The Motley Fool: The Foolish Workshop, Monday, January 05, 1998

Monday, January 05, 1998

The Daily Workshop Report
by Robert Sheard (TMF Sheard)

LEXINGTON, KY. (Jan. 5, 1998) -- Workshop Fools, please bear with me while I get some rebuilding done for the 1998 Workshop. As you may or may not know, I'm following eight screens for 1998, each on an annual holding cycle. I'm also periodically tracking the quarterly IFG returns and the monthly UG returns since those are the models I originally back-tested.

But it may take a few days to get the new files built that I'll be using in our streamlined Workshop. Eventually there will be a regular file that always has the most recent weekly rankings updates (which I'm including again here in today's column for anyone who missed the post on the message board). There will also be a file for the weekly updates for year-to-date returns and a file with a summary of all eight screens for you to refer to as needed. When the dust settles, so to speak, I'm also going to add a file with side-by-side comparisons of annual returns for those models we've actually tested.

In the meantime, as the saying goes, please mind your head while we rebuild. Here are the latest rankings from Friday, January 2. The wrap-up of the 1997 Workshop I had planned for today will appear tomorrow. I wanted to get these rankings to as many readers as possible first.

Changes to the Weekly Database

Delete:

Apple South <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: APSO)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: APSO)") end if %> 
 CTS Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CTS)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CTS)") end if %> 
 Halliburton Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: HAL)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: HAL)") end if %>

Add:

Capital One Fin'l <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: COF)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: COF)") end if %> 
 Health Mgmt. Assoc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: HMA)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: HMA)") end if %> 
 Trinity Inds. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: TRN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: TRN)") end if %>

Unemotional Growth 
 Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") end if %> 
 PeopleSoft <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: PSFT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: PSFT)") end if %> 
 HBO & Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") 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 %> 
 Network Assoc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NETA)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NETA)") end if %> 
 AccuStaff Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ASI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ASI)") end if %> 
 Global Marine <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: GLM)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: GLM)") end if %> 
 AirTouch Communic. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ATI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ATI)") end if %> 
 CKE Restaurants <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CKR)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CKR)") end if %> 
  
 Relative Strength -- IBD Method 
 Best Buy Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: BBY)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: BBY)") end if %> 
 Safeskin Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFSK)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFSK)") end if %> 
 United Stationers <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: USTR)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: USTR)") end if %> 
 Whole Foods Market <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: WFMI)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: WFMI)") end if %> 
 Standard Pacific Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SPF)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SPF)") end if %> 
 Allied Waste <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: AWIN)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: AWIN)") end if %> 
 Dime Bancorp Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: DME)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: DME)") end if %> 
 Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") end if %> 
 Oneida Ltd. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: OCQ)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: OCQ)") end if %> 
 ICN Pharmaceuticals <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") end if %> 
  
 Relative Strength -- 26-Week Method 
 Best Buy Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: BBY)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: BBY)") end if %> 
 United Stationers <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: USTR)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: USTR)") end if %> 
 Safeskin Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFSK)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFSK)") end if %> 
 ICN Pharmaceuticals <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") end if %> 
 Dime Bancorp Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: DME)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: DME)") end if %> 
 VWR Scientific <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: VWRX)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: VWRX)") end if %> 
 Texas Inds. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: TXI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: TXI)") end if %> 
 Canandaigua Brands 'A' <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: CBRNA)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: CBRNA)") end if %> 
 Input/Output <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: IO)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: IO)") end if %> 
 Standard Pacific Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SPF)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SPF)") end if %> 
  
 Formula 90 
 Safeskin Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFSK)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SFSK)") end if %> 
 United Stationers <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: USTR)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: USTR)") end if %> 
 Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") end if %> 
 Oneida Ltd. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: OCQ)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: OCQ)") end if %> 
 Airborne Freight <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ABF)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ABF)") end if %> 
 PeopleSoft <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: PSFT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: PSFT)") end if %> 
 Pier 1 Imports <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: PIR)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: PIR)") end if %> 
 Ethan Allen Interiors <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ETH)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ETH)") end if %> 
 HBO & Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") end if %> 
 Michael Foods <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MIKL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MIKL)") end if %> 
  
