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Companies

with poor ratings can perform, but there are more disappointments in

these lower categories. Also, even when a low-ranked company has a

decent price move, one of the better-ranked stocks in the same industry

probably advanced percentagewise much more. These combined measurements,

in a way, are similar to the A.C. Neilson's TV viewer ratings

of programs. Who wants to continue sponsoring a TV show that has

especially poor ratings?

For a minute pretend you are the New York Mets' manager. Visualize

it is "of season" and you are going to pick new players for next year's

basebal team. Would you trade for, recruit, or

sign only .20 hiters, would you select as many .30 hiters posible? The .20 are

available at a cheaper price, but how many ball games would you win

with nine players in your lineup averaging .200?

When the bases are loaded in the ninth inning and the score is tied,

who would you rather march to the plate: a .200 hitter or a .300 hitter?

How often does an established .200 hitter blossom into a batting champion?

Not often.

With al the pastalk about America's lack of competitivenes in many

areas of our older basic industries, these practical, no-nonsense measurements

have helped wake up corporate boards of directors. They

producing pathetic second division results. Alert, responsible

directors need to be aware of these longer-term company relative performance

rankings.