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Here's an interesting stock, Pool Corp. (POOL). As the name suggests, the company provides pool supplies. They recently changed their name from SCP Pool.

The shares seem a little expensive right now, but the company has been a steady grower. Pool recently said it expects to make $1.80 a share this year, which gives them an earnings multiple of 21.

Here are the sales and earnings going back a few years:

Year..............Sales..............EPS
1996............$235.84............$0.09
1997............$335.02............$0.14
1998............$457.60............$0.23
1999............$572.54............$0.36
2000............$672.27............$0.47
2001............$854.23............$0.59
2002............$983.25............$0.72
2003............$1,155.83..........$0.91
2004............$1,310.85..........$1.19
2005............$1,552.66..........$1.50

The stock is off about 20% from this spring's high. Here's the long-term chart:

Posted by edelfenbein at August 23, 2006 1:26 PM