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Non-Tech : Auric Goldfinger's Short List -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6352)	10/9/2000 7:17:56 PM
From: RockyBalboa	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 19428

Thanks Sir, nice survey. I might think a PE of about 60 is adequate (given that BOBJ shows only minor disruptions in growth). The recent slaughter of Hyperion led me to the idea. I'm baffled how cheap HYSL is. Their business is valued at almost nothing. I might even hedge with HYSL. Hyperion Solutions Corp. develops, markets and supports enterprise analytic application software that helps companies better understand, optimize and operate their businesses. For the fiscal year ended 6/30/00, revenues rose 17% to $496.9 million. Net income totaled $28.8 million, up from $8 million. Book Value (mrq) $9.50 Earnings (ttm) $0.87 Earnings (mrq) $0.27 Sales (ttm) $15.01 Cash (mrq) $9.05 ---------------------------- Business Objects S.A. develops, markets, and supports integrated enterprise decision support software tools which allow non-technical end-users to access, report and analyze information in relational databases. For the six months ended 6/00, revenues rose 47% to $157.1 million. Net income rose 94% to $16.2 million. Revenues reflect increased sales of Web Intelligence and related software products. Earnings also reflect increased interest income. Book Value (mrq) $4.56 Earnings (ttm) $0.74 Earnings (mrq) $0.21 Sales (ttm) $6.88 Cash (mrq) $4.46