TACH - AUTOMOTIVE STOCK INDEX

October 27, 1997

By Gerald Levinson CMA

Top 10 Winners

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                         TACH - AUTOMOTIVE STOCK INDEX
                               OCTOBER 27, 1997

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                      CLOSING PRICES
                       THIS   LAST      ****PERCENT  CHANGE****         PE
     N A M E           WEEK   WEEK       WEEK   13 WKS   52 WKS   EPS  RATIO
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SIMPSON INDUSTRIES I  11.88  11.00 $$   7.95%   16.00%   24.00%  0.95  20.80
SPX CORP.             63.06  59.00 $$   6.89%   28.80%  125.70%  2.97    N/A
REPUBLIC AUTOMOTIVE   16.00  15.38 $$   4.07%    2.50%   -9.40%  1.38  11.40
MOBILE MINI INC.       5.81   5.63 $$   3.33%   31.60%   51.30%  0.24  41.70
SMC CORP.              7.00   6.88      1.82%   25.90%  -17.10%  0.78  40.50
WABASH NATIONAL CORP  32.38  32.00      1.17%   22.00%  103.00%  0.60  69.40
JASON INC.             8.13   8.06      0.78%   26.90%   24.40%  0.55  19.20
R&B INC.               9.13   9.13      0.00%    8.30%   16.30%  0.84  12.70
SPARTAN MOTORS INC.    7.13   7.13      0.00%  -24.20%    0.00%  0.50  72.50
LEAR CORP.            48.63  48.81     -0.38%    9.60%   37.80%  2.94  18.20