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To: Boplicity who wrote (4431)9/18/2000 8:34:00 PM
From: William F. Wager, Jr.  Respond to of 10934
 
Current Earnings Estimates
(Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars)


Qtr Ended
Oct 2000
Qtr Ended
Jan 2001
Fiscal Year
Apr 2001
Fiscal Year
Apr 2002
Current Consensus (Mean)
0.09
0.10
0.40
0.55
Highest Estimate
0.10
0.11
0.42
0.60
Lowest Estimate
0.09
0.10
0.39
0.50
Number of Analysts Surveyed
19
18
19
18

Year-Ago Reported Earnings
0.05
0.06
0.21
0.40
Current vs. Year Ago Change
80%
67%
90%
38%
Median Estimate
0.09
0.10
0.40
0.55
Standard Deviation
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.03
Report Date1
Nov 16, 20002
15-Feb, 20012





Estimate Trends
(Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars)


Qtr Ended
Oct 2000
Qtr Ended
Jan 2001
Fiscal Year
Apr 2001
Fiscal Year
Apr 2002
Current Consensus (Mean)
0.09
0.10
0.40
0.55
Last Week's Mean
0.09
0.10
0.40
0.55
Month Earlier Mean
0.08
0.09
0.34
0.52
2 Months Earlier Mean
0.08
0.09
0.35
0.50
3 Months Earlier Mean
0.08
0.09
0.34
0.50



Estimate Revisions



Qtr Ended
Oct 2000
Qtr Ended
Apr 2001
Fiscal Year
Jan 2001
Fiscal Year
Apr 2002
Up Revisions in Last Week
0
0
0
0
Down Revisions in Last Week
0
0
0
0
Up Revisions in Last Month
17
17
18
8
Down Revisions in Last Month
0
0
0
0



Earnings Surprises
(Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars)


Last Qtr
2 Qtrs Ago
3 Qtrs Ago
4 Qtrs Ago
Estimate
0.08
0.06
0.05
0.04
Actual
0.09
0.07
0.06
0.05
Difference-Actual vs Estimate
13%
17%
20%
25%



Earnings Comparisons
(Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars)


Qtr
Sep
Qtr
Dec
Calendar
Year
2000
Calendar
Year
2001
Mean Estimate - Company
0.09
0.10
0.50
N/A
Current vs. Year Ago Change
80%
67%
43%
N/A

Mean Estimate - Industry (Hardware & Equipment)
6.27
7.56
25.34
32.81
Current vs. Year Ago Change
60%
41%
49%
29%

Mean Estimate - Sector (Technology)
5.36
6.62
22.33
28.93
Current vs. Year Ago Change
43%
34%
40%
30%



Price-to-Earnings Ratio Comparisons



P/E Based on
Mean Estimate for
Calendar Year
P/E Growth Based on
Mean Estimate for
Calendar Year
Company
N/A
N/A
Industry (Hardware & Equipment)
51.25
2.37
Sector (Technology)
55.17
2.49



Analysts' Investment Ratings

Mean Recommendations (ratings based on scale of 1 to 5)3
Current
1
Month
Ago
2
Months
Ago
3
Months
Ago
Current Mean for Company
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Current Mean for Hardware & Equipment Industry
1.75
...
...
...
Current Mean for Technology Sector
1.75
...
...
...

Breakdown of Ratings
Number of analysts who have assigned the following ratings
Strong Buy
15
11
11
11
Buy
4
2
2
2
Hold
0
0
0
0
Underperform
0
0
0
0
Sell
0
0
0
0
Number of Analysts Surveyed
19
13
13
13



Footnotes:
1 - projected report date based on timing of the company's report in prior quarters
2 - week of
3 - scale based on the following: 1 equals strong buy, 2 equals buy, 3 equals hold, 4 equals
underperform, 5 equals sell

Source: First Call/Thomson Financial