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Strategies & Market Trends : Is TOTAL SERVICE SYSTEMS (TSS) overvalued ?

TSS 133.27

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Sep 17 5:00 PM EST

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To: Robert Northington who wrote (2)	3/4/1997 4:29:00 PM
From: Q.	of 43

Compare this stock at 32 with a market cap of $4 B to the dominant player in the industry, FDC, and you will see that TSS is overvalued by at least a factor of 3. Beating estimates by 10% hardly justifies this. Just compare the valuation ratios in the following two reports: Market Guide Quick Facts Report Total System Services SYMBOL: TSS EXCHANGE: NYSE PRICING DATA (AS OF) 02/28/97 RATIOS & STATISTICS Price 30.75 Price/Revenue (TTM) 12.76* 52 Week High 31.38 P/E (TTM) 100.82* 52 Week Low 14.25 Price/Book (MRQ) 24.01 Beta 0.95 Price/Cash Flow (TTM) 77.07 Avg Daily Vol (10 Day) 0.04 Mil ROA (TTM) 16.22%* Avg Daily Vol (3 Month) 0.02 Mil ROE (TTM) 25.66%* Current Ratio (MRQ) 1.84 DIVIDEND INFORMATION Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 0.01 Indicated Annual ($) 0.05 Yield 0.15% NOTE: TTM = trailing twelve months MRQ = most recent quarter SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION Market Cap. ($) 3,975.668 Mil Current Month 0.301 Mil Shares Out. 129.290 Mil Previous Month 0.349 Mil Float 20.700 Mil Short Interest Ratio 13.7 Day ================================================================== First Data Corporation SYMBOL: FDC EXCHANGE: NYSE PRICING DATA (AS OF) 02/28/97 RATIOS & STATISTICS Price 36.75 Price/Revenue (TTM) 3.52* 52 Week High 44.00 P/E (TTM) 26.84* 52 Week Low 33.50 Price/Book (MRQ) 4.70 Beta 0.88 Price/Cash Flow (TTM) 41.02 Avg Daily Vol (10 Day) 1.72 Mil ROA (TTM) 4.93%* Avg Daily Vol (3 Month) 2.23 Mil ROE (TTM) 19.62%* Current Ratio (MRQ) NM DIVIDEND INFORMATION Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 0.57 Indicated Annual ($) 0.08 Yield 0.22% NOTE: TTM = trailing twelve months MRQ = most recent quarter SHARE RELATED INFORMATION SHORT INTEREST INFORMATION Market Cap. ($) 16,448.198 Mil Current Month 19.181 Mil Shares Out. 447.570 Mil Previous Month 22.951 Mil Float 322.300 Mil Short Interest Ratio 10.8 Day

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