Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy highlights: Bio-Rad Labs, Sport Supply Group, Yucheng Technologies and National Bankshares

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 +623.7% since January 2001. For 2006, this Profit Track has returned 23.4%. For the first month of 2007, this Profit Track returned 4.0%. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen’s exclusive criteria: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO), Sport Supply Group, Inc (AMEX: RBI), Yucheng Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: YTEC) and National Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: NKSH). 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 Margins Profit Track:

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO) announced second-quarter earnings of $1.58 per share on Aug 5, which beat analysts’ expectations of $1.28. BIO currently enjoys a net profit margin of 6% and a Zacks #1 Rank, which qualifies it for the Earnings and Margins profit track. In addition, BIO sports an average broker recommendation of 1. BIO manufactures and supplies the life sciences research, healthcare, analytical chemistry, semiconductor and other markets with a broad range of products and systems.

Sport Supply Group, Inc (AMEX: RBI) is in the mail order marketing of sports equipment business, which sells products primarily to institutional customers throughout the U.S. In the fourth quarter, RBI delivered an EPS surprise of 7.14%. The Zacks #1 Rank company enjoys a net margin of 4%, indicating that it is a solid company with good earnings. Moreover, RBI sports an average broker rating of 1 and an impressive growth rate of 105.4%.

Yucheng Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: YTEC) is a leading IT service provider to the Chinese banking industry. The Zacks #2 Rank company reported solid second quarter earnings of 15 cents per share, which exceeded analysts' expectations of 10 cents. YTEC is currently enjoying an average broker rating of 1 and a growth rate of 25%, which place it on the Earnings and Margins profit track. The company also sports a net margin of 15%.

National Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: NKSH), a bank holding company, reported an 11.1% increase in year-over-year second quarter earnings, which amounted to 50 cents per share. On May 31, NKSH paid a semi-annual dividend of 39 cents. This Zacks #2 Rank company makes the grade for this profit track with a growth rate of 1.11% and an average broker recommendation of 1.

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