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To: Beachside Bill who wrote (34406)	11/7/2001 1:18:39 PM
From: E.J. Neitz Jr	Respond to of 53068

>>>>Has ADCT ever made any earnings? Over the last four boom years it was negative<<<< What? The link you provided shows earnings of $.29 in 98; $.11 in 99 and $1.14 in 2000, with a loss in 2001. Not sure what you mean? Looks positive in 3 of 4 years to me. As to the bottom question....well--the heck if I know. No assurances there--on this stock or any other.

To: Beachside Bill who wrote (34406)	11/7/2001 1:34:35 PM
From: BWAC	Respond to of 53068

I think you mean net earnings for 4 years? ADCT made a lot of acquisitions during that period. And recently they wrote off a good bit of those. But the actual products bought remain. ADCT really isn't an innovator of technology as much as they are a buyer. Take PAIR for instance. PAIR was a leading dsl innovator. ADCT wanted their finished product called Avidia. ADCT bought the whole company and then wrote off the parts they didn't want. Plus eliminated a competitor to other ADCT products by eliminating PAIR. For a more stable version of ADCT, without the acquisition fluff (which I'm sure has ended for w good while), check out ADTN Adtran for potential earnings.