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Technology Stocks : RATIONAL SOFTWARE- BUY OR HOLD -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Randy Ellingson who wrote (3079)	12/2/2000 11:06:56 PM
From: Randy Ellingson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3115

Here, from my calculations and research, are the numbers for Rational's free cash flow Q by Q for 1Q99 to 2Q00 (please verify these for yourselves): Q FCF -------------- 1Q99 9,174 2Q99 21,844 3Q99 34,470 4Q99 97,721 1Q00 47,628 2Q00 27,753 I have used data from the 10Q's and the 10K to compute: Free Cash Flow = Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities + (Net Capital Expenditures) (negative number) "Net Capital Expenditures" same here as "Acquisition of Property and Equipment" The 4Q99 FCF looks out of line, but I cannot see the reason, if there is one, right now. Randy