Zacks.com Announces That Kelley Wright Highlights the Following Stocks: LSI Industries and Popular.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004 The market always has an extreme reaction to short-term news, but Kelley Wright says that eventually the fundamentals will prevail. Make sure that you focus on what you can control while asking the right questions through this expert's market and stock analysis. Read about LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Industries Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LYTS) and Popular Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP BPOP Popular, Inc. (stock symbol) BPOP Boulder Point Of Presence BPOP Business Process Outsourcing Programme ). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=84 Here are the highlights from the Featured Expert column: The fact is the markets have always reacted short-term to economic and political news in the extreme until certainty is restored. A review of the last 75 years reveals at least one major event each year that roils the markets for varying lengths of time. That "today is different" is true to the extent that today is in real time and current events affect presently living persons rather than historical figures. The fact is that news is temporary and fundamentals eventually rule the day. This to say that the true state of the economy will bear out so investors and interest rates will adjust accordingly. LSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LYTS) is a high-volume producer of lighting products to some of America's leading companies. From its headquarters in Cincinnati, LSI operates two major segments focusing on image and lighting products respectively. The close of the third quarter for fiscal 2004 brought good news to shareholders. LSI reported an increase of 16% in net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight , helped in part by a 22% increase in lighting products sales. Net income per share showed an according rise to $0.05/share (from $0.02/share during the same quarter last year). The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.072/share. Based on this annual rate, shareholders will find a 50% increase over fiscal 2003 levels at $0.288 per share. The most recent dividend increase and split last November has helped to return LSI to historic levels of Undervalue. Other favorable factors include a very low long-term debt-to-equity ratio Long-term debt-to-equity ratio A capitalization ratio comparing long-term debt to shareholders' equity. and an optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op outlook for the remainder from fiscal 2004. With a recent 18.5% dividend increase, shares of Popular Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) have once again returned to historic levels of high yield. The company, which is based in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. has roots dating back to 1893, the year in which its Banco Popular subsidiary was originally incorporated. Assets totaling $36.4 billion come predominantly from operations involved in commercial banking, brokerage services, mortgages, retail financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , and information technology services. Even with its increased dividend, BPOP's earnings allow for it to maintain a low payout ratio Payout Ratio The percentage of earnings paid out in dividends. It is calculated by dividing dividends per share by earnings per share. Notes: The payout ratio indicates how well earnings support the dividend payments: the lower the ratio, the more secure the dividend. and a P/E ratio P/E ratio Current stock price divided by trailing annual earnings per share or expected annual earnings per share. Assume XYZ Co. sells for $25.50 per share and has earned $2.55 per share this year; $25.50 = 10 times $2.55. XYZ stock sells for ten times earnings. of only 12. The company received only 5% of net income in 2003 from its mortgage subsidiary. This fact lies in stark contrast to many of the other financial companies Wright and his team follows. Investors seeking to avoid exposure to mortgage risk should thus find the company particularly attractive. Get a lot more information on the above-mentioned companies, along with Kelley Wright's complete investment outlook, by clicking: http://at.zacks.com/?id=85 About Zacks Featured Experts To be a successful investor you need professional advice. Experts who know what they're talking about and can help you achieve your financial goals in good markets...and especially in bad ones will help you improve your portfolio. 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