The gut-wrenching dive in financial markets raises a key question: Which stocks are likely to emerge out of this credit crunch-induced bear market as winners? Logic would suggest that firms with large amounts of net cash (defined as cash plus short-term investments minus debt) will dominate those struggling to meet their financial needs. As a result, we highlight potential winners based on this premise (shown below). More specifically, these companies are firms who rank as Strong Buys by Super Stock Screener's Ranking System and have large amounts of cash on their balance sheets:

Ticker

Company Name

$Net Cash*
(in millions)

Rank

BEN

Franklin Resources, Inc.

1,951

Strong Buy

CSCO

Cisco Systems, Inc.

1,854

Strong Buy

FRX

Forest Laboratories, Inc.

980.8

Strong Buy

YHOO

Yahoo! Inc.

907.5

Strong Buy

JNPR

Juniper Networks, Inc.

806.1

Strong Buy

FDRY

Foundry Networks, Inc.

740.5

Strong Buy

ADBE

Adobe Systems Inc.

733.6

Strong Buy

TLAB

Tellabs, Inc.

705.6

Strong Buy

ADI

Analog Devices, Inc.

579.6

Strong Buy

ADPT

Adaptec, Inc.

317

Strong Buy

MYGN

Myriad Genetics, Inc.

255

Strong Buy

ELX

Emulex Corp.

203.3

Strong Buy

AMCC

Applied Micro Circuits Corp.

144.7

Strong Buy

CGNX

Cognex Corp.

140.2

Strong Buy

EBAY

eBay Inc.

97.3

Strong Buy

*Defined as cash & equivalents + short-term investments - total liabilities

Data as of Oct 24th, 2008

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