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