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To: Captain James T. Kirk who wrote (23646)	11/16/1997 10:10:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 61433

FIRST CALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES ASND Ascend Communications 11/10/97 Industry: Com-wo AT&T SIC: 3576 Latest Price: $22.63 1997 P/E: 21.6 Analyst Recommendation: 2.3 QTR QTR FY FY Dec 97 Mar 98 Dec 97 Dec 98 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.23 0.24 1.05 1.15 Number of Brokers 24 15 26 26 Median 0.23 0.25 1.06 1.20 Standard Deviation 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.16 Current High 0.26 0.28 1.12 1.35 Current Low 0.14 0.12 0.97 0.47 Year Ago EPS 0.32A 0.31A 1.00A 1.05 Current vs. Year Ago Change -28% -23% 5% 10% Report Date wk/Jan 16 wk/Apr 10 wk/Jan 16 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Up Revisions last 30 days 0 0 1 1 Down Revisions last 7 days 0 1 1 0 Down Revisions last 30 days 1 1 2 2 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.23 0.24 1.05 1.15 7-days ago Mean 0.23 0.24 1.06 1.15 30-days ago Mean 0.23 0.25 1.06 1.20 60-days ago Mean 0.38 0.41 1.34 1.84 90-days ago Mean 0.39 0.42 1.38 1.91 COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES AND TRENDS Industry - Com-wo AT&T 16.28 10.23 44.37 58.43 Current vs. Year Ago Change 23% 30% 26% 32% Sector - TECHNOLOGY 10.74 9.67 36.44 45.46 Current vs. Year Ago Change 14% 15% 21% 25% WSJ/DJ US Index 11.49 11.08 43.02 49.16 Current vs. Year Ago Change 12% 11% 13% 14% Ratios Relative To: Company Industry Sector WSJ/DJ P/E on 1997 Cal Yr Mean 21.6 29.86 24.78 20.36 PEG on 1997 Cal Yr Mean 0.62 1.22 1.40 1.66 RECOMMENDATION AND GROWTH RATES RECOMMENDATIONS LONG TERM GROWTH RATES Current Mean 2.3 Next 5 yrs - Median 35% Number of Brokers 27 Number of Brokers 12 Industry Recommendation: 1.9 Industry Growth Rate: 24% 7-days ago Mean 2.3 Next 5 yrs - High 50% 30-days ago Mean 2.3 Next 5 yrs - Low 25% 60-days ago Mean 1.9 Last 5 Years 128% 90-days ago Mean 1.9 Diff. from Industry -0.4 Rel. to Industry 1.4 Diff. from Sector -0.3 Rel. to Sector 2.0 Diff. from WSJ/DJ US -0.1 Rel. to WSJ/DJ US 2.8 Transmitted: 11/11/97 12:05 PM (E_ASND)