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A few moments ago I spent that nickel that was burning that hole in my pocket :).  Checking the top % gainers lists,  I saw that an old favorite of mine, VCA Antech (WOOF), a stock that I had owned earlier this year and actually had sold at a loss, was behaving well.  It was, you could say, barking for attention :).  (Excuse the pun so early in the morning).  But the stock, as I write, is trading at $40.99, up $4.38 or 11.96% on the day.  I went ahead and purchased 210 shares at $40.986.  (I purchase in these odd numbers so that they are divisible by 7.  It isn't superstitious, but it is easier to do the division :)).  

WOOF had announced 2nd quarter 2007 results after the close of trading yesterday.  Revenue climbed 17.7% to $300.3 million, net income climbed 21.3% to $35.8 million, and diluted eps was up 20.0% to $.42/share.  The Morningstar.com "5-Yr Restated" financials appear intact although earnings have been a bit volatile.  For all of these reasons,

VCA ANTECH (WOOF) IS RATED A BUY

and buy is exactly what I did!  Wish me luck!

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Bob