Weekly Stock Screens
Rising Margins 01/22/01 - 01/26/01

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Stocks w/ Sales & Earnings Growth > 15% & Increasing Margins
(6 Companies Week of 01/22/01 - 01/26/01)
(%'s compared to same quarter a year ago)

Company Name                 Ticker   Industry/Line of Business    Sales  EPS
ALZA Corp.                    AZA     Medical-Ethical Drugs         43%  100%
Actel Corp.                   ACTL    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      31%   48%
AirTran Holdings              AAI     Transportation-Airline        41%   55%
Amdocs Ltd.                   DOX     Computer-Services             45%   47%
Amerada Hess                  AHS     Oil & Gas-US Integrated       62%  164%
American Shared Hosp. Svcs.   AMS     Medical/Dental/Serv.          39%  150%
Applied Biosystems            ABI     Elec.-Scientific Instrumn.    22%   33%
Applied Films Corp.           AFCO    Elec. Products-Misc.          24%   26%
Arctic Cat                    ACAT    Leisure-Products              42%   82%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     AJG     Insurance-Brokers             16%   22%
Aspen Technology Inc.         AZPN    Internet-Software             31%  100%
Atlantic Coast Air Hldg.      ACAI    Transportation-Airline        41%   53%
Atmel Corp.                   ATML    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      48%  138%
Avnet Inc.                    AVT     Elec.-Parts Distributors      61%   95%
Axcelis Technologies Inc.     ACLS    Elec.-Semiconductor Equip.    45%  182%
BEI Technologies              BEIQ    Elec.-Measrng. Instruments    38%  167%
BJ Services Co.               BJS     Oil & Gas-Field Services      38%  185%
BSQUARE Corp.                 BSQR    Computer Softwr.-Enterpse.    53%  200%
Beazer Homes USA Inc.         BZH     Bldg.-Resident/Commrcl.       18%  101%
BindView Development          BVEW    Computer Softwr.-Enterpse.    15%  100%
Bonso Electronic Intl.        BNSO    Elec.-Measrng. Instruments    81%  133%
Bowater Inc.                  BOW     Paper & Paper Products        18%  197%
Broadcom Corp. (Class A)      BRCM    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.     132%  147%
Brooks Automation Inc.        BRKS    Elec.-Semiconductor Equip.    98%  104%
Brush Engineered Mtrl.        BW      Elec. Products-Misc.          23%  200%
CDW Computer Centers          CDWC    Retail/Whlsle.-Cmptr./Cell    36%   37%
CSG Systems Inc.              CSGS    Computer-Services             20%   31%
CTS Corp.                     CTS     Elec.-Misc. Components        17%   22%
Cabot Oil & Gas               COG     Oil & Gas-US Explo. & Prod.   37%  232%
Calif. Micro Devices          CAMD    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      24%  140%
Chevron Corp.                 CHV     Oil & Gas-Intl. Integrated    23%   89%
Chronimed Inc.                CHMD    Medical-Whlse. Drg./Sund.     21%   31%
Cirrus Logic Inc.             CRUS    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      38%  500%
Coherent Inc.                 COHR    Elec.-Laser Sys./Component    21%   63%
Conoco Inc. (Class A)         COCA    Oil & Gas-Intl. Integrated    27%   77%
Convergys Corp.               CVG     Computer-Services             20%   25%
CoorsTek Inc.                 CRTK    Elec.-Misc. Components        58%   78%
Corinthian Colleges           COCO    Comml. Svcs.-Schools          44%   63%
Corning Inc.                  GLW     Fiber Optic Components        55%   94%
Cypress Semiconductor         CY      Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      68%  153%
Cytyc Corp.                   CYTC    Medical-Products              72%  388%
Ddi Corp.                     DDIC    Electrical-Control Instr.    118%  400%
DSP Group                     DSPG    Telecommunications-Equip.     21%   22%
