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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (2800)	8/31/2002 5:04:37 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Brian, right. Besides a low interest rate environment allows higher P/E. S&P 500 earnings and estimates as of August 21, 2002: The S&P 500 closed at 949.36 Top Down: Year 2004 top down operating estimate was $59.70, P/E 15.9 Year 2003 top down operating estimate was $51.70, P/E 18.4 Year 2002 top down operating estimate was $44.70, P/E 21.2 Year 2004 top down 'as reported' estimate was $53.70, P/E 17.7 Year 2003 top down 'as reported' estimate was $45.00, P/E 21.1 Year 2002 top down 'as reported' estimate was $34.11, P/E 27.8 The 12 month March, 2003 top down 'as reported' estimate was $36.52, P/E 26.0 Bottom Up: Year 2003 operating earnings estimate was $59.66, P/E 15.9 Year 2002 operating earnings estimate was $48.48, P/E 19.6 The 12 month March, 2003 operating estimate was $51.05, P/E 18.6 The 12 month March, 2002 operating earnings was $38.97, P/E 24.4 The 12 month March, 2002 'as reported' earnings was $24.70, P/E 38.4 spglobal.com