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FAIR ISAAC CORP. $96(New York symbol FICO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 31.4 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 0.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fico.com) is best known for its FICO Scores computer program, which helps lenders make better decisions about customer creditworthiness. It also makes software that helps credit card issuers control fraud and analyze cardholders’spending patterns. The company is now applying its banking expertise to other areas of cybersecurity. It recently won a patent for a system that monitors corporate networks for suspicious activity or online attacks. It received another patent for a similar program that helps power, gas and water utilities detect unusual consumption patterns. However, the stock trades at a high 29.4 times the $3.26 a share that Fair Isaac will probably earn in its 2016 fiscal year, which ends September 30, 2016....
SNAP-ON INC. $146 (New York symbol SNA; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 58.1 million; Market cap: $8.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.snapon.com) makes tools for auto mechanics and sells them through a fleet of franchised vans that visit garages. It also makes specialized tools for industrial customers. In 2015, Snap-On’s revenue gained 2.3%, to $3.4 billion from $3.3 billion in 2014. Excluding exchange rates and acquisitions, sales gained 7.1%. Earnings per share rose 13.4%, to $8.10 from $7.14. The company continues to benefit as carmakers add new features to their vehicles such as automatic parking and braking systems. That has forced repair shops to invest in new tools and upgrade their diagnostic equipment. Most of these clients borrow the funds they need to buy new tools and equipment, which has increased earnings at Snap-On’s financing division....
IDEXX LABORATORIES INC. $72(Nasdaq symbol IDXX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 89.6 million; Market cap: $6.5 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 4.0; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.idexx.com) makes equipment that veterinarians use to detect diseases in pets. It also makes systems that detect contaminants in livestock and water. Idexx continues to see strong demand for its Catalyst One system, which analyzes an animal’s blood in 15 minutes. That makes veterinarians less reliant on outside labs, and cuts their costs. Idexx earned $2.11 a share in 2015, up 5.5% from $2.00 in 2014 (all per-share amounts adjusted for 2-for-1 split in June 2015). Sales rose 7.8%, to $1.6 billion from $1.5 billion....
On July 1, 2015, Baxter International handed out 80.5% the shares in its Baxalta subsidiary to its investors on a one-for-one basis. Baxalta makes vaccines and drugs in three main areas: hematology (blood diseases), immunology (immune system) and oncology (cancer). Baxter now focuses on medical devices, such as intravenous pumps and kidney-dialysis equipment, and operating room drugs such as anesthesia. BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. $39 (New York symbol BAX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 547.0 million; Market cap: $21.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.baxter.com) earned $755 million, or $1.38 a share, in 2015 before unusual items. That’s up 7.5% from $702 million, or $1.28, in 2014. Revenue fell 7.0%, to $10.0 billion from $10.7 billion. However, without the negative impact of currency exchange rates, revenue gained 3%....