Greetings,
Now that I have current numbers for some of Intel's
 competitors, I have re-done the Rule Maker Ranking 
Spreadsheet for Intel.

It is basically the same as what I posted last week,
 though there is a 2 point difference, due to the fact
that AMD's Fool Flow Ratio is just a bit higher than 
Intel's.

This still leaves Intel with a 52 ranking.

Patrick


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Financial AnalysiCompany Being Evaluated                      Competitor #1  Competitor #2 Competitor #3

                     Intel                                         AMD          Motorola   <Fill in Name>
                 Current PeriodYear-ago PerioYear-over-Year  Current Period  Current PeriodCurrent Period
                     Dec-99        Dec-98       Growth           Dec-99          Dec-99        <Date>
Income Statement . . .
  Sales                  8,212         7,614     7.9%                    969         8,498
  Cost of Goods S        3,176         3,160     0.5%                    582         5,606
  Net Income             2,108         2,064     2.1%                     65           349
  Shares Outstand        3,336         3,325     0.3%

Balance Sheet . . .
  Cash & Equivale       11,788         7,626     54.6%                   597         3,345
  Current Assets        17,819        13,475     32.2%                 1,410        16,503
  Short-term Debt          230           159     44.7%                     0         2,504
  Current Liabili        7,099         5,804     22.3%                   911        12,416
  Long-term Debt           955           702     36.0%                 1,427         3,089
                                                                            1             1             0Competitor
Margins & Ratios . . .
  Gross Margins           61.3%         58.5%     2.8                   39.9%         34.0%                   37.0%
  Net Margins             25.7%         27.1%    -1.4                    6.7%          4.1%                    5.4%
  Cash-to-Debt             9.95          8.86    12.3%                   0.42          0.60                    0.56
  Net Cash              10603.0        6765.0    56.7%                 -830.0       -2248.0                 -1539.0
  Fool Flow Ratio          0.88          1.04   -15.3%                   0.89          1.33                    1.11


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Ranking Rule Makers

1) Brand          Points (0-1)                              3) Financial Dire Points (0-3)
Familiarity                   1                             Sales Growth                  1
Openness                      1                             Gross Margins                 3
Optimism                      1                             Net Margins                   1
Legitimacy                    1                             Shares Outstandin             2
Inevitability                 1                             Cash-to-Debt                  2
Solitariness                  1                             Fool Flow Ratio               3
Humor                         1                             Expansion Potenti             3
  Subtotal                    7                               Subtotal                   15

2) Financial Loca Points (0-2)                              4) Monopoly Statu Points (0-4)
Mass Market Habit             1                             Gross Margins                 4
Gross Margins                 2                             Net Margins                   4
Net Margins                   2                             Net Cash                      4
Cash-to-Debt                  2                             Fool Flow Ratio               2
Fool Flow Ratio               2                             Convenience                   4
Your Interest                 2                               Subtotal                   18
  Subtotal                   11
                                                            5) Your  Enjoymen             1

                   Total Score             52  TopTier!

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