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To: daViking who wrote (45225)	3/3/2001 9:54:31 PM
From: David E. Taylor	Respond to of 45548

David: Cash and investments were worth around $8/share, book value (stockholder equity) was about $10/share for the Q2 ended 12/1/00 . Both will go down around $0.70/share with the projected loss for the current Q3 (around $250 million, 365 million shares). So at the present stock price, you're getting the stock at liquidation value or less, and the ongoing business for nothing. Of course, it may just turn out that the ongoing business is worth just that - nothing. And if they keep losing $250 million/quarter, the cash/book value will decrease by about $0.70/share per quarter. You can check this out for yourself by going through the balance sheet for Q2 which ended last 12/1/00. You can get this from EDGAR (or a shorter version from the 3Com website): freeedgar.com They report Q3 on 3/27 (ended 3/2/01 or thereabouts). Good luck. David T.

To: daViking who wrote (45225)	3/3/2001 10:33:02 PM
From: hdl	Respond to of 45548

on si for coms they have financials, under which is the balance sheet. you can look at current assets and deduct liabilities and divide by number of shares. it is all there. Home \| Log Out \| StockTalk \| Inbox \| SubjectMarks \| PeopleMarks \| Customize \| Portfolio SI Mail SI NavigationHomeSite Map------------------ChartsCheck EmailCustomizeFAQFREE RegistrationMarket InsightMarket ToolsMembership Sign-UpMessage CenterNetSearchNewsPeopleMarksPeopleSearchPortfolioPortfolio ForecasterQuotesReal-Time ChartsReal-Time QuotesStock ScreenerStockTalkStockTalk SearchSubjectMarks Dow 10,466.31 +16.17 +0.15% Sponsored By Nasdaq 2,117.63 -65.74 -3.01% S&P 1,234.18 -7.05 -0.57% Quote \| Real-Time Quote \| Charts \| News \| Financials \| Discussion \| Insider Trades \| Earnings Est. \| Profile \| Institutions \| SEC \| Hist. Prices \| Industry Grp. \| Broker Research \| DSP/DRIP \| ON24 Audio/Video News \| Trading Center COMS : 3COM CORP (NASDAQ) Highlights \| Bal. Sheet \| Income Stmt. \| Cash Flow SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ITEMS YEAR ENDING QUARTER ENDING 05/31/98 05/28/99 Restated 06/02/00 06/02/00 11/26/99 12/01/00 Cash & ST Investments 1,076,078 1,661,136 3,069,940 2,011,503 2,435,315 Receivables 849,640 825,218 355,540 730,395 430,583 Other Current Assets 1,208,954 872,348 1,999,951 1,256,549 798,437 Total Current Assets 3,134,672 3,358,702 5,425,431 3,998,447 3,664,335 LT Investments 0 0 0 0 0 Fixed Assets 858,779 823,421 705,824 776,111 693,713 Other LT Assets 87,069 230,152 361,699 205,809 361,807 Total Assets 4,080,520 4,412,275 6,492,954 4,980,367 4,719,855 Accounts Payable 332,992 300,905 363,497 476,305 408,471 ST Debt & Curr LTD 12,008 13,900 14,459 13,822 2,254 Other Current Liab. 838,915 801,272 804,520 903,074 559,110 Total Current Liab. 1,183,915 1,116,077 1,182,476 1,393,201 969,835 LT Debt & Cap Leases 35,878 29,723 14,740 16,510 2,595 Other LT Liabilities 53,232 70,020 1,252,674 52,324 80,896 Total Liabilities 1,273,025 1,215,820 2,449,890 1,462,035 1,053,326 Preferred Stock 0 0 0 0 0 Common & Paid In Capital 1,730,676 1,954,204 2,101,242 1,979,254 2,348,152 Retained Earnings 1,079,775 1,403,709 1,982,079 1,660,847 1,578,116 Other Equity -2,956 -161,458 -40,257 -121,769 -259,739 Total Equity 2,807,495 3,196,455 4,043,064 3,518,332 3,666,529 Shares Outstanding 358,870 357,615 353,454 341,923 348,781 Note: Units in Thousands of U.S. Dollars. Enter symbols or keywords for search: QuotesStock TalkChartsNewsPeople Symbol lookup Go to Top Company information copyright © 2000 Market Guide Inc. All rights reserved. Got a comment, question or suggestion? Contact Silicon Investor.