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   AMREP Corporation (NYSE: AXR) is primarily engaged in two business operations: magazine service operations and real estate development. The magazine service operation consists of fulfillment and distribution services. Fulfillment services are principally magazine subscription fulfillment services, letter shop and graphic arts services, customer telephone support, list services and product fulfillment services, and it accounted for 85% of its Kable subsidary's revenues in fiscal 2006. In the magazine subscription fulfillment service, Kable processes new orders, receives and accounts for payments, prepares and sends to each publisher's printer labels or tapes containing the names and addresses of subscribers for mailing each issue, handles subscriber telephone inquiries and correspondence, prepares renewal and statement notifications for mailing, maintains subscriber lists and data bases, generates marketing and statistical reports, processes internet orders and prints forms and promotional materials. The newsstand distribution services provides marketing services for publishers and distributes magazines to wholesalers, direct distributors and specialty retailers.

Through a subsidiary, AMREP is a major landholder and a leading developer of real estate in New Mexico. It is the founder of Rio Rancho, which is the fourth largest city in New Mexico. At Rio Rancho, AMREP is developing both residential lots and sites for commercial and industrial use as the demand warrants, and also is securing entitlements for large development tracts for sale to homebuilders.

The stock's price gained 150.7% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 15.0%); 125.50% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 16.00%); and 368.80% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 8.90%). AMREP is classified as a small-cap growth company that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The Company has a  market capitalization of $814.99 million. AMREP was established in 1961.  The Company's corporate office  is at Princeton, New Jersey. AMREP has 15 employees. 

Sector: Services; Industry: Business Services; Ticker: AXR;  Exch: NYSE;  01/03/07 Closing Price: $122.88) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  51.15  (VERY GOOD)               

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 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 01/03/07 - 01/03/8:   (74.61%) 

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    Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE: RKT) is  a manufacturer of packaging, merchandising displays, and paperboard. The Packaging Products business segment manufactures folding cartons and solid fiber interior packaging. Customers use folding cartons to package frozen, dry and perishable food items for the retail sale and quick-serve markets; beverages; paper goods; automotive products; hardware; health care and nutritional food supplement products; household goods; healthcare and beauty aids; recreational products; textiles; apparel; and other products. The folding cartons are manufactured from recycled or virgin paperboard, including high strength paperboard, laminated paperboard and various substrates with specialty characteristics such as grease masking and microwaveability. Sales of folding cartons to unaffiliated customers accounted for 49.1%, 48.8%, and 46.5% of Rock-Tenn's net sales in fiscal 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.

The Merchandising Displays and Corrugated Packaging business segment manufactures temporary and permanent point-of-purchase displays, corrugated packaging, and corrugated sheet stock. These displays are used as marketing tools to support new product introductions and specific product promotions in mass merchandising stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, home improvement stores and other retail locations. Corrugated packaging are manufactured for sale to the industrial products and consumer products markets and corrugated sheet stock for sale to corrugated box manufacturers. The Paperboard business segment collects recovered paper and produce paperboard products. The coated recycled and specialty paperboard are marketed to manufacturers of folding cartons, solid fiber interior packaging, book cover and laminated paperboard furniture components, tube and core products, set-up boxes and other paperboard products. Rock-Tenn operates 93 facilities located in 26 states, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Argentina.
 
The stock's price gained 37.8% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 5.9%); 60.9% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 12.5%); and 94.9% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 15.0%). Rock-Tenn is classified as a small-cap value company that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The Company has a  market capitalization of $1,058.75 million. Rock-Tenn was founded in 1936.  The Company's corporate office is at Norcross, Georgia. Rock-Tenn has 9,500 employees. 

Sector: Basic Material; Industry: Paper & Paper Products; Ticker: RKT;  Exch: NYSE;  01/05/07 Closing Price: $27.36) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  53.35  (VERY GOOD)               

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     Gorman-Rupp Company (AMEX: GRC) operates principally in one business segment, the manufacture and sale of pumps and related fluid control equipment. The company designs, manufactures and sells pumps and related equipment (pump and motor controls) for use in water, wastewater, construction, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire protection, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (“HVAC”), military and other liquid-handling applications.

The Company’s product line consists of pump models ranging in size from 1/4 ” to 84” and ranging in rated capacity from less than one gallon per minute up to 500,000 gallons per minute. The Company’s larger pumps are sold principally for use in the construction, industrial, sewage and waste handling fields; for boosting low residential water pressure; for pumping refined petroleum products, including the ground refueling of aircraft; for agricultural applications; and for fire fighting. The Company’s smallest pumps are sold to customers for incorporation into such products as X-ray processing equipment; gas air conditioning equipment; office copy machines; chemical feeding, instrumentation and ice cube making machinery; photographic processing and laser cooling applications; graphic arts equipment; and floor cleaning equipment.
 
