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In Part One, I showed the results that I observed when I ran some parameters through Yahoo Stock Screener. That search was aimed at finding large, reasonably priced stocks that were likely to hold up well during the turbulent times that are seeing now.

This search is a bit different. While Small-cap (and many Mid-cap) stocks have been badly beaten up in this downturn, I wanted to find Smaller companies that have displayed a proven track record of growing their earnings, were still reasonably priced and had good growth prospects for the next few years. These are the stocks that are likely to

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (MTW)  is a world leader in the manufacture of construction cranes, and will soon be one of the world's largest foodservice companies. Does a P/E ratio of 9 and a forward growth estimate of 30% per year sound interesting? A look at Manitowoc.

Manitowoc is an industrial equipment mini-conglomerate. Their main business is construction cranes, from small telescoping cranes to gigantic lattice boom tower cranes. This sector of the business produces over 80% of revenues and earnings, and has been the main driver behind Manitowoc's explosive growth over the past 3 years. The se

Shares of industrial crane powerhouse Manitowoc Co. (MTW) [27.02] have been on a slippery slope ever since rumors of a deal to acquire Enodis surfaced. Following confirmation of the rumors, and an announced deal at $2.4 billion, Manitowoc shares are 47% off of their 52-week high. Despite all this, Manitowoc had been reaffirming guidance throughout the decline… insisting that higher input costs would be offset by surcharges on shipments dated after June 1st. But investors simply never regained confidence in the company.

Manitowoc completely silenced all fears with a record-breaking earnings

Manitowoc (MTW), one of the leading construction equipment firms in the world, has consitently produced stellar results. <!--more-->Management has achieved a 28% EPS growth in the past two years and been one of the prime benefactors of the global construction booms. The company's crane's have received rave reviews from a variety of different publications and allowed the company to consistently gain market share; it has done a particularly good job on positioning itself in emerging markets such as India, China and the Middle East.