Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy highlights: American Reprographics Company, BE Aerospace, Inc., Corrections Corp. of America and Optimal 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 has generated a cumulative return of +464% since January 2001. In 2005, this screen continued its winning ways with a +22.3% return. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria: American Reprographics Company American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP) is the largest reprographics company in the United States, providing business-to-business document management services to the architectural, engineering and construction industry, or AEC industry. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ARP), BE Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAV BEAV Binary Editor and Viewer ), Corrections Corp. of America (NYSE: CXW) and Optimal Group Inc. (Nasdaq: OPMR OPMR Optimal Robotics Corporation (stock symbol) ). 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: American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP) delivered annual profits last year that were 69% higher than the year-prior. The company's net margin is 0.12. In early May, ARP announced first-quarter earnings of 32 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. . The result eclipsed the consensus estimate by about 10% and exceeded the previous year's total. American Reprographics Duplicating printed materials using various kinds of printing presses and high-speed copiers. noted that it believes its performance in the first quarter reflects its focus on top line growth and the overall strength of its operations. BE Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAV) posted first-quarter earnings of 18 cents per share in late April, surpassing the consensus estimate by 12.5% and more than doubling last year's seven cents. The company also announced record first quarter revenues of $247.2 million versus last year's $196.5 million. BEAV's yearly earnings grew an impressive 615% compared to the previous year. Such earnings growth, combined with the company's net margin of 0.10, proves that BE Aerospace is profitable. Corrections Corp. of America (NYSE: CXW) recently reaffirmed its earnings guidance for the second quarter and full year 2006. Second-quarter earnings are expected to be between 55 cents and 59 cents per share. The range for the full year forecast is $2.20 to $2.27 per share. The guidance is inline with current Wall Street expectations. CXW meets the requirements for this Profit Track with annual earnings that were up 52% year-over-year. Optimal Group Inc. (Nasdaq: OPMR), a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company, reported first-quarter adjusted earnings of 27 cents per share in early May. The earnings result compares to last year's first-quarter result of 14 cents and exceeds analysts' expectations of 24 cents. The company mentioned that it continued to experience strong growth and it anticipates that 2006 will be an impressive operational year with superior financial results and strong cash flow. Earnings per share for OPMR grew 500% last year versus the year-prior. 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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