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It's difficult to dispute the contention that a company that performs well for customers also tends to perform well for its investors. One oilfield supplier that clearly enjoys the confidence of its customers to an almost unmatched degree -- and whose stock price has outperformed the benchmark Philadelphia Oil Service Index (OSX) over the last one, three and five years -- is Smith International (SII).<!--more-->

To be sure, Smith does not garner clients' accolades by simply talking a good game. Our belief is that the company maintains one of the best reputations in the industry in part by