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CTAS (CINTAS CORPORATION) P/E: 26.8 GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: $.02 SECTOR: CONSUMER SERVICES ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 2.09 DIVIDEND: 1.06% CTAS is a company providing uniforms to major companies. They report 7/20/17 after the market close. The company is profitable, and has acquired smaller businesses to grow its revenue, while selling a paper-shredding company it had previously acquired. The company has more cash than debt. Inventories increased by 9%, and revenue increased by 5.3%. Income before taxes grew 2.5%, and $642,000 in losses from discontinued operations and a $9 million acquisition expense reduced the profit improvement to just under 2%. The majority of revenue is derived from uniform rental services. According to wikinvest, CTAS has 30% of market share for uniform rentals due to its commitment to providing specialized products to fit customer needs. Cintas was founded as The Acme Industrial Laundry Company in 19...

STLD (STEEL DYNAMICS INC) P/E: 17 GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH: $.56 SECTOR: NON-ENERGY MINERALS ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 1.81 DIVIDEND: 1.7% STLD is a company endeavoring in the production of steel. They are listed on the Nasdaq, and beat Wall Street expectations by 11% when they last report. The company will announce Q2 2017 earnings after market close 7/19/17. On a year-over-year basis, STLD increased its sales by 35%. Cost of goods increased only 27%, and income tax expense nearly tripled. With the exception of nickel, all steel raw resources have increased in price over the past year. Profit sharing rose by a similar margin as income tax expense. Net income increased by 27%, and the amount of shares was decreased minimally. Steel Dynamics has less than half of the value of its long-term debt in cash. Inventories increased only 6%. The company has commodity futures contracts shorting aluminum and copper. STLD has risen 2.6% year...