The stock's price gained 51.0% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 4.6%); 108.5% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 14.3%); and 111.3% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 14.7%). Gorman-Rupp is classified as a small-cap growth company that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The Company has a  market capitalization of $534.1 million. Gorman-Rupp was founded in 1933.  The Company's corporate office is at Mansfield, Ohio. Gorman-Rupp  has 991 employees. 

Sector: Capital Goods; Industry: Miscellaneous Capital Goods; Ticker: GRC;  Exch: AMEX;  01/12/07 Closing Price: $39.98) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  47.05  (GOOD)               

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   GIII- Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASD: GIII) designs, manufactures, imports and markets an extensive range of outerwear and sportswear, including coats, jackets, pants and other sportswear items, as well as women’s suits, and dresses. GIII sells its products under licensed labels, its own proprietary labels and private retail labels. GIII distributes its products through a broad mix of retail partners at a variety of price points.

GIII currently have fashion licenses to produce products under the Calvin Klein, ck Calvin Klein, Sean John, Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, Nine West, Cole Haan, Guess?, Jones New York, Jones NY Collection, Cece Cord, IZOD, Ellen Tracy, Tommy Hilfiger, Donald Trump, James Dean and Pacific Trail fashion labels. GIII also have sports licenses to produce products containing trademarks of the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, Louisville Slugger, World Poker Tour and many U.S. colleges and universities. In March 2006, GIII announced that the company had expanded its relationship with Wal-Mart, Inc. to design and produce a new young men’s and boy’s branded urban sportswear line, Exsto. Initially, this line will consist of sportswear, outerwear and hats and is expected to be available in approximately 300 Wal-Mart stores for the upcoming fall season.

The stock's price gained 78.9% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 16.2%); 108.9% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 38.7%); and 150.9% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 28.1%). GIII is classified as a small-cap value company that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The Company has a  market capitalization of $316.57 million. GIII was formed in 1989. The company and its predecessors have conducted their business since 1974.   The Company's corporate office is at New York, New York. GIII has 510 employees.   (Reuters)

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  50.30  (VERY GOOD)               

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   Rochester Medical Corp. (NASD: ROCM) develops, manufactures and markets a broad line of latex-free and PVC-free urinary continence and urine drainage care products for the extended care and acute care markets. The Company’s extended care products include a line of male external catheters for managing male urinary incontinence and a line of intermittent catheters for managing both male and female urinary retention. The extended care products also include the FemSoft® Insert , a soft, liquid-filled, conformable urethral insert for managing female stress urinary incontinence in adult females. Rochester Medical's acute care products include a line of standard Foley catheters and its RELEASE-NF® Catheter , an antibacterial Foley catheter that reduces the incidence of hospital acquired urinary tract infection (“UTI”).

The Company markets its products under its Rochester Medical® brand through a direct sales force in the United States and independent distributors in international markets. The Company also supplies its products to several large medical product companies for sale under brands owned by these companies.

The stock's price gained 73.7% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 10.3%); 130.7% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 17.1%); and 199.3% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 14.4%). Rochester Medical is classified as a small-cap growth company (with a market cap of $206.89M) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The company was formed in 1988. Its corporate office is at Stewartville, Minnesota. Rochester Medical has 213 employees. 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  91.75  (EXCELLENT)               

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 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 02/06/07 - 02/06/8:   (32.10%) 

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  Markwest Hydrocarbons Inc. (AMEX: MWP) controls and operates MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (AMEX: MWE), a publicly-traded limited partnership engaged in the gathering, processing, and transmission of natural gas; the transportation, fractionation, and storage of natural gas liquids (NGLs), and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. MarkWest also market natural gas and NGLs.

MarkWest Energy is one of the largest processor of natural gas in the northeastern Untied States, processing gas from the Appalachian Basin, one of the country’s oldest natural gas regions, and from Michigan. Through six acquisitions completed during 2003 and 2004, the partnership has expanded its natural gas gathering, processing and transmission geographic coverage to the southwest United States. In addition, thru one of its acquisitions has allowed Markwest to enter into the Michigan crude oil transportation business.

The stock's price gained 45.8% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 0.8%); 115.1% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's -1.5%); and 166.5% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 11.8%). Markwest is classified as a small-cap value company (with a market cap of $617.56M) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The company was formed in 1988. Its corporate office is at Denver, Colorado. Markwest  has 235 employees. 

