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Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy highlights: Yucheng Technologies, Sport Supply Group, Enstar Group and Motorcar Parts of America

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Earnings are the single most important metric for a company.
Combine that with a healthy Net Profit Margin and you find a screen
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Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks
meeting this screen's exclusive criteria: Yucheng Technologies Limited
(NASDAQ: YTEC), Sport Supply Group, Inc (NASDAQ: RBI), Enstar Group
Limited (NASDAQ: ESGR) and Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (NASDAQ:
MPAA). View the entire list of stocks for the Earnings and Margins
Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1858

   Here are four companies that meet the following Earnings and
Margins Profit Track:

   Yucheng Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: YTEC), a leading IT service
provider to the Chinese banking industry, delivered a 50% surprise in
the second quarter. Earnings per share reached 15 cents, compared to
10 cents last year. This Zacks #1 Rank company makes the grade for
this profit track with a growth rate of 25% and an average broker
recommendation of 1. Moreover, Yucheng Technologies sports a net
margin of 15%

   Sport Supply Group, Inc (NASDAQ: RBI) is in the mail order
marketing of sports equipment business. The Zacks #1 Rank company
reported second-quarter earnings of 15 cents per share, while analysts
expected 14 cents. RBI is currently enjoying an average broker rating
of 1 and a growth rate of 105.41%, which place it on the Earnings and
Margins profit track. The company also sports a net margin of 4%.

   Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ: ESGR) recently delivered
second-quarter results that beat analysts' expectations.
Year-over-year earnings amounted to 91 cents per share, compared to 89
cents. ESGR currently enjoys a net profit margin of 48% and a Zacks #2
Rank, which qualifies this company for the Earnings and Margins profit
track. In addition, ESGR sports an average broker recommendation of 1
and a growth rate of 41.18%. ESGR acquires and manages insurance and
reinsurance companies.

   Motorcar Parts of America Inc. (NASDAQ: MPAA) is a leading
manufacturer of replacement alternators and starters for imported and
domestic cars and light trucks. In the second quarter, MPAA's earnings
amounted to 25 cents per share, compared to 16 cents per share last
year. Analysts expected earnings of 17 cents per share. The Zacks #2
Rank enjoys a net margin of 3%, indicating that it is a solid company
with satisfactory earnings. Moreover, MPAA sports an average broker
rating of 1.

   Discover all the current stocks currently on the Earnings and
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