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Zacks Sell List Highlights: Schnitzer Steel, Marinemax, Pool Corp. and PSS World Medical.


CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Schnitzer Steel Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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: SCHN) and Marinemax Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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: HZO HZO Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus ). Further, Zacks announced #4 Rankings (Sell) on two other widely held stocks: Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: POOL) and PSS See EPSS.  World Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: PSSI PSSI Persatuan Sepak Bola Seluruh Indonesia (Football Association of Indonesia)
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). To see the full Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now visit: http://at.zacks.com/?id=92

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List -- Stocks to Sell Now by 143.6% annually (11.8% vs. 4.8% respectively). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout Tout

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tout

To foster interest in a particular company or security. For example, a broker might tout a security to a client in the hope that the client will purchase the security.
 stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid.

Here is a synopsis of why SCHN and HZO have a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) and should most likely be sold or avoided for the next one to three months. Note that a #5 Strong Sell rating is applied to 5% of all the stocks in the Zacks Rank universe:

Schnitzer Steel Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHN) has seen this year's earnings estimates drop more than 20% over the past week. The company reported fiscal first-quarter results Monday that fell far short of Wall Street expectations. Higher costs and lower volumes hurt earnings.

Marinemax Inc. (NYSE: HZO) has experienced a drop in analyst estimates. Earnings estimates for next year stand at $1.73 per share, down 62 cents from a week ago. The company said it expects a full-year profit of $1.40 to $1.50 per share, down from its prior outlook of between $2.05 and $2.15 per share.

Here is a synopsis of why POOL and PSSI have a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) and should also most likely be sold or avoided for the next one to three months. Note that a #4 Sell rating is applied to 15% of all the stocks ranked by Zacks:

Pool Corp. (NASDAQ: POOL) lowered its 2006 profit estimate and forecast 2007 earnings below Wall Street expectations, citing lower margins and flat base sales growth. The company said late Thursday it now sees 2006 net income at $1.74 or $1.75 per share, down from its prior outlook of $1.82 per share.

PSS World Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: PSSI) is suffering from a mild flu season

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. The company expects to have thousands of doses of unsold flu vaccine


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     and has lowered its estimated earnings for fiscal 2007. Earnings that were projected in October to be 76 cents to 78 cents per diluted share have been revised downward to 69 cents to 71 cents per diluted share.

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    Since 1988, the Zacks Rank has proven that "Earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices." A $10,000 investment in the Zacks Rank list made in 1988 would now be worth $1.77 million - equivalent to a 31.8% annualized annualized

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     return! During the 2000-2002 bear market, Zacks #1 Rank stocks gained 43.8%, while the S&P 500 tumbled 37.6%. Also note that the Zacks Rank system has just as many Strong Sell recommendations (Rank #5) as Strong Buy recommendations (Rank #1). Since 1988, Zacks Rank #5 stocks have underperformed the S&P 500 by 143.6% annually (+4.8% vs. +11.8%). Thus, the Zacks Rank system allows investors to truly manage portfolio trading effectively.

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