DTE Energy                    DTE     Utility-Electric Power        29%   45%
DTM Corp.                     DTMC    Machinery-Gen. Industrial     21%   57%
DuPont Photomasks Inc.        DPMI    Elec.-Semiconductor Equip.    45%  146%
EMC Corp.                     EMC     Computer-Memory Devices       40%   44%
Ectel Ltd.                    ECTX    Telecommunications-Equip.     39%   43%
Energen Corp.                 EGN     Utility-Gas Distribution      36%   50%
Equity Inns                   ENN     Finance-Reit                  83% 2500%
Extended Stay America         ESA     Leisure-Hotels & Motels       22%   50%
Exxon Mobil Corp.             XOM     Oil & Gas-Intl. Integrated    17%   90%
Fairchild Semiconductor       FCS     Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      31%  243%
FileNet Corp.                 FILE    Computer Softwr.-Enterpse.    19%   57%
First Service Corp.           EGN     Bldg.-Maintenance &Svc.       22%  100%
Fiserv Inc.                   FISV    Computer-Services             16%   29%
Global Imaging Systems        GISX    Reatil/Whlse. Office Supl.    22%   33%
Globespan Inc.                GSPN    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.     519% 1000%
Health Care Prop. Inv.        HCP     Finance-Reit                  17%   22%
Health Mgmt. Assoc. (Class    HMA     Medical-Hospitals             17%   21%
Helmerich & Payne Inc.        HP      Oil & Gas-Drilling            29%   66%
Hotel Reservation Ntwk.    (ClROOM    Internet-E Commerce           87%  130%
Houston Exploration Co.       THX     Oil & Gas- US Explo. & Prod. 116%  233%
IKOS Systems Inc.             IKOS    Elec.-Semiconductor Equip.    36%  115%
ITT Educational Svcs.         ESI     Commcl. Svcs.-Schools         21%  122%
Immunex Corp.                 IMNX    Medical-Biomed/Genetics       54%  200%
Inforte Corporation           INFT    Internet-Ntwk. Sec./Sltns.    82%   88%
Insituform Technologies       INSUA   Bldg.-Constr. Prods./Misc.    17%   28%
Integrated Silicon Sol.       ISSI    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.     181% 2250%
Intl. Rectifier Corp.         IRF     Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      57%  213%
Internet Security Systems     ISSX    Computer Softwr. Security     65%   67%
Intranet Solutions Inc.       INRS    Computer Softwr.-Enterpse.   235%  325%
JNI Corp.                     JNIC    Computer-Networking          113% 1000%
Kerr-McGee Corp.              KMG     Oil & Gas-US Integrated       37%   93%
Key Technology Inc.           KTEC    Machinery-Mtl. Hdlg./Autmn.   35%  300%
LSI Logic Corp.               LSI     Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      28%   42%
Lam Research Corp.            LRCX    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      71%  106%
Management Network Group      TMNG    Comml. Services-Misc.         64%  120%
MapInfo Corp.                 MAPS    Computer Softwr.-Desktop      26%  100%
Marine Drilling Co.           MRL     Oil & Gas-Drilling            79%  750%
MathSoft                      MATH    Computer Softwre.-Desktop     16%  650%
Maverick Tube Corp.           MVK     Metal Proc. & Fabrication     22%  480%
Medimmune Inc.                MEDI    Medical-Biomed/Genetics       37%   62%
McDATA Corp. (Class B)        MCDT    Computer-Networking          104%  225%
Microchip Tech.               MCHP    Cmputer-Memory Devices        37%   57%
Micronetics Wireless          NOIZ    Elec.-Misc. Components        25%  100%
Microsemi Corp.               MSCC    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      15%  267%
Murphy Oil Corp.              MUR     Oil & Gas-Intl. Spec.         41%   57%
Nabors Industries Inc.        NBR     Oil & Gas-Drilling            97%  517%
Newport Corp.                 NEWP    Elec.-Scientific Instrumn.   105%  245%
