To: Oral Roberts who wrote (10458 ) 1/16/2002 4:19:54 PM From: Jorj X Mckie Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 23786 From Briefing.com 16:17 ET Mercury Computer (MRCY) 31.11 -4.16 (-11.8%): Reports Q2 EPS of $0.16, $0.01 better than consensus; revs were $37.4 mln, better than consensus of $36.50 mln consensus. The co anticipates sequential QoQ growth in both rev and EPS in Q3, with rev growing approx 10%-12% from Q2. Annual rev will be in the range of flat to down, possibly as much as 5% to 10%, from the previous year, due to the lower than anticipated 1H02 results and continued uncertainty in the defense business. 16:15 ET Numerical Tech (NMTC) 24.78 -1.80: Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.07 per share, in line with the Multex consensus of $0.07; revenues rose 67% year/year to $14.2 mln vs the $14.6 mln consensus. 16:13 ET Sonus Networks (SONS) 4.92 -0.32: Reports Q4 (Dec) loss of $0.04 per share, $0.01 better than the Multex consensus of ($0.05); revenues rose 36.0% year/year to $38.9 mln vs the $38.7 mln consensus. 16:12 ET Inktomi (INKT) 6.66 -0.46: Reports Q1 (Dec) loss of $0.06 per share, $0.05 better than the Multex consensus of ($0.11); revenues of $40.0 mln were in line with the consensus of $40.1 mln. 16:09 ET Redback Ntwrks (RBAK) 5.86 -0.09: Posts a Q4 pro forma net loss of $0.20 a share, $0.01 better than consensus, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.28. Rev was $40.2 mln, exceeding $38.71 mln consensus. 16:08 ET Compaq (CPQ) 11.17 -0.23: -- Update -- Company guides higher for Q1, sees revenue of $7.6 bln and EPS of $0.01 vs Multex consensus estimates of $7.3 bln and breakeven. 16:08 ET SouthTrust (SOTR) 24.02 -0.09: Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.42 per share, in line with the Multex consensus of $0.42. 16:07 ET Compaq (CPQ) 11.00 -0.40 (-3.5%): -- Update -- Reports Q4 EPS of $0.06 (exluding merger-related charge), $0.05 better than consensus; revs were $8.5 bln, better than consensus of 8.05 bln consensus. Co projects moderate 1H02 growth with a stronger recovery in 2H02; expects Q1 rev of approx $7.6 bln and EPS of $0.01, ahead of consensus of revs of $7.3 bln and EPS of $0.00. 16:06 ET Symantec (SYMC) 66.95 -3.45: Reports Q3 earnings of $0.78 per share, $0.14 better than the consensus estimate; reports Q3 revenues of $290.2 mln versus the consensus estimate of $263 mln. 16:05 ET DigitalThink (DTHK) 9.72 +0.72: Reports a Q3 pro forma loss of $0.06, in line with the Multex consensus; revenues rose 28% year/year to $13.8 mln, below the consensus of $15.6 mln; CEO says early indications are that more customers are budgeting larger dollar amount for e-learning.