Sector: Energy; Industry: Oil & Gas Operations; Ticker: MWP;  Exch: AMEX;  02/16/07 Closing Price: $56.56) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  52.00  (VERY GOOD)               

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Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.)	. . .	Return on Equity:	23.23%
Profitability (12 Mo.)	. . .	Profit Margin:	6.16%
Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.)	. . .	Revenue:	34.54%
	. . .	EPS:	NA
	. . .	Price:	118.38%
	. . .	Dividend:	NA
PE & EPS (12 Mo.)	. . .	Price/Earnings:	62.59
	. . .	Earnings/Share:	0.83
Price / Share (Pick Date, Closing Price)	. . .	Pick Date 02/16/2007:	$56.56
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	02/16/2007:	$52.42
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	02/16/2007:	$47.23
Price / Share (Current)	. . .	Current Price	Quote
Price / Share (Historical)	. . .	Historical Price	Quote

 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 02/16/07 - 02/16/8:   7.20% 

SPECIAL NOTE:

1. MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. (AMEX: MWP) and MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) effected on February 21, 2008 the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Redemption and Merger. Markwest Hydrocarbons was delisted on February 22, 2008. MWP's closing share price on February 15, 2008 was $60.63. (Source: The Wall Street Journal; February 21, 2008)

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          Spartan Motors Inc. (NASD: SPAR) designs, engineers and manufactures custom chassis and vehicles for the recreational vehicle, fire truck,ambulance and emergency rescue markets.  Spartan have four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc., Crimson Fire Inc., Crimson Fire Aerials, Inc. and Road Rescue, Inc., Spartan Chassis is a leading designer, engineer and manufacturer of custom heavy-duty chassis. The chassis consist of a frame assembly, engine, transmission, electrical system, running gear (wheels, tires, axles, suspension and brakes) and, for fire trucks and some specialty chassis applications, a cab. Chassis customers are original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") who complete their heavy-duty vehicle product by mounting the body or apparatus on the Company's chassis. Crimson and Road Rescue engineer and manufacture emergency vehicles built on chassis platforms purchased from either Spartan Chassis or outside sources. Crimson Aerials engineers and manufactures aerial ladder components for fire trucks.

The stock's price gained 49.1% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 14.3%); 87.4% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 28.9%); and 206.7% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 60.9%). Spartan is classified as a small-cap value company (with a market cap of $471.09M) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The company was formed in 1975. Its corporate office is at Charlotte, Michigan. Spartan  has 1,100 employees. 

Sector: Consumer Cyclical; Industry: Auto & Truck Manufacturers; Ticker: SPAR;  Exch: NASD;  03/05/07 Closing Price: $20.08) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  46.55  (GOOD)               

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Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.)	. . .	Return on Equity:	19.25%
Profitability (12 Mo.)	. . .	Profit Margin:	3.78%
Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.)	. . .	Revenue:	9.84%
	. . .	EPS:	40.26
	. . .	Price:	63.17%
	. . .	Dividend:	18.18
PE & EPS (12 Mo.)	. . .	Price/Earnings:	27.01
	. . .	Earnings/Share:	0.84
Price / Share (Pick Date, Closing Price)	. . .	Pick Date 03/05/2007:	$20.08
COMMENT: The stock's pick price is within the 13-day                and 50-day EMA price range. This suggests that                the pick price is a timely and advantageous                buy price for the stock.	. . .
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	03/05/2007:	$21.40
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	03/05/2007:	$18.17
Price / Share (Current)	. . .	Current Price	Quote
Price / Share (Historical)	. . .	Historical Price	Quote

 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 03/05/07 - 03/05/8:  (39.52%)

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   NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY), together with its subsidiaries, is a vertically integrated manufacturer, marketer and retailer of a broad line of nutritional supplements in the United States and throughout the world. Under a number of the Company's and third-party brands, the Company offers over 22,000 products, including vitamins, minerals, herbs, sports nutrition products, diet aids and other nutritional supplements. The Company is vertically integrated in that it purchases raw materials, formulates and manufactures its products and then markets its products through its four channels of distribution: wholesale distribution to mass merchandisers, drug store chains, supermarkets, independent pharmacies and health food stores; e-commerce/direct response; North American retail operations; and European retail operations.

The stock's price gained 30.8% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 14.6%); 62.6% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 31.1%); and 114.8% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 47.0%). NBTY is classified as a mid-cap growth company (with a market cap of $3,496.06M) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The company was formed in 1979. Its corporate office is at Bohemia, New York. NBTY  has 10,900 employees. 

