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 NetScreen Technologies     Ticker: NSCN                     Page 1 of 10
 Complete Financials: March 2002            Exchange  NASD
 FY END SEP
 ISSUE DATA (05/24/02)      PER SHARE DATA               RATIOS
 Price    $    10.70      EPS (TTM)  $    -2.27   P/E (TTM)          NM
 52W High $    27.95      Div. Rate  $     0.00   Yield            0.00 %
 52W Low  $     9.48      Book Value $     2.93   Price/Book       3.66
 Shrs Out      73.77 Mil  Cash       $     3.07   ROE (TTM)      -62.99 %
 Float         10.00 Mil  Rev (TTM)  $     3.32   ROA (TTM)      -15.95 %
 Mon. Vol      11.54 Mil                          Curr. Ratio      5.99
 Beta             NA                              LT Dbt/Eqty      0.01
 BRIEF: NetScreen Technologies, Inc. develops, markets and
 sells a family of network security systems and appliances
 for enterprises and service providers, delivering
 integrated firewall, VPN, and network traffic management
 capabilities.  For the 6 months ended 3/31/02, revenues
 rose 68% to $61M.  Net loss applicable to Common totaled
 $37.7M, up from $17.5M.  Results reflect the introduction of
 new products, offset by higher deemed preferred dividends.
 
 
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 NetScreen Technologies    QUARTERLY SUMMARY                 Page 2 of 10
 HISTORICAL QUARTERLY RESULTS(Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
 REVENUE                        2000        2001        2002
 1st Qtr    DEC                2,866      17,156      28,973
 2nd Qtr    MAR                3,605      19,068      32,037
 3rd Qtr    JUN                7,869      23,003
 4th Qtr    SEP               12,244      26,336
 EPS                    (U.S. Dollars per share)
 1st Qtr    DEC               -0.390      -0.580      -1.250
 2nd Qtr    MAR               -0.700      -0.560      -0.050
 3rd Qtr    JUN               -0.780      -0.600
 4th Qtr    SEP               -0.990      -0.380
 
 FY'98 = 11 months due to 10/30/97 inception of operations.
 
 DIVIDENDS                          EMPLOYEES
 Last Dividend Decl.    $    NA     # Employees                 330
 Last Div Ex-Date            NA     Sales/Employee (TTM)    334,391
 Last Div Pay Date           NA     Net. Income/Empl.(TTM)       NM
 
 
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 NetScreen Technologies    COMPANY COMPARISON                Page 3 of 10
 TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND S&P 500 AGGREGATES
 VALUATION RATIOS:          COMPANY     INDUSTRY      S&P 500
 P/E Ratio                       NM        30.74        29.18
 Dividend Yield                0.00         1.49         1.48
 Price to Tangible Book        3.66         5.24         8.00
 Price to Book                 3.66         3.61         5.25
 Price to Free Cash Flow      54.59        43.78        36.26
 GROWTH STATISTICS:
 3 Yr Rev Growth             404.84        26.65        12.45
 3 Yr EPS Growth                 NM        14.55        11.02
 3 Yr Div Growth                 NM         4.16         9.27
 Reinvestment Rate           100.00        77.36        68.85
 PROFITABILITY RATIOS:
 Net Profit Margin           -21.99         6.11         9.53
 Return on Equity            -62.99         5.30        16.43
 Interest Coverage               NM         3.70         8.90
 FINANCIAL STRENGTH RATIOS:
 Current Ratio                 5.99         1.19         1.58
 LT Debt to Equity             0.01         0.78         0.75
 Total Debt to Equity          0.02         1.12         1.11
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