Fundamental
Growth in EBIT by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7364 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2008
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | ROC | Reinvestment Rate | Expected Growth in EBIT |
| Advertising | 40 | 11.92% | 47.16% | 5.62% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 69 | 17.43% | 56.26% | 9.80% |
| Air Transport | 49 | 33.07% | 61.38% | 20.30% |
| Apparel | 57 | 15.54% | 49.08% | 7.63% |
| Auto & Truck | 28 | 15.65% | 55.05% | 8.61% |
| Auto Parts | 56 | 25.26% | 49.19% | 12.42% |
| Bank | 504 | NA | 50.00% | NA |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | NA | 50.00% | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 38 | NA | 50.00% | NA |
| Beverage | 44 | 18.72% | 51.18% | 9.58% |
| Biotechnology | 103 | 14.57% | 56.70% | 8.26% |
| Building Materials | 49 | 16.15% | 57.56% | 9.30% |
| Cable TV | 23 | 9.79% | 57.26% | 5.61% |
| Canadian Energy | 13 | 22.49% | 189.84% | 42.69% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 19 | 19.93% | 45.81% | 9.13% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 37 | 25.23% | 50.86% | 12.83% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 90 | 18.77% | 48.29% | 9.07% |
| Coal | 18 | 27.03% | 61.10% | 16.51% |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 376 | 36.57% | 49.02% | 17.93% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 144 | 31.61% | 50.11% | 15.84% |
| Diversified Co. | 107 | 18.02% | 50.89% | 9.17% |
| Drug | 368 | 24.85% | 42.34% | 10.52% |
| E-Commerce | 56 | 15.89% | 50.89% | 8.08% |
| Educational Services | 39 | 56.00% | 58.49% | 32.75% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 25 | 10.30% | 72.61% | 7.48% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 27 | 11.44% | 66.56% | 7.61% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 17 | 12.42% | 78.26% | 9.72% |
| Electrical Equipment | 86 | 17.59% | 46.81% | 8.23% |
| Electronics | 179 | 13.06% | 47.00% | 6.14% |
| Entertainment | 93 | 9.77% | 48.55% | 4.74% |
| Entertainment Tech | 38 | -6.92% | NA | NA |
| Environmental | 89 | 12.60% | 49.05% | 6.18% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 294 | 10.69% | NA | NA |
| Food Processing | 123 | 16.12% | 48.04% | 7.74% |
| Food Wholesalers | 19 | 11.53% | 61.95% | 7.14% |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | NA | 69.12% | NA |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 39 | 14.87% | 40.52% | 6.03% |
| Grocery | 15 | 16.63% | 66.90% | 11.13% |
| Healthcare Information | 38 | 28.81% | 40.91% | 11.79% |
| Heavy Construction | 12 | 19.47% | 52.62% | 10.24% |
| Home Appliance | 11 | 21.68% | 47.92% | 10.39% |
| Homebuilding | 36 | 7.42% | 154.17% | 11.43% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 75 | 11.03% | 88.51% | 9.76% |
| Household Products | 28 | 16.59% | 48.01% | 7.96% |
| Human Resources | 35 | 17.42% | 42.36% | 7.38% |
| Industrial Services | 196 | 17.62% | 41.97% | 7.39% |
| Information Services | 38 | 18.66% | 47.45% | 8.85% |
| Insurance (Life) | 40 | 58.61% | 50.00% | 29.30% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 87 | 1.98% | 50.03% | 0.99% |
| Internet | 266 | 21.77% | 58.40% | 12.71% |
| Investment Co. | 18 | 0.00% | NA | NA |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 15 | NA | 85.18% | NA |
| Machinery | 126 | 16.46% | 48.96% | 8.06% |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 18 | 11.45% | 49.29% | 5.65% |
| Maritime | 52 | 13.33% | 90.59% | 12.08% |
| Medical Services | 178 | 18.48% | 57.75% | 10.68% |
| Medical Supplies | 274 | 20.08% | 47.01% | 9.44% |
| Metal Fabricating | 37 | 21.52% | 53.95% | 11.61% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 78 | 29.22% | 56.77% | 16.59% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 31 | 16.40% | 94.38% | 15.48% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 26 | 11.77% | 64.91% | 7.64% |
| Newspaper | 18 | 10.45% | 44.67% | 4.67% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 25 | 17.67% | 45.53% | 8.04% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 15 | 12.30% | 81.22% | 9.99% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 113 | 22.82% | 67.03% | 15.30% |
| Packaging & Container | 35 | 16.34% | 44.11% | 7.21% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 39 | 14.59% | 48.53% | 7.08% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 26 | 26.42% | 65.58% | 17.33% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 186 | 22.85% | 82.04% | 18.75% |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | 6.29% | 23.82% | 1.50% |
| Power | 58 | 12.43% | 57.58% | 7.16% |
| Precious Metals | 84 | 11.34% | 67.99% | 7.71% |
| Precision Instrument | 103 | 13.55% | 18.36% | 2.49% |
| Property Management | 12 | 11.28% | 173.08% | 19.53% |
| Publishing | 40 | 21.79% | 47.29% | 10.30% |
| R.E.I.T. | 147 | 8.46% | 171.82% | 14.53% |
| Railroad | 16 | 14.26% | 66.65% | 9.50% |
| Recreation | 73 | 15.04% | 67.58% | 10.16% |
| Reinsurance | 11 | NA | 50.00% | NA |
| Restaurant | 75 | 21.02% | 70.38% | 14.80% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 164 | 24.63% | 56.99% | 14.04% |
| Retail Automotive | 16 | 12.90% | 65.58% | 8.46% |
| Retail Building Supply | 9 | 19.71% | 72.27% | 14.24% |
| Retail Store | 42 | 16.54% | 72.72% | 12.03% |
| Securities Brokerage | 31 | 16.52% | NA | NA |
| Semiconductor | 138 | 27.92% | 55.56% | 15.51% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 16 | 29.78% | 46.78% | 13.93% |
| Shoe | 20 | 29.57% | 47.16% | 13.95% |
| Steel (General) | 26 | 29.51% | 48.56% | 14.33% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 14 | 17.66% | 23.34% | 4.12% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 124 | 28.95% | 51.19% | 14.82% |
| Telecom. Services | 152 | 15.72% | 54.60% | 8.58% |
| Thrift | 234 | NA | 50.00% | NA |
| Tobacco | 11 | 27.06% | 53.75% | 14.55% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 21 | 21.47% | 49.89% | 10.71% |
| Trucking | 32 | 18.57% | 128.72% | 23.90% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 6 | 12.88% | 218.61% | 28.15% |
| Water Utility | 16 | 9.47% | 83.88% | 7.94% |
| Wireless Networking | 74 | 9.38% | 34.91% | 3.28% |
| Market | 7364 | 17.56% | 64.78% | 11.38% |