Sector: Healthcare; Industry: Biotechnology & Drugs; Ticker: NTY;  Exch: NYSE;  03/09/07 Closing Price: $47.92) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  45.75  (GOOD)               

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 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 03/09/07 - 03/09/8:  (43.53%)

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  Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASD: BONT), is the second largest regional department store operator, in terms of sales, in the United States. Bon-Ton offers a broad assortment of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children as well as cosmetics, home furnishings and other goods. Bon-Ton operates 279 stores in secondary and metropolitan markets in 23 Northeastern, Midwestern and Great Plains states under the “Bon-Ton,” “Bergner’s,” “Boston Store,” “Carson Pirie Scott,” “Elder-Beerman,” “Herberger’s” and “Younkers” nameplates that encompass a total of approximately 27 million rentable square feet.  Bon-Ton offers a core merchandise assortment including private and nationally distributed brands at competitive prices. 

The stock's price gained 57.3% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 2.9%); 97.7% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 16.1%); and 70.0% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 34.3%). Bon-Ton is classified as a small-cap value company (with a market cap of $942.13M) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has a low risk (alert) level. The company was formed in 1898. Its corporate office is at York, Pennsylvania. Bon-Ton  has 33,500 employees. 

Sector: Services; Industry: Retail (Department & Discount); Ticker: BONT;  Exch: NASD;  03/16/07 Closing Price: $55.15) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  55.00  (VERY GOOD)               

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Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.)	. . .	Return on Equity:	16.29%
Profitability (12 Mo.)	. . .	Profit Margin:	1.36%
Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.)	. . .	Revenue:	-0.91%
	. . .	EPS:	26.95%
	. . .	Price:	62.01%
	. . .	Dividend:	NA
PE & EPS (12 Mo.)	. . .	Price/Earnings:	20.61
	. . .	Earnings/Share:	2.68
Price / Share (Pick Date, Closing Price)	. . .	Pick Date 03/16/2007:	$55.15
COMMENT: The stock's pick price (of $55.15) is over the 13-day EMA price (of $51.77) and 50-day EMA (of $44.82) price range. This suggests that the pick price is not timely nor advantageous buy price for the stock.  (Note: A stock's EMA price normally changes with time).	. . .
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	03/16/2007:	$51.77
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	03/16/2007:	$44.82
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	Current:	$____
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	Current:	$____
Price / Share (Current)	. . .	Current Price	Quote
Price / Share (Historical)	. . .	Historical Price	Quote

 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 03/16/07 - 03/16/8:  (90.74%)

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   Eastern Co. (AMEX: EML) manufactures and sells industrial hardware, security products and metal products from four U.S. operations and six wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries. The Industrial Hardware segment designs, manufactures and markets a diverse product line of industrial and vehicular hardware throughout North America. Typical products include passenger restraint locks, slam and draw latches, dead bolt latches, compression latches, cam-type vehicular locks, hinges, tool box locks, lightweight sleeper boxes for trucks and school bus door closure hardware. This segment sells its products to a diverse array of markets such as the truck, bus and automotive industries as well as to the industrial equipment, military and marine sectors.

The Security Products segment manufactures electronic and mechanical locking devices, both keyed and keyless, for the computer, electronics, vending and gaming industries. This segment's products include timers, drop meters, coin chutes, money boxes, meter cases, smart cards, value transfer stations, smart card readers, card management software and access control units, cabinet locks, cam locks, electric switch locks, tubular key locks and combination padlocks. The Metal ucts segment manufactures expansion shells for use in supporting the roofs of underground mines. This segment also manufactures specialty malleable and ductile iron castings. Typical products include mine roof support anchors, couplers for braking systems, adjustable clamps for construction and fittings for electrical installations.

The stock's price gained 52.6% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 14.0%); 74.7% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 19.6%); and 104.5% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 9.8%). Eastern is classified as a small-cap growth company (with a market cap of $153.53M) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has no risk (alert) level. The company was founded in 1898. Its corporate office is at Naugatuck, Connecticut. Eastern  has 642 employees. 

Sector: Consumer Cyclical; Industry: Auto & Truck Parts; Ticker: EML;  Exch: AMEX;  03/26/07 Closing Price: $27.72) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  58.35  (VERY GOOD)               

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 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 03/26/07 - 03/26/8:  (42.66%)

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    Volvo AB ADR. (NASD: VOLV) is an international transport equipment manufacturer with a worldwide marketing organization and production. Historically Volvo has operated in two main areas: cars and vehicles for commercial use. In March 1999, Volvo sold Volvo Cars to Ford Motor Company. As a result of this sale, Volvo is today focused entirely on the commercial transport products segment. Through the acquisition of Mack Trucks Inc. and Renault V.I. in 2001, the Volvo Group strengthened its position as a producer of heavy trucks.

