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To: Poet who wrote (9735)	2/27/2001 9:18:53 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10876

Fundamentally, BEAS is much more vulnerable than NTAP. LoF

To: Poet who wrote (9735)	2/27/2001 9:42:35 PM
From: hobo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10876

BEAS vs NTAP At a glance... Stock analyzer: schwab.com\|,00.html # 1 Fundamentals: BEA Systems What does the company do? BEA Systems' software provides snazzy new threads for old mainframe computer systems, outfitting them for the online world of computing. Its BEA WebLogic software provides application servers, Java-based software used for integrating e-commerce applications with older network computing and legacy software. BEA Tuxedo is used by customers such as Amazon.com, FedEx, and United Airlines to process millions of daily transactions, including billing, shipping, and price quotes. BEA (pronounced by saying the letters) sells its software directly and through distributors, systems integrators, and bundling partnerships. The company continues to expand through acquisitions. © 1999 Hoover's Inc. (Austin, TX) How much does the company sell and earn? BEA Systems one-year sales: $820.0 Mil. Difference from the average for the Business Software & Services group: 102.63% BEA Systems one-year income: $17.0 Mil Difference from the average for the Business Software & Services group: 1,861.85% Sales (past 12 months) Company $820.0 Mil Industry $404.7 Mil Income (past 12 months) Company $17.0 Mil Industry $866,531.0 How fast is the company growing? BEA Systems one-year sales growth: 76.60%. Difference from the average for the Business Software & Services group: 74.60 pct. pts. Sales Growth (past 12 months) Company 76.60% Industry 2.00% Income Growth (past 12 months) Company NA Industry -15.00% How profitable is the company? BEA Systems one-year net profit margin: 2.1% Difference from average for the Business Software & Services group: -1.7 pct. pts. Net profit margins (%) Company 2.1% Company 5-Yr Avg -9.2% Industry 3.8% How is the company's financial health? The "debt/equity ratio" shows how much a firm has borrowed long-term as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better. BEA Systems debt/equity ratio: 1.11. Difference from the average for the Business Software & Services group: 516.67%. Debt/equity ratio Company 1.11 Industry 0.18 **************************************************** NTAP Fundamentals: Network Appliance** What does the company do? Network Appliance can't help your toaster whisper sweet nothings into your refrigerator's ear, but it can help with network storage. The company's NetApp file servers store and deliver files over high-traffic, data-intensive networks typically used by Internet service providers (ISPs) and corporate intranets. Unlike general-purpose servers, file servers are more specialized, a feature that devotees say gives them more speed and ease-of-use. The company's NetCache Web caching appliances are designed to ease Internet bandwidths by storing information physically closer to users. Customers include Yahoo!, Motorola, Siemens, Cisco, and Texas Instruments. Almost a third of sales come from outside the US. © 1999 Hoover's Inc. (Austin, TX) All rights reserved. How much does the company sell and earn? Network Appliance one-year sales: $980.0 Mil. Difference from the average for the Data Storage Devices group: -44.48% Network Appliance one-year income: $98.9 Mil Difference from the average for the Data Storage Devices group: 27.82% Sales (past 12 months) Company $980.0 Mil Industry $1,765.0 Mil Income (past 12 months) Company $98.9 Mil Industry $77.4 Mil How fast is the company growing? Network Appliance one-year sales growth: 105.60%. Network Appliance one-year income growth: 50.10%. Sales Growth (past 12 months) Company 105.60% Industry -4.70% Income Growth (past 12 months) Company 50.10% Industry NA How profitable is the company? Network Appliance one-year net profit margin: 10.1% Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -1.6 pct. pts. Difference from average for the Data Storage Devices group: 9.8 pct. pts. Net profit margins (%) Company 10.1% Company 5-Yr Avg 11.7% Industry 0.3% How is the company's financial health? The "debt/equity ratio" shows how much a firm has borrowed long-term as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better. Network Appliance debt/equity ratio: 0.00. Average debt/equity ratio for the Data Storage Devices group: 0.19. Debt/equity ratio Company 0.00 Industry 0.19