WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Projected
Financial Earnings Price Proj High EPS Growth Projected
Strength Predictabilit Growth Price TTL 3 To 5 Yr Sales Growth
Company Name Ticker Rating y Persistence Stability Return (%) 3 To 5 Yr (%)
Cheesecake Factory CAKE A 95 90 80 19.0% 7.0 6.0
Comcast CMCSA A 90 100 90 14.0% 8.0 10.0
Canadian National Railway CNI A 100 95 90 15.0% 10.0 8.5
FedEx FDX A++ 85 85 80 13.0% 11.0 9.0
Forward Air Corp. FWRD B++ 80 80 80 22.0% 9.0 11.5
Genuine Parts Co. GPC A+ 95 80 90 13.0% 7.5 7.0
Healthcare Services Group HCSG A 85 85 85 17.0% 16.5 10.5
Intercontinental Exchange ICE A 95 95 90 12.0% 12.0 7.5
Gartner IT A 90 100 85 14.0% 13.5 14.0
J B Hunt Transport Services JBHT B++ 90 95 80 13.0% 12.0 10.0
Lowes Companies LOW A+ 100 85 80 14.0% 13.5 9.5
Moodys MCO B++ 90 85 80 10.0% 12.0 8.5
McCormick and Co. MKC A 100 85 100 10.0% 10.5 6.0
Nike NKE A++ 95 95 80 10.0% 14.0 11.0
PerkinElmer PKI B++ 90 90 85 12.0% 11.0 7.5
Starbucks SBUX A++ 100 95 85 21.0% 15.0 9.5
S&P Global SPGI A 100 100 85 15.0% 14.5 9.0
STERIS plc STE A 95 80 85 10.0% 10.0 5.5
Telus Corp. T.TO B++ 90 85 100 12.0% 9.0 5.5
TJX Companies TJX A++ 95 95 95 16.0% 12.0 9.0
Union Pacific Corp UNP A++ 85 95 80 15.0% 11.0 6.0
United Parcel Service UPS A 100 80 100 15.0% 8.5 5.0

Screen Notes
Value Line screen on Feb. 21
Financial Strength rating ≥ B++
Projected high annual total return for next 3-5 years ≥ 12%
Projected annual sales, EPS growth for next 3-5 years ≥ 5%
Earnings Predictability, Price Growth Persistence, Price Stability ratings ≥ 80