Summary of Volvo's main business groups. Volvo Trucks: Manufactures medium-heavy to heavy trucks for long-haul, regional transport, and construction operations. Mack Trucks: Manufactures heavy-duty trucks primarily for the vocational segment and heavy regional transports. Renault Trucks: Offers many types of vehicles from light trucks for delivery to heavy trucks for long haulage. Volvo Buses: Has a product range comprising of city and intercity buses, coaches and chassis. Volvo Construction Equipment: Manufactures equipment for construction applications and related industries. Volvo Penta: Provides engines and power systems for leisure and commercial craft, as well as for industrial applications. Volvo Aero: Offers components for aircraft and space applications, plus a wide range of services for the aerospace industry. Volvo Financial Services: Conducts operations in customer finance and insurance, serves as in-house bank and is active in Group property holdings.

The stock's price gained 22.3% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 18.8%); 40.8% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 34.5%); and 80.3% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 64.8%). Volvo is classified as a large-cap value company (with a market cap of $34,006.32M) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months. The stock currently has Medium risk (alert) level. The company was incorporated in 1915. Its corporate office is at Göteborg, Sweden. Volvo  has 82,652 employees. 

Sector: Consumer Cyclical; Industry: Auto & Truck Manufacturers; Ticker: VOLV;  Exch: NASD;  04/01/07 Closing Price: $84.07) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  40.60  (GOOD)               

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 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 04/01/07 - 04/01/8:  7.99% 

SPECIAL NOTE:

1. In June 2007, Volvo (NASDAQ:VOLV) (announced that the Company's Board had decided to delist the Volvo American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the NASDAQ stock exchange. The delisting took effect on December 13, 2007.  (Business Wire; December 3, 2007)

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     Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (NYSE: BW), through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a manufacturer of high-performance engineered materials serving the global telecommunications and computer, magnetic and optical data storage, aerospace and defense, automotive electronics, industrial components and appliance markets. Brush's subsidiaries are organized under two segments: the Metal Systems Group and the Microelectronics Group.

The Metal Systems Group is comprised of Alloy Products, Beryllium Products, TMI and BRI. Alloy Products manufactures beryllium-containing and other high performance-based materials including copper-nickel-tin alloys that are metallurgically tailored to meet specific customer performance requirements. Beryllium Products manufactures products that include beryllium, AlBeMet and E-materials. Beryllium is a lightweight metal possessing unique mechanical and thermal properties. Beryllium products are used in a variety of high performance applications.

TMI manufactures engineered material systems that are used in complex electronic and electrical components in telecommunications systems, automotive electronics, semi-conductors and computers. BRI manages Brush's mine and milling operations. The milling operations produce beryllium hydroxide from mined bertrandite ore and purchased beryl ore. The Microelectronics group manufactures and fabricates precious metal and specialty metal products for the magnetic and optical data storage, magnetic head, including magnetic resistive and giant magnetic resistive materials, electron tube, medical and the wireless, semiconductor, photonic and hybrid segments of the microelectronics market.

The stock's price gained 44.4% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 28.0%); 111.8% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 35.3%); and 99.9% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 15.5%). Brush is classified as a small-cap value company (with a market cap of $1.10B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with average risk. The company was founded in 1931 and has its corporate offices at Cleveland, Ohio. Brush  has 2,185 employees. 

Sector: Basic Materials; Industry: Industrial Metals & Minerals; Ticker: BW;  Exch: NYSE;  04/05/07 Closing Price: $51.78) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  50.40  (VERY GOOD)               

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY; KEY STATS (Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION (Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH (MSN)
OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL:  3 (Average) (MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE

 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 04/05/07 - 04/05/8:  (44.84%) 

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   Millicom International Cellular SA (NASD: MICC) is a global mobile telecommunications operator with interests in 17 mobile systems in 16 countries, focusing on emerging markets in Central America, South America, Africa, South Asia and South East Asia. As of December 31, 2005, the countries where Millicom had mobile operations had a combined population of approximately 390 million. Millicom's stated subscribers as of the beginning of 2007: 12.8 million..

Descriptions of each of MICC's regional operations: Central America — mobile operations in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. South America — mobile operations in Bolivia and Paraguay. Africa — mobile operations in Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mauritius, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. South Asia — operations in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and a management contract in Iran. South East Asia — mobile operations in Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

The stock's price gained 31.7% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 6.00%); 93.6% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 25.1%); and 81.3% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 35.5%). Millicom is classified as a mid-cap growth company (with a market cap of $8.43B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with less than average risk. The company was founded in 1979 and has its corporate offices at Bertrange, Luxembourg. The number of Millicom's employees is presently not available. 

