Zacks Return on Equity Strategy highlights: Energy Transfer Partners LP, Martin Midstream Partners LP, Men's Wearhouse Inc., and AMERCO.

CHICAGO -- One of the quickest ways to gauge whether a company is creating assets or gobbling up investor's cash is to look at their Return on Equity (ROE). The fast moving ROE Profit Track screening strategy from Zacks.com has generated double-digit returns for four consecutive years, including a 2004 return of +30.3%. In 2005, it continues to outperform the S&P 500 by a wide margin. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE:ETP), Martin Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:MMLP), Men's Wearhouse Inc. (NYSE:MW), and AMERCO (NASDAQ:UHAL). View the entire list of stocks for the ROE Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1853

Here are details about four companies currently identified by the ROE Profit Track:

Energy Transfer Partners LP (NYSE:ETP) engages in the midstream and transportation, and storage of natural gas in the United States. The company meets the criteria of this Profit Track with a ROE of 18.69 and a price to sales ratio of 0.49. ETP reported record fiscal year 2005 results. ETP reported net income for the fiscal year ended Aug 31, 2005 of $349.4 million compared to net income of $99.2 million for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004.

Martin Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:MMLP) posted third-quarter earnings per share of 56 cents per share in early November. The result topped last year's 22 cents and outpaced the consensus estimate by 51%. MMLP reported net income for the third quarter of 2005 of $4.8 million--the highest quarterly net income in the history of MMLP. Revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were $112.8 million compared to $72.2 million for the third quarter of 2004.

Men's Wearhouse Inc. (NYSE:MW) recently issued fiscal year 2005 EPS guidance above analysts' estimates. In mid-November, the company announced that third-quarter profit surged on strong sales of tailored men's apparel. The company reported earnings per share of 38 cents for the third quarter. The result surpassed the consensus estimate by nearly 9% and eclipsed the prior year's performance. MW satisfies this Profit Track criteria with a ROE of 17.06 and price to sales ratio of 0.94.

AMERCO (NASDAQ:UHAL), which has a ROE of 15.00, recently released second-quarter earnings results, which surpassed analysts' expectations by almost 7%. EPS outperformed the previous year's result by 32%. UHAL reported that an increase in rentals of its moving equipment helped push its quarterly profit higher. The company sports a price to sales ratio of 0.75.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the ROE Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1854

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 +54.8% 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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