on improving execution in merchandising, store operations, logistics, training and credit resulted in satisfying results during the quarter. CONN also satisfies this profit track with earnings growth of approximately 15% last year when compared to the year prior.

DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSPG) is a profitable company that sports a net margin of 32%. In mid-April, the company posted first-quarter earnings of 17 cents per share, jumping ahead of the consensus estimate by about 13%. Revenues totaled $40.2 million versus $38.7 million for the first quarter of the previous year. In addition to completing a favorable quarter, DSPG completed its recent full year with earnings that were approximately 4% ahead of the prior year.

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