TACH - AUTOMOTIVE STOCK INDEX
January 12, 1998
By Gerald Levinson CMA
1997 Top 20 Stocks
WARNING !! - THESE QUOTES ARE FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY
AND ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS INVESTMENT ADVICE OR AS
A SOLICITATION OF FUNDS. FURTHERMORE THE AUTO CHANNEL
DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY FINANCIAL LOSSES
BASED ON THE USE OF THESE QUOTES.
THE TACH TOP 20 FOR 1997
Below is a list of the top 20 automotive related stocks for
1997. We have utilized a weighted scoring system to take into
consideration the relative importance of each time period
as generally accepted by the investment community. The following
table indicates the weights assigned to each time category.
WEEKLY 5.00%
13 WEEK 75.00%
52 WEEK 20.00%
It is interesting to note how well our index has out performed
the Dow and S&P indices significantly for the last 52 weeks.
Had you invested $10,000 at the beginning of the year these stocks
would have gained $4519 plus any stock splits and dividends. The
S&P 500 returned over 30% for the year while the DOW gained only 22.9%.
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PRICE ***PERCENT CHANGE*** PE WTD
# N A M E 12-31-97 WEEK 13 WKS 52 WKS EPS RATIO SCORE
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LIST AVERAGES 35.40 2.89% 11.69% 45.19% 2.26 18.32 17.97
1 NATIONAL R.V. HOLDG 30.00 24.03% 34.40% 66.80% 1.68 14.50 40.36
2 SPX CORP. 70.13 2.56% 17.60% 115.40% 2.95 N/A 36.41
3 TBC CORP. 10.38 2.47% 22.80% 38.60% 0.84 13.10 24.94
4 WYNN'S INTERNAT'L 32.25 -0.58% 12.30% 67.00% NA 17.50 22.60
5 OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP. 19.00 8.57% 15.70% 47.30% NA 14.80 21.66
6 NAVISTAR INTERNAT'L 26.19 19.03% -11.30% 131.60% 1.39 31.90 18.80
7 STRATTEC SECURITY 26.00 4.00% 8.70% 53.80% 2.20 13.00 17.49
8 DONALDSON CO. INC. 49.00 2.08% 7.60% 57.40% 2.20 23.10 17.28
9 HONDA MOTOR CO. 72.44 2.02% 17.40% 19.60% 4.66 17.00 17.07
10 MODINE MFG 34.06 0.37% 10.80% 36.40% 2.27 15.10 15.40
11 FLEETWOOD ENTER 40.13 12.43% 14.60% 17.00% 2.18 13.70 14.97
12 MONACO COACH CORP. 24.50 -4.85% 4.00% 60.90% 2.16 11.70 14.94
13 CALI REALTY CORP. 38.75 -2.36% 6.60% 40.50% 1.97 22.30 12.93
14 COACHMEN INDUSTRIES 22.63 1.69% 20.30% -12.70% 1.57 15.10 12.77
15 LUND INTERNAT'L 12.50 -3.85% 15.60% 6.10% 0.70 46.40 12.73
16 DOVER DOWNS 22.06 -1.12% 14.80% 7.50% NA 18.30 12.54
17 INTERMET CORP. 17.13 -7.43% 6.90% 38.30% 1.58 10.20 12.46
18 MYERS INDUSTRIES 18.00 4.35% 8.60% 25.50% 1.15 15.70 11.77
19 DANA CORP. 47.63 1.87% 1.50% 50.20% 3.21 13.70 11.26
20 EATON CORP. 95.31 0.93% 4.90% 36.60% 5.66 21.00 11.04
