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Stock Market Alerts' performance stock list includes: China Armco Metals, Inc. (AMEX: CNAM), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX), CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) and Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA).

Yesterday after the markets closed, China Armco Metals, Inc. (AMEX: CNAM) announced record financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009.

For the full year of 2009 China Armco generated record revenue of $86.9 million as compared to revenue of $55.4 million for the same period of 2008, an increase of 57%. The performance for the full year of 2009 reflected a marked improvement in the Chinese economy, particularly in the steel production industry resulting in an increase in demand and prices of metal ore in China Armco's metal ore distribution business. Performance was also aided by an increase in capital available to China Armco through various credit facilities obtained throughout 2009.

Cost of goods sold for the full year of 2009 were $78.0 million, an increase of $26.8 million compared to the full year of 2008. Gross margins were 10.3% for the year ended December 31, 2009 versus gross margins of 7.5% in 2008. Overall margins were favorably impacted by a rising price environment for a number of metal ore distributed by China Armco coupled with China Armco's effective sourcing capabilities. China Armco derives profits from sales of several types of ore. Each type of ore has a target gross margin and when [combined] produced the 10.3% blended gross profit margin for China Armco. Operating expenses for the full year of 2009 were $1.7 million as compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2008. The increase is mainly a result of costs associated with the launching of its metal recycling operations in 2010.

For the year ended December 31, 2009 net income rose to $5.1 million as compared to $3.3 million in 2008, an increase of 55%. On a basic and diluted basis, earnings per share for the full year of 2009 were $0.51 per share based on 10.1 million weighted average common shares outstanding as compared to $0.44 per basic and diluted share in 2008 on 7.5 million weighted average common shares outstanding.

Investors are urged to read yesterday's press release for complete details.

The stock closed yesterday at $9.39 cents a share.

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) down 0.1% on 8.2 million shares traded. FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) up 0.8% on 8.1 million shares traded. CONSOL Energy, a high-Btu bituminous coal and natural gas company, is a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index and the Fortune 500.

Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) down 1.1% on 23.3 million shares traded. Alcoa, Inc. is one of the world leaders in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry.

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