Timothy D. Forester Investments: Companies

Index: [ Philadelphia Suburban Corporation | PP&L Resources, Inc. | Hershey Foods Corporation | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Paychex | AFLAC Inc. ]

* Philadelphia Suburban Corporation
PSC
NYSE Symbol: PSC
Industry: Philadelphia Suburban Corp. is a holding company for a regulated public utility and a small data processing company. The company's primary subsidiary, Philadelphia Suburban Water Co., supplies water and wastewater service to some 250,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout Delaware, Montgomery, Chester and Bucks Counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Comments: A winning balance sheet and impressive growth.

* PP&L Resources, Inc.
PP&L
NYSE Symbol: PPL
Industry: PP&L Resources provides electrical service to about 1.2 million homes and businesses throughout a 10,000-square-mile area in 29 counties in central eastern Pennsylvania.
 

* Hershey Foods Corporation
Hershey's Kiss
NYSE Symbol: HSY
Industry: Chocolates, Food Products.
Comments: This has been one of the best performing stocks (not to mention the best chocolate).

* Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart
NYSE Symbol: WMT
Industry: Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer, operating about 2,000 Wal-Marts and more than 400 Sam's Clubs in the US.

* Paychex
Paychex
NASDAQ Symbol: PAYX
Industry: Provider of payroll processing and human resource services. Work with this company and you will see why the stock has done well.

* AFLAC Inc.
AFLAC
NYSE Symbol: AFL
Industry: During the past 40 years, AFLAC has established itself as the number one supplemental insurance company in the United States and Japan.

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