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To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (36669)	4/5/2002 9:23:04 PM
From: Johnny Canuck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67879

F5 Networks warns of wider loss Shares make back some of Thursday's retreat By Barbara C. Costanza, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 4:07 PM ET April 5, 2002 SEATTLE (CBS.MW) -- F5 Networks warned investors Friday that its fiscal second-quarter loss will be wider than management previously expected. Dow gets 3M-boost while Nasdaq sags Crude futures slip back; trades at $26 Hiring picks up, so does jobless rate Oprah turns bearish on the book business Sign up to receive FREE e-newsletters: Get the latest news 24 hours a day from our 100-person news team. The Internet and content management products company (FFIV: news, chart, profile) anticipates now a loss of between 6 cents to 8 cents a share for the three months ended March 31, compared with its previous targeted range of 4 to 6 cents. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial/First Call had been expecting a loss of 5 cents. In addition, the company said second-quarter revenue would end up at $27.1 million, below its previous target of between $27.5 million and $29 million. While coming off earlier highs, shares of F5 Networks rose more than 6 percent to $18.30 in recent dealings. The stock got hit hard Thursday after a cautious research note issued by J.P. Morgan. According to the company, the quarterly shortfall reflects weakness seen in enterprise spending during March, resulting in lower-than-expected revenue from North America and from its partnership with Nokia Internet Communications. F5 Networks is an original equipment manufacturer for the Nokia (NOK: news, chart, profile) subsidiary. The company's second-quarter report is due out after the close of market on April 24. Shares closed down 31 cents to $16.84. Barbara C. Costanza is earnings editor of CBS.MarketWatch.com, based in Los Angeles. ********************* [Harry: On the surface, the miss does not look that bad. The revenue miss was minor, but the EPS miss is greater than 16 percent. Low float stocks with 1/2 the float short though.]

To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (36669)	4/8/2002 5:47:25 AM
From: Johnny Canuck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67879

Running list stocks confirming/upping guidance April 4,2002 MCHP NXTL ANAD ANEN RMTR TTWO RCL UCL ELBO * TREE EK ITRI SMRT TSA CYMI PNR GM GE INSP CD ESST UAG EMN ROH TSG KEM PG CKFR CLX TKR DL TRB JILL FO TIBX EXEL ALLY STN UAG EMN JBL IDTI SHW MVIS BYD GE FINL PFE GGC CBRL WTSLA BOL YELL TWR LBRT MANU DCN EMMS DCTM BOL WDF HRV BHE MONE WDC DELL RTN* DD JNY SKX PFCB WEBM HLYW DHI SWK SY BBBY STR WBSN MMM CHPC FTS DELL MWRK CPKI CRUS BRCD INRG SBAC GNSS PEET UNTD RL**** * ELBO sold off despite beating numbers for earnings JBL reducing rev for next 2 Q's, ups EPS due to better tax rate, ups rev and EPS for year, large new contracts 2H * Appears to raise 2003 rev guidance, miss of 2004 though **** re-affirms for the Q, down slightly for the year