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Technology Stocks : EXFO ELECTRO-OPTICALENGINEERING INC -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: D. K. G. who wrote (65)	11/28/2000 8:54:59 PM
From: Jim B	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94

wow.. EXFO, NUFO, SONS, ASCX.. all recent IPOs beginning to look EXTREMELY cheap wonder when this NASD is going to find its bottom jimb

To: D. K. G. who wrote (65)	1/17/2001 10:12:52 PM
From: D. K. G.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94

EXFO reports and raises estimate Shares soar 35 percent By Barbara C. Costanza, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 12:40 PM ET Jan 17, 2001http://www2.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid={6AD1EE17-7CFA-4A23-94E0-6E4F80D77008} QUEBEC CITY, Canada, (CBS.MW) -- Shares of EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering soared 28 percent Wednesday after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and raised its projection for fiscal 2001. The company (EXFO: news, msgs) posted profits from operations of $7.5 million, or 16 cents a share, an increase of 477 percent compared with the year-ago total of $1.3 million, or 3 cents a share. Analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial expected a profit of 8 cents a share. Sales came in at $28.5 million, an increase of 144 percent compared with $11.7 million last year. The company, which designs and markets fiber-optic test, measurement and monitoring instruments, cited progress in its optical component and system manufacturer market as well as its position in the carrier market. As a result of the increased demand, the company raised its sales estimate to between $140 million and $150 million for fiscal 2001. In addition the company anticipates earnings of 40 cents to 45 cents for fiscal 2001, which excludes amortization of goodwill. Shares rose $8.13 to $37.50.