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Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE:MSA) has a market capitalization of $1.57 billion. The company employs 5,300 people, generates revenues of $1,178.61 million and has a net income of $70.04 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $154.31 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 13.09 percent (operating margin 8.89 percent and the net profit margin finally 5.94 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 30.70 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 78.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.73 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.16. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.03 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.71, P/S ratio 1.33 and P/B ratio 3.63. Dividend Yield: 2.63 percent. The beta ratio is 1.31.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Mine Safety Appliances (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE: MSA) (Click to enlarge) |
CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) has a market capitalization of $22.51 billion. The company employs 31,000 people, generates revenues of $11,743.00 million and has a net income of $1,822.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,394.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 37.42 percent (operating margin 29.11 percent and the net profit margin finally 15.52 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 31.35 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 109.30 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.26 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.75. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.45 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.39, P/S ratio 1.92 and P/B ratio 2.69. Dividend Yield: 2.59 percent. The beta ratio is 1.24.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of CSX Corporation (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of CSX Corporation (CSX) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) (Click to enlarge) |
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has a market capitalization of $36.71 billion. The company employs 92,000 people, generates revenues of $88,915.00 million and has a net income of $1,542.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,294.00 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 3.70 percent (operating margin 2.74 percent and the net profit margin finally 1.73 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 8.05 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 17.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.81 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.43. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.89 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.64, P/S ratio 0.41 and P/B ratio 3.06. Dividend Yield: 1.30 percent. The beta ratio is 0.67.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Costco Wholesale Corp. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) (Click to enlarge) |
Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion. The company employs 3,800 people, generates revenues of $821.08 million and has a net income of $63.72 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $118.69 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 14.46 percent (operating margin 11.38 percent and the net profit margin finally 7.76 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 19.77 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 36.59 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.38 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.12. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.54 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.80, P/S ratio 1.41 and P/B ratio 2.56. Dividend Yield: 1.18 percent. The beta ratio is 1.02.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Franklin Electric Co. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Franklin Electric Co. (NASDAQ: FELE) (Click to enlarge) |
Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion. The company employs 8,900 people, generates revenues of $2,054.13 million and has a net income of $130.42 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $293.26 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 14.28 percent (operating margin 9.98 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.35 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 22.16 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.83 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.92 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.67. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.32 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.26, P/S ratio 0.75 and P/B ratio 1.24. Dividend Yield: 1.10 percent. The beta ratio is 1.19.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Curtiss-Wright Corp. (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Curtiss-Wright Corp. (CW) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Curtiss-Wright Corp. (NYSE: CW) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full
table of the stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth
amounts to 70.42 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 3.67
percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 18.01. The
average P/S ratio is 39.28 and P/B 2.01.
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Here are the market ratios:
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| The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (May 07 – May 13, 2012) |
Here are the market ratios:
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Ticker
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Company
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P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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Dividend Yield
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WHX
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Whiting USA Trust I
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6.23
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6.08
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5.47
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16.34%
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PSEC
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Prospect Capital Corporation
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6.78
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4.07
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1.02
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11.15%
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NMFC
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New Mountain Finance Corporation
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13.56
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2.62
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0.35
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9.26%
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HTGC
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Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
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10.37
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5.03
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1.13
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8.29%
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EFC
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Ellington Financial LLC
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34.58
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5.55
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0.95
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7.46%
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HQH
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H&Q Healthcare Investors
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13.10
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233.26
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1.16
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7.39%
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HQL
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H&Q Life Sciences Investors
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12.81
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355.98
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1.23
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7.25%
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TYN
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Tortoise North American Energy Corporation
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14.80
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84.21
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1.06
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5.88%
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BOX
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SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.
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9.44
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2.20
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1.69
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5.65%
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TYG
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Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp.
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16.59
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765.98
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1.15
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5.40%
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CLDT
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Chatham Lodging Trust
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N/A
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2.50
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0.84
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5.34%
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TGH
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Textainer Group Holdings Limited
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9.64
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4.24
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2.62
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4.04%
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HNI
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HNI Corp.
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22.65
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0.57
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2.57
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3.90%
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KSW
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KSW Inc.
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16.96
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0.37
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1.15
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3.69%
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SBSI
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Southside Bancshares Inc.
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9.21
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2.75
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1.39
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3.66%
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NKSH
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National Bankshares Inc.
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11.23
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4.09
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1.40
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3.56%
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NVE
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NV Energy, Inc.
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25.15
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1.37
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1.19
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3.04%
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TRNO
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Terreno Realty Corp.
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N/A
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7.58
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0.84
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2.79%
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MSA
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Mine Safety Appliances Co.
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19.69
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1.31
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3.41
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2.44%
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CSX
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CSX Corp.
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12.38
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1.89
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2.65
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2.22%
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KWR
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Quaker Chemical Corporation
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13.13
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0.84
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2.25
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2.10%
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NC
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Nacco Industries Inc.
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7.37
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0.27
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1.50
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1.95%
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CPA
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Copa Holdings SA
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12.03
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2.02
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2.66
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1.95%
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TS
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Tenaris SA
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14.22
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2.02
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1.89
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1.94%
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TBNK
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Territorial Bancorp Inc.
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18.32
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3.95
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1.10
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1.87%
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NWL
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Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
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40.71
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0.89
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2.73
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1.75%
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SCI
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Service Corp. International
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17.75
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1.10
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1.89
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1.68%
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GKSR
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G&K Services Inc.
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28.29
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0.68
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1.12
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1.67%
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RELV
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Reliv International, Inc.
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16.00
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0.22
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1.05
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1.56%
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POOL
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Pool Corp.
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23.68
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0.95
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6.21
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1.53%
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BBOX
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Black Box Corp.
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N/A
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0.36
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0.80
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1.26%
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HL
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Hecla Mining Co.
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8.06
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2.46
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1.03
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1.22%
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FNV
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Franco-Nevada Corporation
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N/A
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14.60
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2.04
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1.15%
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COST
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Costco Wholesale Corporation
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24.66
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0.39
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3.00
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1.13%
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FELE
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Franklin Electric Co. Inc.
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15.78
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1.37
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2.36
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1.10%
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GPI
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Group 1 Automotive Inc.
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14.05
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0.20
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1.48
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1.04%
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MAR
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Marriott International, Inc.
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70.25
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1.08
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N/A
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1.02%
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FDS
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FactSet Research Systems Inc.
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28.63
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6.32
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8.93
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1.00%
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CW
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Curtiss-Wright Corp.
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12.25
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0.73
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1.17
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0.98%
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EEA
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European Equity Fund Inc. (The)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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0.12%
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Average
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18.01
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39.28
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2.01
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3.67%
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BBOX, CLDT, CPA, COST, CSX, CW, EFC, EEA, FDS, GJS, FNV, FELE, GKSR, GPI,
HQH, HQL, HL, HTGC, HNI, KSW, MAR, MSA, NC, NKSH, NMFC, NWL, NVE, POOL, PSEC, KWR,
RELV, ROICU, SMF, BOX, SCI, SBSI, GJT, TS, TRNO, TBNK, TGH, TYG, TYN, WHX