Nicholas Financial Inc.       NICK    Finance-Consumr./Comml.       22%   25%
Occidental Petroleum          OXY     Oil & Gas-US Integrated       54%   81%
Ocean Energy Inc.             OEI     Oil & Gas-US Explo. & Prod.   38%   81%
On Assignment Inc.            ASGN    Comml. Serv.-Staffing         20%   21%
Orthodontic Centers of Amer   OCA     Comml. Serv.-Business Svcs.   29%   35%
PRI Automation Inc.           PRIA    Elec.-Semiconductor Equip.    62% 1000%
Paradigm Geophysical          PGEO    Oil & Gas-Field Services      27%  300%
Petro-Canada                  PCZ     Oil & Gas-Cdn.Integrated      48%  492%
Pogo Producing Co.            PPP     Oil & Gas-US Explo. & Prod.   88%  340%
Poly Air Inter Pack           PPK     Containers                    28%   40%
Power One Inc.                PWER    Electrical-Equipment         130%  133%
Powerwave Tech.               PWAV    Telecommunications-Equip.     33%   43%
Proxim Inc.                   PROX    Computer-Networking           65%   80%
Public Svc. Enterprise Gp.    PEG     Utility-Electric Power        21%   61%
Quixote Corp.                 QUIX    Diversified Operations        25%   38%
Reinsurance Grp. of America   RGA     Insurance-Life                17%   44%
Ryland Group                  RYL     Bldg.-Resident/Commrcl.       26%   63%
SDL Inc.                      SDLI    Fiber Optic Components       199%  206%
SanDisk Corp.                 SNDK    Computer-Memory Devices      115%  175%
Santa Fe Intl. Corp.          SDC     Oil & Gas-Drilling            27%  107%
Sawtek Inc.                   SAWS    Elec.-Misc. Components        50%   96%
ScanSource Inc.               SCSC    Retail/Whlsle.-Cmptr./Cell    28%   33%
Siebel Systems                SEBL    Computer Softwr.-Enterpse.   111%  200%
Silicom Ltd.                  SILCF   Elec.-Misc. Components       118%  300%
Silicon Valley Group          SVGI    Elec.-Semiconductor Equip.    42%  195%
Southwest Water Co.           SWWC    Utility-Water Supply          21%   25%
Standard Pacific Corp.        SPF     Bldg.-Resident/Commrcl.       32%   90%
Starbucks Corp.               SBUX    Retail-Restaurants            26%   39%
Statia Terminals              STNV    Oil & Gas-Prod./Pipeline      24% 5700%
STMicroelectronics            STM     Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      48%  148%
Sunoco Inc.                   SUN     Oil & Gas-Refining/Mktg.      20%  331%
TECO Energy                   TE      Utility-Electric Power        22%   28%
Technitrol Inc.               TNL     Elec. Products-Misc.          27%  122%
Texaco Inc.                   TX      Oil & Gas-Intl. Integrated    37%  131%
Tier Technologies (Class B)   TIER    Computer-Services             23%   31%
Tollgrade Communications      TLGD    Telecommunications-Equip.     46%   49%
Tosco Corp.                   TOS     Oil & Gas-Refining/Mktg.      78%  205%
Universal Electronics         UEIC    Elec. Products-Misc.          17%   25%
Universal Stainless & Alloy   USAP    Steel-Specialty Alloys        63%  211%
Unocal Corp.                  UCL     Oil & Gas-US Integrated       46%  247%
Valley National Gases         VLG     Chemicals-Specialty           19%   30%
Varian Inc.                   VARI    Elec.-Scientific Instrumn.    20%   39%
Varian Semi. Equip. Assoc.    VSEA    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.     108%  635%
Vitesse Semiconductor         VTSS    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      85%  127%
WJ Communications             WJCI    Telecommunications-Equip.     94%  300%
WebTrends                     WEBT    Internet-Software            175%  200%
Xetel Corp.                   XTEL    Elec.-Semiconductor Mfg.      77%  800%
Zoll Medical Corp.            ZOLL    Medical-Products              17%   35%


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