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To: Jenna who wrote (3456)	1/30/2001 6:51:05 PM
From: Johnny_Blaze_420	Respond to of 6445

LMNE called friday and today. Message 15253841 Message 15268377

To: Jenna who wrote (3456)	1/30/2001 7:15:55 PM
From: Frederick Langford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6445

Earnings warnings: <not all techs either> Adobe Systems $52 3/4 ($1.250) Article Whisper Discussion Adobe Systems (ADBE) warned they would not meet first quarter EPS estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .30 per share. Adobe stated they would post "below estimate" for Q1. Chiron $43 11/16 ($2.500) Article Whisper Discussion Chiron (CHIR) warned they would miss FY01 EPS estimates. The consensus for the year is .87 per share. The company stated they would post "about .85" per share for the year. Amazon.com $18 15/16 ($1.187) Article Whisper Discussion Amazon.com (AMZN) warned that first quarter revenues would not be met. The analysts were expecting revenues of $799 million. The company said it is expecting to post $650-700 million. Applied Materials $52 7/16 $2 1/4 Article Whisper Discussion Applied Materials (AMAT) warned they would fall short of first quarter EPS estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .74 per share. The company stated they would post EPS "below estimates". Illinois Tool Works $64.820 $0.260 Article Whisper Discussion Illinois Tool Works (ITW) warned they would narrowly miss first quarter EPS estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .73 per share. The company gave a lowered range of .66-.71 per share. WestPoint Stevens $8.740 ($0.510) Article Whisper Discussion WestPoint Stevens (WXS) warned they would fall significantly short of fourth quarter EPS estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .29 per share. The company stated they would miss that, posting "about .11" per share. Sportsline USA $8 15/16 3/16 Article Whisper Discussion Sportsline.com (SPLN) warned it would post a bigger loss than previously expected. The current consensus EPS estimates are a loss of .82 per share. The company stated they would post a bigger loss than that, in the range of a loss of .90-.95 per share range. Estee Lauder $38.900 ($1.550) Article Whisper Discussion Estee Lauder (EL) warned they may miss third quarter estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .25 per share. The company stated they would post .23-.25 per share. Lamson & Sessions $11.100 $0.280 Article Whisper Discussion Lamson & Sessions (LMS) warned that they would not meet first quarter EPS estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .36 per share. The company stated they would miss that, posting in the lowered range of .22-.25 per share. Nokia $35.280 ($1.710) Whisper Discussion Nokia (NOK) warned they would just fall short of second quarter estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .20 per share. The company said they would post "about .18" per share. They also lowered the number of phones that they were expected to sell. The consensus estimates were 550 million, Nokia stated that would be in the range of 500-550 million. Universal Forest $13 13/16 ($0.187) Article Whisper Discussion Universal Forest (UFPI) warned they would just miss first quarter EPS estimates. The consensus estimates are .25 per share. The company said it would post in the .23-.25 per share range. Mylan Labs $23.420 $0.080 Article Whisper Discussion Mylan Labs (MYL) warned they would fall short of fourth quarter estimates. The current consensus EPS estimate is .38 per share. The company issued a lowered range of .30-.33 per share. Arguss Communications $10 $0.560 Article Whisper Discussion Arguss Communications (ACX) warned they would miss fourth quarter EPS estimates. The consensus EPS estimates are .15 per share. The company said they would miss that, posting a breakeven to .02 per share quarter. Transocean Sedco $44 1/4 $3 1/4 Article Whisper Discussion Transocean Sedco (RIG) warned they would drastically miss first quarter EPS estimates. The consensus estimates are .21 per share. The company said they would post .00-.05 per share. Fred