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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (8654)	10/22/2002 4:21:03 PM
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16:19 ET DSCM Drugstore.com reports mixed results (1.70 +0.02) Reports Q3 (Sep) loss of $0.10 per share, $0.02 better than the Multex consensus of ($0.12); revenues rose 35.4% year/year to $47.4 mln vs the $51.0 mln consensus; expects fourth quarter of 2002 net sales to be in the range of $55 million to $57 million -- -- Multex consensus estimate is for revs of $60 mln. 16:18 ET SIAL Sigma-Aldrich misses by a penny (46.47 -0.67) Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.55 per share, $0.01 worse than the Multex consensus of $0.56; revs were $304.8 mln, vs consensus of $299.2 mln. Reaffirms Q4 EPS forecast of $2.26-$2.28 (including $0.02 one-time settlement). 16:17 ET NTIQ NetIQ beats by two cents (14.02 -1.99) Reports Q1 (Sep) earnings of $0.25 per share, $0.02 better than the Multex consensus of $0.23; revenues rose 27.0% year/year to $77.1 mln vs the $74.9 mln consensus. Company notes that core revenues (ex-Microsoft license fees) rose 14% year/year to $52.1 mln from $45.7 mln. 16:15 ET HYSL Hyperion Solutions tops estimates (23.20 -0.68) Reports Q1 (Sep) earnings of $0.27 per share, $0.19 better than the Multex consensus of $0.08; revs were $119.9 mln, vs consensus of $118.4 mln. 16:14 ET AFL AFLAC reports in-line Q3 (31.60 -0.79) Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.40 per share, in line with the Multex consensus of $0.40; revs were $2.71 bln, vs consensus of $2.65 bln. Co believes it will meet previously stated EPS objectives for 2003 and 2004. 16:14 ET OVER Overture Svcs beats by $0.07; updates guidance (29.84 -0.66) Reports Q3 earnings of $0.28 per share, $0.07 better than the Multex consensus of $0.21. Revs rose 138% to $172.7 mln (consensus $172.17 mln). For Q4, co sees EPS of $0.23 on revs of $190 mln (consensus $0.22/$187.6 mln). Puts 2003 at $0.90-$1.05 on revs of $875-$925 mln (consensus $1.01/$900.66 mln). 16:11 ET OPWV Openwave beats by six cents (0.85 +0.06) Reports Q1 (Sep) loss of $0.17 per share, $0.06 better than the Multex consensus of ($0.23); revenues fell 39.6% year/year to $71.2 mln vs the $66.3 mln consensus. Sees Dec qtr revenues of $65 mln and loss of $0.14-0.21 vs Multex consensus estimates of $69 mln and a loss of $0.18.