Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy highlights: BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd., Mitcham Industries, Team Inc. and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products.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 +628% since January 2001. For the first nine months of 2006, this Profit Track has returned 24.3%. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria: BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: BPHX), Mitcham Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIND), Team Inc. (Nasdaq: TISI TISI Thai Industrial Standards Institute TISI Team Industrial Services, Inc (Alvin, TX) TISI TRADOC Information Systems Integration ) and Universal Stainless & Alloy alloy (ăl`oi, əloi`) [O. Fr.,=combine], substance with metallic properties that consists of a metal fused with one or more metals or nonmetals. Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAP USAP Universal Stainless & Alloy Products USAP United States Antarctic Program USAP Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignan (French rugby team) USAP Uniform Single Attestation Program (Mortgage Bankers Association) ). 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: BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: BPHX) experienced earnings per share growth of 90% on a year-over-year basis. BPHX posted third-quarter earnings of nine 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. in early November. The result topped the consensus estimate by 12.5%. The company noted that its steady increase in revenues is mainly attributed to the broadening awareness and acceptance of the inevitability of IT system modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, . Mitcham Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIND) boasts year-over-year earnings growth of 248%. MIND has a net margin of 0.31. The company released third-quarter earnings of 38 cents per share in early December. The result matched Wall Street estimates and surpassed last year's third-quarter total of 29 cents. Mitcham Industries noted that it continues to experience high demand for its equipment, driven by the strong worldwide market for seismic services. Team Inc. (Nasdaq: TISI) is a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company. In early January, the company announced fiscal second-quarter earnings of 58 cents per share, surpassing the year-prior total of 41 cents and eclipsing the consensus estimate by 23%. TISI cited continued broad based organic growth across nearly all its geographic regions and noted that its outlook for the rest of the year remains strong. Team Inc. delivered year-over-year earnings growth of 119%. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAP), another Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company, experienced earnings growth of 50% year-over-year. The company recently reported fourth-quarter earnings per share that surpassed the consensus estimate by 21% and outperformed the year-ago total. USAP said it achieved record results in the fourth quarter as it has each quarter this year due to the strength of its niche markets A niche market also known as a target market is a focused, targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition, then, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. coupled with its targeted investments in capital equipment and personnel. 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"? 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 Outperform An analyst recommendation meaning a stock is expected to do slightly better than the market return. Notes: Exact definitions vary by brokerage, but in general this rating is better than neutral and worse than buy or strong buy. the market in the years ahead. 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