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3COM CORP Ticker
Exchange
Industry
Type
COMS
NSDQ
COMP-NETWORKS
Large
Shares/ Outstanding
Institutions
Insiders 344.6 MM
50%
5%
3Com has evolved from a supplier of discrete networking products to a
broad-based supplier of local area network (LAN) and wide area network
(WAN) systems for the large enterprise, small business, home,and service
provider markets. Following its recent merger with U.S. Robotics,the
world's leading provider of modems and remote access products, 3Com
offers customers a broad range of data networking solutions that include
routers, hubs, remote access systems, switches, adapters, modems,
connected organizers and telephony products.
Rec Price P/E Mkt Cap Div Rate Yield Sales (12Mo) Sls Gr EPS Gr Div Gr Zacks Rank
$38.13ÿ 20.5ÿ $12799 MMÿ $0.00ÿ 0.0%ÿ $5955 MMÿ 71%ÿ 58%ÿ ÿ Sellÿ
Price/Volume Data
52 Week High $80.13ÿ
52 Week Low $26.38ÿ
Price Change-Year To Date -48%ÿ
Year To Date(Relative To S & P 500) -59%ÿ
Average Daily Volume 9057 000sÿ
Beta 1.54ÿ
Wall Street Recommendations
ÿ Natl Retail Broker Inst Broker Reg Broker Total Z Indicator
Strong Buy 6ÿ 9ÿ 5ÿ 20ÿ 0ÿ
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Strong Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ
increase, 1 week ÿ 1ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ
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Moderate Buy 1ÿ 4ÿ 7ÿ 12ÿ 0ÿ
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Hold 1ÿ 2ÿ 3ÿ 6ÿ 0ÿ
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Estimates and actuals are both eps before extras and other non-recurring
items
DISTRIBUTION OF EPS ESTIMATES
HISTOGRAM AS OF 11/ 8/97
3COM CORP
FY1 - 9805 FY2 - 9905
39 ESTS. 27 ESTS.
O
X
O X
X X
X X X X X
X X X X X XX
X XX X X X X XX O
X XX XX XX X OX XX X X X
O X X X XX XX XX X X XXX X OXX X XX X
!-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----!
2.12 2.22 2.32 2.42 2.52 2.82 2.97 3.12 3.27 3.42
"X" = EPS ESTIMATE ($) "O" = THREE MOST RECENT ESTS.
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11/97 QTR: 3COM CORP 2/98 QTR:
EXP.REPT: 12/19/97 EXP.REPT: 3/20/98
XXOX X OX
XXXX X XX X
XXXX X OXX X
XXXX X XXXX XX
OXXXX X XXXX XX
OXXXX X OX X XXXX XX
!-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----!
0.51 0.56 0.61 0.66 0.71 0.53 0.58 0.63 0.68 0.73
MEAN 0.53 (32) MEAN 0.60 (30)
MOST ACC 0.52 ( 3) MOST ACC 0.57 ( 3)
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Current EPS Estimates
Period Ending Mean Est.
($/SH) High Est.
($/SH) Low Est.
($/SH) Number Ests. Mean Change, Last Month ($)
Year Endingÿ 05/99ÿ 3.02ÿ 3.25ÿ 2.84ÿ 27ÿ 0.01ÿ
Year Endingÿ 05/98ÿ 2.32ÿ 2.47ÿ 2.12ÿ 39ÿ -0.01ÿ
VS Actualÿ 05/97ÿ 1.81ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ
Quarter Endÿ 11/97ÿ 0.53ÿ 0.56ÿ 0.51ÿ 32ÿ -0.01ÿ
VS Actualÿ 11/96ÿ 0.50ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ
Quarter Endÿ 02/98ÿ 0.60ÿ 0.64ÿ 0.53ÿ 30ÿ 0.00ÿ
VS Actualÿ 02/97ÿ 0.43ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ
Next 5 Year Growth (%)ÿ ÿ 27.08ÿ 40.00ÿ 20.00ÿ 27ÿ 0.06ÿ
Surprise History
Quarter Endÿ % Surprise Actual Estimate Std Dev # Analysts
11/97 N/Aÿ N/Aÿ 0.53ÿ 0.01ÿ 32ÿ
08/97 0.19ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.02ÿ 33ÿ
05/97 -6.05ÿ 0.45ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.02ÿ 30ÿ
Financial History
Year End Sales Net Income EPS ex NRI EPS Reported Dividends High Low
1997 3147ÿ 373ÿ 1.81ÿ 1.69ÿ N/Aÿ 67ÿ 29ÿ
1996 2327ÿ 177ÿ 1.45ÿ 0.99ÿ N/Aÿ 75ÿ 39ÿ
1995 1295ÿ 125ÿ 1.14ÿ 0.85ÿ N/Aÿ 47ÿ 23ÿ
EPS History
Fiscal Year 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Year
1999ÿ 0.69Eÿ 0.74Eÿ 0.78Eÿ 0.83Eÿ 3.02Eÿ
1998ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.53Eÿ 0.60Eÿ 0.68Eÿ 2.32Eÿ
1997ÿ 0.43ÿ 0.50ÿ 0.43ÿ 0.45ÿ 1.81ÿ
Company vs Industry
ÿ --- EPS Growth Rates ---ÿ
ÿ Last 5 Yrs Actual (%)ÿ 98/97 (%)ÿ 99/98 (%)ÿ Nxt 5 Yrs (%)ÿ P/E on 97 EPSÿ
Companyÿ 43.7ÿ 28.5ÿ 30.1ÿ 26.9ÿ 16.5ÿ
Ind: (COMP-NETWORKS)ÿ 18.3ÿ 15.2ÿ 31.1ÿ 28.0ÿ 68.7ÿ
(Ind Group #298)ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ
S&P 500ÿ 12.6ÿ 11.9ÿ 7.4ÿ 7.6ÿ 20.5ÿ
Comp VS Indÿ 25.5ÿ 13.3ÿ -1.0ÿ -1.0ÿ -52.2ÿ
Comp VS S&Pÿ 31.1ÿ 16.5ÿ 22.7ÿ 19.4ÿ -4.1ÿ
Company Ratios: Current vs History
ÿ Currentÿ 5-Yearÿ
Avgÿ
P/E (12 Mo)ÿ 20.5ÿ 28.2ÿ
Rel P/Eÿ 94%ÿ ÿ
Net Marginÿ 5%ÿ 5.8%ÿ
ROEÿ 40.6%ÿ 35.3%ÿ
LT Debt/Capÿ 6%ÿ 8%ÿ
Company vs Industry Ratios
ÿ COMP-NETWORKS ÿ INDUSTRY AVGÿ S&P 500ÿ
Pr Chg YTDÿ -48%ÿ ÿ 25%ÿ
P/Eÿ(12Mo)ÿ 20.5ÿ ÿ 21.7ÿ
Price/Bookÿ 5.7ÿ ÿ 5.3ÿ
Price/Salesÿ 2.1ÿ ÿ ÿ
Price/CFÿ 10.8ÿ ÿ ÿ
Impl Ret/ÿP/Eÿ 1.32ÿ ÿ ÿ
Div Yieldÿ 0.0%ÿ ÿ 1.8%ÿ
Net Marginÿ 5.0%ÿ -3.7%ÿ ÿ
ROEÿ 41%ÿ 5%ÿ 23%ÿ
Debt/Capÿ 6%ÿ ÿ ÿ* Ranked 15/60 in COMP-NETWORKS. COMP-NETWORKS Ranked 124/211.
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Zacks Company Report was last updated 11/10/97.
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