The Motley Fool: The Foolish Workshop, Nov. 7, 1997

The Daily Workshop Report
by Robert Sheard (TMF Sheard)

LEXINGTON, KY. (Nov. 7, 1997)

Scroll to the bottom for year-to-date Growth and Value Screen results.

Today marks the end of our October monthly reporting period here in the Workshop. We're in the middle of a transition in the Workshop from the overwhelming number of screens we track daily now to a more manageable number of screens we'll track officially.

Check out the newest database, posted earlier this afternoon. After some persuasive begging from several readers, I am again including the Accumulation/Distribution ranking from Investor's Business Daily.

Let's get to the new rankings!

First, the changes to the database stocks this week.

Delete:

Data General <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: DGN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: DGN)") end if %>

Dixie Group <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DXYN)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DXYN)") end if %>

HON Industries Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HONI)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HONI)") end if %>

TJX Companies <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: TJX)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: TJX)") end if %>

Add:

Adaptec Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADPT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADPT)") end if %>

BARRA, Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: BARZ)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: BARZ)") end if %>

Nautica Enterprises <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NAUT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NAUT)") end if %>

Charles Schwab <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SCH)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SCH)") end if %>

Current Unemotional Growth Rankings:

Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") end if %>

ENSCO Int'l <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ESV)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ESV)") end if %>

Tidewater Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: TDW)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: TDW)") end if %>

Global Marine <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: GLM)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: GLM)") end if %>

HBO & Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") end if %>

PeopleSoft <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: PSFT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: PSFT)") end if %>

AccuStaff Inc <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ASI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ASI)") end if %>

McAfee Assoc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MCAF)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MCAF)") end if %>

Varco Int'l <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: VRC)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: VRC)") end if %>

CKE Restaurants <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CKR)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CKR)") end if %>

Current Classic Investing for Growth Rankings (all stocks that qualify):

HBO & Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") end if %>

Iomega <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: IOM)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: IOM)") end if %>

Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") end if %>

Quantum Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: QNTM)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: QNTM)") end if %>

SCI Systems <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SCI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SCI)") end if %>

Compaq Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CPQ)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CPQ)") end if %>

Adaptec Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADPT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADPT)") end if %>

Sun Microsystems <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SUNW)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SUNW)") end if %>

Computer Associates <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") end if %>

Tellabs Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: TLAB)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: TLAB)") end if %>

Dollar General Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: DG)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: DG)") end if %>

Franklin Resources <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: BEN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: BEN)") end if %>

Price, T. Rowe <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: TROW)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: TROW)") end if %>

Linear Technology <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: LLTC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: LLTC)") end if %>

Claire's Stores <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CLE)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CLE)") end if %>

Helen of Troy Ltd. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HELE)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HELE)") end if %>

Nautica Enterprises <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NAUT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NAUT)") end if %>

Robert Half Int'l <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: RHI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: RHI)") end if %>

Frontier Insurance Group <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: FTR)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: FTR)") end if %>

Smithfield Foods <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFDS)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFDS)") end if %>

State Street Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: STT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: STT)") end if %>

The IFG (with Relative Strength) Top Ten: