Zacks Upgrades and Revisions Strategy highlights: Aleris International, Books-A-Million, Benchmark Electronics and Cascade Corp.CHICAGO -- Earnings estimate revisions are the most powerful force impacting stock prices. Couple that with the proven benefits of upgrades in ratings from brokerage firms and you have a strategy that delivered a +16.5% return in the first five months of 2006. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are: Aleris International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ARS ARS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Argentine Peso. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), Books-A-Million, Inc. (Nasdaq: BAMM BAMM British Association of Medical Managers BAMM Bay Area Model Mugging (now Impact Bay Area) BAMM Beta and Advection Model - Medium BAMM Bay Area Math Meet (San Francisco, CA) ), Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE BHE Ball Handling Error (volleyball) BHE Bund der Heimatvertriebenen und Entrechteten (Union of Homeless and Rightless) BHE Blenheim New Zealand BHE Byte High Enable BHE Benchmark Electrs Inc ) and Cascade A connected series of devices or images. It often implies that the second and subsequent device takes over after the previous one is used up. For example, cascading tapes in a dual-tape backup system means the second tape is written after the first one is full. Corp. (NYSE: CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. ). View the entire list of stocks for the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1844 Here are details on four companies currently identified by the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track: Aleris International, Inc. (NYSE: ARS) generated earnings per share growth of 127% over the past five years. In early August, the company announced that second-quarter adjusted earnings per share was a record $1.40. The result compares to last year's 96 cents and tops the consensus estimate by almost 13%. Aleris International mentioned that it is particularly pleased with the impact of the acquisitions it made in 2005 which are contributing substantially to its increased profitability. Books-A-Million, Inc. (Nasdaq: BAMM) is a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company. Books-A-Million released second-quarter results in mid-August. Income from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of 15 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. outpaced the previous year's 10 cents and exceeded analysts' expectations of 11 cents. BAMM satisfies the criteria for this Profit Track as evidenced by its earnings per share growth of 48% over the past five years. Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE), which completed a 3-for-2 stock split in early April, posted second-quarter results in mid-July. Earnings per share increased year-over-year and came in 19% ahead of Wall Street expectations. The company stated that it experienced a strong second quarter with solid year-to-date growth in each of the industry sectors that it serves. Benchmark Electronics raised its full year earnings per share guidance to a range of $1.61 to $1.69. The current consensus forecast stands at $1.65 per share versus the three months-ago estimate of $1.47. BHE experienced earnings per share growth of 37% over the past five years. Cascade Corp. (NYSE: CAE), another Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) name, recently reported fiscal second-quarter earnings per share of 91 cents. The result eclipsed the year-prior total of 84 cents and beat the consensus estimate by approximately 18%. Cascade Corp. topped analyst estimates four times out of the past five consecutive quarters. During the past five years, CAE's earnings per share grew 25%. Discover all the current stocks currently on the Upgrades and Revisions Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1869 About Profit Tracks What is a "Profit Track"? 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