Pick-of-the-Month Stock ~ Feb. 2006

Pick-of-the-Month Stock (February 2006)
Stock Name	SYM	Exch.	Sector	Industry	Date Picked	Pick Price (per share)
General Cable Corp.	BGC	NYSE	Basic Materials	Misc. Fabricated Materials	02/13/06	$26.30

General Cable Corp. develops, designs, manufactures, markets and distributes copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the communications, energy, industrial and specialty markets. The Company conducts its operations thru three business segments: Energy, Industrial and Specialty, and Communications. The Energy segment provides low-, medium-, and high-voltage power distribution and power transmission products. The Industrial and Specialty segment provides wire and cable products that conduct electrical current for industrial, commercial, and residential power and control applications. The Communications segment provides wire and cable products that transmit low-voltage signals for voice, data, video, and control applications.

General Cable's product lines are manufactured in 28 facilities located in 8 countries. Its products are sold worldwide through its operations in North America, Europe and Oceania. The Company's product lines serves commercial, industrial, utility, telecommunications, OEM, military/government, retail, electrical, and communications distributor customers worldwide.

For the 9-month accounting period ended September 30, 2005, General Cable's revenues rose 19% to $1.76B; and net income totaled $20.5M, up from $6.2M. General Cable had a 3-month price growth rate of 53.7% (vs. the Industry's 8.0% rate), a 6-month rate of 73.4% (vs. the Industry's 10.5% rate), and a 12-month rate of 108.2% (vs. the Industry's 16.7% rate). The Company was incorporated in New Jersey in 1922, and has its current headquarters in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Number of employees: 6,300.

Sector: Basic Materials; Industry: Misc. Fabricated Materials; Ticker: BGC; Exch: NYSE; 02/15/06 Price: $26.30)

STOCK GRADE (ASG: 42.74)

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HISTORICAL PRICES (Yahoo) & PRICE CHART (IQChart)
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STOCK'S CORE STRENGTHS (SEE: Table Below)

Management's Effectiveness (12 Mo.) . . . Return on Equity:     24.38%

Profitability (12 Mo.) . . . Profit Margin:        2.30%

Stock's Growth Record (12 Mo.) . . . Revenue:      28.10%

. . . EPS:    563.90%

. . . Price:    108.17%

. . . Dividend:        NA

PE & EPS (12 Mo.) . . . Price/Earnings:      25.95

. . . Earnings/Share:        1.00

Price / Share . . . As of 02/15/2006:    $26.30

GENERAL CABLE CORP. - EVALUATION

General Cable's stock emerged as an ACE'S selection based on the evaluation results of the criteria listed below. The evaluation results are encapsulated as one value in ASG (short for ACE'S Stock Grade). ASG is proprietary variable that was devised by ACE'S to measure the quality of a stock for investment. General Cable's ASG value of 42.74 is GOOD.

A. MANAGEMENTS EFFECTIVENESS - EXCELLENT
B. PRODUCTS & SERVICES, SET OF - EXCELLENT
C. SALES - EXCELLENT
D. CASH FLOW, FREE - AVERAGE
E. PROFITABILITY - BELOW AVERAGE
F. PRICE-EARNINGS RATIO (P/E) - GOOD (COMPARABLE TO INDUSTRY'S AVERAGE)
G. FINANCIAL HEALTH - BELOW AVERAGE (HIGHER DEBT RATIO THAN INDUSTRY'S AVERAGE).
H. MARKET CAPITALIZATION - EXCELLENT
I. TRADED VOLUME - GOOD
J. PRICE GROWTH - EXCELLENT

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