To: E. Davies who wrote (25952 ) 10/16/2000 8:36:03 AM From: Bruce Denney Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 29970 Excite@Home Enter Symbol: Updated: Thursday, October 12, 2000 How to read these tables Current Earnings Estimates (Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars) Qtr Ended Sept 2000 Qtr Ended Dec 2000 Fiscal Year Dec 2000 Fiscal Year Dec 2001 Current Consensus (Mean) -0.10 -0.06 -0.28 0.02 Highest Estimate -0.09 -0.03 -0.24 0.15 Lowest Estimate -0.11 -0.08 -0.32 -0.06 Number of Analysts Surveyed 14 13 14 12 Year-Ago Reported Earnings -0.01 0.00 -0.04 -0.28 Current vs. Year Ago Change -900% N/A -600% 107% Median Estimate -0.10 -0.05 -0.28 0.03 Standard Deviation 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.05 Report Date1 Oct 24, 2000 Jan 22, 20012 Estimate Trends (Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars) Qtr Ended Sept 2000 Qtr Ended Dec 2000 Fiscal Year Dec 2000 Fiscal Year Dec 2001 Current Consensus (Mean) -0.10 -0.06 -0.28 0.02 Last Week's Mean -0.10 -0.06 -0.28 0.02 Month Earlier Mean -0.10 -0.05 -0.28 0.02 2 Months Earlier Mean -0.10 -0.05 -0.28 0.03 3 Months Earlier Mean -0.10 -0.05 -0.28 0.09 Estimate Revisions Qtr Ended Sept 2000 Qtr Ended Dec 2000 Fiscal Year Dec 2000 Fiscal Year Dec 2001 Up Revisions in Last Week 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions in Last Week 0 0 0 0 Up Revisions in Last Month 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions in Last Month 2 2 2 3 Earnings Surprises (Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars) Last Qtr 2 Qtrs Ago 3 Qtrs Ago 4 Qtrs Ago Estimate -0.12 0.00 0.00 -0.01 Actual -0.11 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 Difference-Actual vs Estimate 8% N/A N/A 0% Earnings Comparisons (Per Share Earnings, in U.S. dollars) Qtr Dec Qtr Mar Calendar Year 2000 Calendar Year 2001 Mean Estimate - Company -0.10 -0.06 -0.28 0.02 Current vs. Year Ago Change -900% N/A -600% 107% Mean Estimate - Industry (Consumer Services) 1.06 2.35 4.68 8.10 Current vs. Year Ago Change 33% 35% 41% 73% Mean Estimate - Sector (Consumer: non-Cyclicals) 2.29 2.16 8.60 9.91 Current vs. Year Ago Change 11% 13% 11% 15% 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 (Consumer Services) 132.74 5.32 Sector (Consumer: non-Cyclicals) 24.05 1.88 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 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 Current Mean for Consumer Services Industry 1.91 ... ... ... Current Mean for Consumer: non-Cyclicals Sector 2.06 ... ... ... Breakdown of Ratings Number of analysts who have assigned the following ratings Strong Buy 4 4 4 5 Buy 7 5 5 6 Hold 3 3 3 1 Underperform 0 0 0 0 Sell 0 0 0 0 Number of Analysts Surveyed 14 12 12 12 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 Copyright © 2000 Thomson Financial Copyright © 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.