Sector: Services; Industry: Communication Services; Ticker: MICC;  Exch: NASD;  04/13/07 Closing Price: $83.73) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  49.50  (GOOD)               

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY; KEY STATS (Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION (Reuters)
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OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL:  2 (Less than Average) (MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE

 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 04/13/07 - 04/13/8:  4.87% 

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   Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd. ADS (NASD: SPIL) provides semiconductor packaging and testing services to the semiconductor industry for applications in communications, computing, consumer, automotive and industrial end markets. Siliconware offers full back-end turnkey services from wafer probe to final test and drop shipment. The services offered are customized to the needs of individual customers. In 2004, 88.3% of Siliconware's net operating revenues were from packaging services and 11.7% were from testing and other services.

Lead-frame packages are the most widely used package category and are characterized by a semiconductor chip encapsulated in a plastic molding compound with metal leads on the perimeter. Substrate Packages generally employs the ball grid array design which utilizes a plastic or tape laminate substrate rather than a lead-frame and places the electrical connections on the bottom of the package rather than around the perimeter.  Semiconductor testing measures and ensures the performance, Siliconware currently have more than 100 customers worldwide. Siliconware representative customers include: ATI Technologies, Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Intel Corporation, LSI Logic Corporation, Marvell Semiconductor Inc., MediaTek, NVIDIA Corp., SanDisk Corporation, VIA Technologies Inc. and Xilinx, Inc.

The stock's price gained 26.7% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 12.4%); 61.4% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 21.3); and 54.0% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 16.5%). Siliconware is classified as a mid-cap company (with a market cap of $9.86B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 2 (less than average). The company was founded in 1984 and has its corporate offices at Taichung, Taiwan. Siliconware  has 12,971 employees.

Sector: Technology; Industry: Semiconductors; Ticker: SPIL;  Exch: NASD;  04/20/07 Closing Price: $9.86) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  56.35  (VERY GOOD)               

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OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL:  2 (Less than Average) (MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE

 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 04/20/07 - 04/20/8:  1.81%

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    Southern Copper Corp. (NYSE: PCU) is an integrated producer of copper, molybdenum, zinc and silver. The Company's mining, smelting and refining facilities are located in Peru and in Mexico and conducts its exploration activities in the latter countries and Chile. Southern Copper is the largest mining company in Peru and in Mexico. The Company is also the largest publicly-traded copper mining company in the world based on reserves and the fifth largest copper mining company in the world based on 2004 sales.

Southern Copper's Peruvian copper operations involve mining, milling and flotation of copper ore to produce copper concentrates and molybdenum concentrates; the smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister copper and copper anodes; and the refining of blister copper/anode copper to produce copper cathodes. As part of this production process, the Company also produce significant amounts of molybdenum and silver. Southern Copper's Mexican operations are conducted through a subsidiary, Minera México S.A. de C.V. Minera México engages principally in the mining and processing of copper, zinc, silver, gold, lead and molybdenum. es.

The stock's price gained 37.3% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 26.1%); 57.9% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 35.9); and 66.1% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 36.0%). Southern Copper is classified as a large-cap growth company (with a market cap of $24.23B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 2 (less than average). The company was founded in 1952 and has its corporate offices at Phoenix, Arizona. The Company  has 12,218 employees.

Sector: Basic Materials; Industry: Mining; Ticker: PCU;  Exch: NYSE;  04/27/07 Closing Price: $82.27) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  50.50  (VERY GOOD)               

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY; KEY STATS (Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION (Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH (MSN)
OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL:  2 (Less than Average) (MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE

 STOCK'S 12-MONTH GAIN (LOSS), 04/27/07 - 04/27/8:  57.02%

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May 2007 Stock Picks
Stock Name	SYM	Exch.	Sector	Industry	Date Picked	Pick Price (per share)	ASG
Partner Communications Co. Ltd. (ADR)	PTNR	NASD	Services	Communication Services	05/04/07	$16.73	52.50 (Very Good)
Precision Castparts Corp.	PCP	NYSE	Capital Goods	Construction - Supplies & Fixtures	05/11/07	$110.91	46.20 (Good)
Constellation Energy Group	CEG	NYSE	Utilities	Electric Utilities	05/18/07	$94.97	40.75 (Good)
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce	RIO	NYSE	Basic Materials	Metal Mining	05/25/07	$43.38	53.65 (Very Good)

   Partner Communications Co. Ltd. (ADR)  (NASD: PTNR) operates in one business segment, mobile telephony and related services, and one geographic segment, Israel. The Company was the first GSM mobile telephone network operator in Israel. On December 31, 2005, the Company had approximately 2.59 million subscribers, representing an estimated 32% of total Israeli mobile telephone subscribers at that date. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2005, the Company increased its customer base by approximately 8.07%. At December 31, 2005, approximately 50% of the Company's private subscribers had post-paid tariff plan contracts, approximately 30% of the Company's subscribers were in pre-paid subscriber plans, and approximately 20% of the Company's total subscribers were business subscribers.