 Low Price/Sales 
 VWR Scientific <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: VWRX)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: VWRX)") end if %> 
 Standard Pacific Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SPF)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SPF)") end if %> 
 Centex Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CTX)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CTX)") end if %> 
 Alaska Air Group <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ALK)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ALK)") end if %> 
 Airborne Freight <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ABF)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ABF)") end if %> 
 CompUSA Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CPU)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CPU)") end if %> 
 Rio Hotel & Casino <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: RHC)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: RHC)") end if %> 
 Dress Barn <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DBRN)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DBRN)") end if %> 
 SCI Systems <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SCI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SCI)") end if %> 
 Southwest Airlines <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: LUV)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: LUV)") end if %> 
  
 Investing for Growth -- Classic 
 HBO & Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") end if %> 
 Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") 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 %> 
 Computer Associates <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") end if %> 
 Claire's Stores <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CLE)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CLE)") end if %> 
 Gap (The) Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: GPS)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: GPS)") end if %> 
 Franklin Resources <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: BEN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: BEN)") end if %> 
 Price (T. Rowe) Assoc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: TROW)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: TROW)") end if %> 
 ADC Telecom. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADCT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADCT)") end if %> 
 Dollar General Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: DG)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: DG)") end if %> 
 Robert Half Int'l <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: RHI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: RHI)") end if %> 
 ICN Pharmaceuticals <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") end if %> 
 Linear Technology <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: LLTC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: LLTC)") end if %> 
 Nautica Enterprises <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NAUT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: NAUT)") end if %> 
  
 Investing for Growth -- Relative Strength 
 ICN Pharmaceuticals <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ICN)") end if %> 
 Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") end if %> 
 Computer Associates <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") end if %> 
 Gap (The)  Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: GPS)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: GPS)") end if %> 
 Compaq Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CPQ)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CPQ)") end if %> 
 SCI Systems <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SCI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SCI)") end if %> 
 HBO & Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: HBOC)") end if %> 
 ADC Telecom. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADCT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: ADCT)") 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 %> 
  
 Keystone 
 Coca-Cola Enterprises <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CCE)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CCE)") end if %> 
 Dell Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: DELL)") end if %> 
 Computer Associates <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CA)") end if %> 
 AirTouch Communic. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ATI)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ATI)") end if %> 
 EMC Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: EMC)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: EMC)") end if %> 
 Gap (The) Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: GPS)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: GPS)") end if %> 
 Compaq Computer <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CPQ)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CPQ)") end if %> 
 Norwest Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: NOB)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: NOB)") end if %> 
 Cendant Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: CD)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: CD)") end if %> 
 Schering-Plough <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SGP)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SGP)") end if %> 
 Safeway Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SWY)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SWY)") end if %> 
 Lilly (Eli) <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: LLY)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: LLY)") end if %> 
 Pfizer Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: PFE)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: PFE)") end if %> 
 Dayton Hudson <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: DH)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: DH)") end if %> 
 Travelers Group <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: TRV)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: TRV)") end if %> 
 Home Depot <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: HD)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: HD)") end if %> 
 Tyco Int'l Ltd. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: TYC)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: TYC)") end if %> 
 Cisco Systems <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: CSCO)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: CSCO)") end if %> 
 Allstate Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: ALL)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: ALL)") end if %> 
 Schlumberger Ltd. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: SLB)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: SLB)") end if %> 
 Merrill Lynch & Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: MER)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: MER)") end if %> 
 Freddie Mac <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: FRE)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: FRE)") end if %> 
 Walgreen Co. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: WAG)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: WAG)") end if %> 
 Medtronic Inc. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: MDT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: MDT)") end if %> 
 Wal-Mart Stores <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: WMT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: WMT)") end if %> 
 Hewlett-Packard <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: HWP)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: HWP)") end if %> 
 Sun Microsystems <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SUNW)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: SUNW)") end if %> 
 BankAmerica Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: BAC)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: BAC)") end if %> 
 MBNA Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: KRB)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: KRB)") end if %> 
 Microsoft Corp. <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MSFT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MSFT)") end if %>