Partner's GSM network covers approximately 97% of the Israeli population. The Company's GSM services include standard and enhanced GSM services, as well as value-added services and products such as roaming, voice mail, voice messaging, color picture messaging, icon, ringtone and game downloads, information services, General Packet Radio Services, or GPRS, which enables the packet transfer of data in an “always on” mode at a speed of up to 20-30 Kbps, personal numbering and data and fax transmission services. There are currently four mobile telephone network operators in Israel: Partner, Pelephone, Cellcom and MIRS.

The stock's price gained 24.9% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 5.7%); 54.6% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 19.99); and 94.8% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 28.8%). Partner is classified as a mid-cap growth company (with a market cap of $2.53B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 2 (less than average). The company was incorporated in 1997 and has its corporate offices at Rosh Haayin, Israel. The number of the Company's employees is presently not available.

Sector: Services; Industry: Communication Services; Ticker: PTNR;  Exch: NASD;  05/07/07 Closing Price: $16.45) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  52.50  (VERY GOOD)               

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY; KEY STATS (Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION (Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH (MSN)
OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL:  2 (Less than Average) (MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE

 

Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.)	. . .	Return on Equity:	65.83%
Profitability (12 Mo.)	. . .	Profit Margin:	12.17%
Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.)	. . .	Revenue:	9.44%
	. . .	EPS:	103.25%
	. . .	Price:	101.67%
	. . .	Dividend:	46.93
PE & EPS (Trailing 12 Mo.)	. . .	Price/Earnings:	15.01
	. . .	Earnings/Share:	1.07
Price / Share (Pick Date, Closing Price)	. . .	Pick Date 05/07/2007:	$16.45
COMMENT: The stock's pick price (of $16.45) is over  the 13-day EMA price (of $16.33) and the 50-day EMA (of $15.19) price range (by 0.73% and 8.29% respectively). This suggests that the pick price is presently not timely nor advantageous buy price for the stock.  (Note: A stock's EMA price changes with time).	. . .
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	05/07/2007:	$16.33
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	05/07/2007:	$15.19
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	Current:	$____
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	Current:	$____
Price / Share (Current)	. . .	Current Price	Quote
Price / Share (Historical)	. . .	Historical Price	Quote

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   Precision Castparts Corp.  (NYSE: PCP), a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products, provides high-quality investment castings, forgings and fasteners/fastener systems for critical aerospace and industrial gas turbine applications. The Company also provides investment castings and forgings for general industrial, automotive, armament, medical and other applications; fasteners for automotive and general industrial markets; specialty alloys, waxes and metal processing solutions for the investment casting industry; refiner plates, screen cylinders and other products for the pulp and paper industry; metal-injection-molded and ThixoFormed ™ parts for automotive and other markets; metal-matrix-composite components for the electronics, transportation and communications industries; sewer systems; utility systems; and metalworking tools for the fastener market and other applications.

The Company manufacture complex metal components and products in four principal business segments: Investment Cast Products, Forged Products, Fastener Products and Industrial Products. Investment casting technology involves a technical, multi-step process that uses ceramic molds in the manufacture of metal components with more complex shapes, closer tolerances and finer surface finishes than parts manufactured using other casting methods.

The stock's price gained 18.2% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 20.4%); 60.9% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 41.6); and 64.9% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 40.2%). Precision is classified as a large-cap growth company (with a market cap of $15.21B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 2 (less than average). The Company was formed in 1953 and has its corporate offices at Portland, Oregon. The Company has 16,000 employees.

Sector: Capital Goods; Industry: Construction - Supplies & Fixtures; Ticker: PCP;  Exch: NYSE;  05/11/07 Closing Price: $110.91) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  46.20  (GOOD)               

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY; KEY STATS (Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION (Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH (MSN)
OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL:  2 (Less than Average) (MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE

Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.)	. . .	Return on Equity:	21.89%
Profitability (12 Mo.)	. . .	Profit Margin:	11.06%
Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.)	. . .	Revenue:	52.38%
	. . .	EPS:	72.85%
	. . .	Price:	75.74%
	. . .	Dividend:	4.35%
PE & EPS (Trailing 12 Mo.)	. . .	Price/Earnings:	24.91
	. . .	Earnings/Share:	3.85
Price / Share (Pick Date, Closing Price)	. . .	Pick Date 05/11/2007:	$110.91
COMMENT: The stock's pick price (of $110.91) is over  the 13-day EMA price (of $107.89) and the 50-day EMA (of $102.59) price range (by 2.00% and 8.00% respectively). This suggests that the pick price is presently not timely nor advantageous buy price for the stock.  (Note: A stock's EMA price changes with time).	. . .
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	05/11/2007:	$107.89
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	05/11/2007:	$102.59
Price / Share (13-day EMA)	. . .	Current:	$____
Price / Share (50-day EMA)	. . .	Current:	$____
Price / Share (Current)	. . .	Current Price	Quote
Price / Share (Historical)	. . .	Historical Price	Quote

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     Constellation Energy Group Inc.  (NYSE: CEG) is an energy company which includes a merchant energy business and Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. (BGE), a regulated electric and gas public utility in central Maryland. Constellation's merchant energy business includes a generation operation that owns, operates, and maintains fossil, nuclear, and hydroelectric generating facilities and holds interests in qualifying facilities, fuel processing facilities and power projects in the United States; a wholesale marketing and risk management operation that primarily provides energy products and services to distribution utilities, power generators, and other wholesale customers; an electric and natural gas retail operation that provides energy products and services to commercial, industrial, and governmental customers; and a generation operations and maintenance services operation. The business provided service to distribution utilities, municipalities, commercial and industrial, and governmental customers with approximately 39,500 megawatts (MW) of peak load in the aggregate during 2005; provided approximately 300,000 million British Thermal Units (mmBTUs) of natural gas to commercial, industrial, and governmental customers during 2005; delivered 12.6 million tons of coal to international and domestic third-party customers during 2005; and managed approximately 11,850 MW of generation capacity.

BGE is a regulated electric transmission and distribution utility company and a regulated gas distribution utility company with a service territory that covers the City of Baltimore and all or part of ten counties in central Maryland. The Company's other nonregulated businesses designs, constructs, and operates heating, cooling, and cogeneration facilities for commercial, industrial, and governmental customers throughout North America; and provides home improvements, service heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, and indoor air quality systems, and provide natural gas to residential customers in central Maryland..

The stock's price gained 26.1% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 13.9%); 43.1% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 23.5%); and 84.8% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 43.1%). Constellation is classified as a large-cap value company (with a market cap of $17.01B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 1 (Very Low). The Company was formed in 1995 and has its corporate offices at Baltimore, Maryland. The Company has 9,645 employees.

Sector: Utilities; Industry: Electric Utilities; Ticker: CEG;  Exch: NYSE;  05/18/07 Closing Price: $94.97) 

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  40.75  (GOOD)               

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KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL:  1 (LOW) (MSN)
COMPANY'S WEB SITE

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   Companhia Vale do Rio Doce  (NYSE: RIO) is one of the world’s largest producer and exporter of iron ore and pellets; and the largest metals and mining company in the Americas. The Company holds exploration claims that cover 21.5 million acres in Brazil, and 48.9 million acres in Angola, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Gabon, Guinea, Mongolia, Mozambique, Peru and South Africa. Companhia also operates large logistics systems, including railroads and ports that are integrated with its mining operations.

The Company's  main lines of business are: ferrous minerals (75% of 2005 consolidated gross operating revenues); non-ferrous minerals (5.4% of 2005 consolidated gross operating revenues); aluminum-related operations (10.5% of 2005 consolidated gross operating revenues); logistics (9.1% of 2005 consolidated gross operating revenues); and other investments (in three steel companies; joint ventures with Ceará Steel, with Dongkuk, a Korean steelmaker, and Danieli, an Italian equipment provider).

The stock's price gained 18.2% over the past 3 months (vs. the Industry's 14.5%); 59.8% over the past 6 months (vs. the  Industry's 42.2%); and 78.4% over the past 12 months (vs. the Industry's 62.7%). Companhia is classified as a large-cap growth company (with a market cap of $104.75B) that is rated to outperform the market over the next six months with a Risk Level of 2 (Less than average). The Company was formed in 1943 and has its corporate offices at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Company has 55,819 employees.

STOCK GRADE (ASG):  53.65  (VERY GOOD)               

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SUMMARY; KEY STATS (Yahoo)
EXPANDED BUSINESS DESCRIPTION (Reuters)
STOCK INFO/RESEARCH (MSN)
OWNERSHIP (MSN)
KEY DEVELOPMENTS (MSN), RECENT NEWS (MSN) & HEADLINES  (Yahoo)
HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
RISK LEVEL: 2 (Less than average) (MSN)
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