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Technology Stocks : 3Com Corporation (COMS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Marcel who wrote (10681)	11/21/1997 8:31:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 45548

Zacks Investment Research, Inc. -Company Reports- 3COM CORP Ticker Exchange Industry Type COMS NSDQ COMP-NETWORKS Large Shares/ Outstanding Institutions Insiders 344.6 MM 50% 5% 3Com has evolved from a supplier of discrete networking products to a broad-based supplier of local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) systems for the large enterprise, small business, home,and service provider markets. Following its recent merger with U.S. Robotics,the world's leading provider of modems and remote access products, 3Com offers customers a broad range of data networking solutions that include routers, hubs, remote access systems, switches, adapters, modems, connected organizers and telephony products. Rec Price P/E Mkt Cap Div Rate Yield Sales (12Mo) Sls Gr EPS Gr Div Gr Zacks Rank $30.31ÿ 16.3ÿ $10176 MMÿ $0.00ÿ 0.0%ÿ $5955 MMÿ 71%ÿ 58%ÿ ÿ Sellÿ Price/Volume Data 52 Week High $80.13ÿ 52 Week Low $26.38ÿ Price Change-Year To Date -59%ÿ Year To Date(Relative To S & P 500) -67%ÿ Average Daily Volume 11784 000sÿ Beta 1.54ÿ Wall Street Recommendations ÿ Natl Retail Broker Inst Broker Reg Broker Total Z Indicator Strong Buy 6ÿ 9ÿ 6ÿ 21ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Buy 1ÿ 4ÿ 4ÿ 9ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold 1ÿ 2ÿ 5ÿ 8ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ 2ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Sell 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 1ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Estimates and actuals are both eps before extras and other non-recurring items DISTRIBUTION OF EPS ESTIMATES HISTOGRAM AS OF 11/15/97 3COM CORP FY1 - 9805 FY2 - 9905 39 ESTS. 28 ESTS. X X XX XX X XXX X XXX X XX XXX X XXX OOX XXXX X O OX XXXXX X O O OXXX XXXXX X O O X OXOXX XXXXX X !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 1.80 2.00 2.20 2.40 2.60 2.40 2.65 2.90 3.15 3.40 "X" = EPS ESTIMATE ($) "O" = THREE MOST RECENT ESTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11/97 QTR: 3COM CORP 2/98 QTR: EXP.REPT: 12/19/97 EXP.REPT: 3/20/98 XXX XX XXXX XXX X XXXX XXX X XXXX O XXX OX XXXX OO XXXX XX O O O XX XXXXX XXXX XXXX XX !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.42 0.47 0.52 0.57 0.62 0.53 0.58 0.63 0.68 0.73 MEAN 0.52 (33) MEAN 0.59 (30) MOST ACC 0.46 ( 4) MOST ACC 0.54 ( 3) ------------------------------------------------------------ Current EPS Estimates Period Ending Mean Est. ($/SH) High Est. ($/SH) Low Est. ($/SH) Number Ests. Mean Change, Last Month ($) Year Endingÿ 05/99ÿ 2.91ÿ 3.25ÿ 2.40ÿ 28ÿ -0.10ÿ Year Endingÿ 05/98ÿ 2.26ÿ 2.43ÿ 1.83ÿ 39ÿ -0.07ÿ VS Actualÿ 05/97ÿ 1.81ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 11/97ÿ 0.52ÿ 0.56ÿ 0.42ÿ 33ÿ -0.02ÿ VS Actualÿ 11/96ÿ 0.50ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 02/98ÿ 0.59ÿ 0.64ÿ 0.53ÿ 30ÿ -0.02ÿ VS Actualÿ 02/97ÿ 0.43ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Next 5 Year Growth (%)ÿ ÿ 27.47ÿ 40.00ÿ 20.00ÿ 28ÿ 0.45ÿ Surprise History Quarter Endÿ % Surprise Actual Estimate Std Dev # Analysts 11/97 N/Aÿ N/Aÿ 0.52ÿ 0.03ÿ 33ÿ 08/97 0.19ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.02ÿ 33ÿ 05/97 -6.05ÿ 0.45ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.02ÿ 30ÿ Financial History Year End Sales Net Income EPS ex NRI EPS Reported Dividends High Low 1997 3147ÿ 373ÿ 1.81ÿ 1.69ÿ N/Aÿ 67ÿ 29ÿ 1996 2327ÿ 177ÿ 1.45ÿ 0.99ÿ N/Aÿ 75ÿ 39ÿ 1995 1295ÿ 125ÿ 1.14ÿ 0.85ÿ N/Aÿ 47ÿ 23ÿ EPS History Fiscal Year 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Year 1999ÿ 0.68Eÿ 0.73Eÿ 0.77Eÿ 0.82Eÿ 2.91Eÿ 1998ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.52Eÿ 0.59Eÿ 0.67Eÿ 2.26Eÿ 1997ÿ 0.43ÿ 0.50ÿ 0.43ÿ 0.45ÿ 1.81ÿ Company vs Industry ÿ --- EPS Growth Rates ---ÿ ÿ Last 5 Yrs Actual (%)ÿ 98/97 (%)ÿ 99/98 (%)ÿ Nxt 5 Yrs (%)ÿ P/E on 97 EPSÿ Companyÿ 43.7ÿ 24.6ÿ 29.1ÿ 27.5ÿ 13.4ÿ Ind: (COMP-NETWORKS)ÿ 20.3ÿ 15.0ÿ 32.1ÿ 27.8ÿ 70.7ÿ (Ind Group #298)ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ S&P 500ÿ 12.6ÿ 11.9ÿ 7.5ÿ 7.6ÿ 20.6ÿ Comp VS Indÿ 23.4ÿ 9.7ÿ -3.0ÿ -0.3ÿ -57.3ÿ Comp VS S&Pÿ 31.1ÿ 12.7ÿ 21.6ÿ 19.9ÿ -7.1ÿ Company Ratios: Current vs History ÿ Currentÿ 5-Yearÿ Avgÿ P/E (12 Mo)ÿ 16.3ÿ 28.2ÿ Rel P/Eÿ 75%ÿ ÿ Net Marginÿ 5%ÿ 5.8%ÿ ROEÿ 40.6%ÿ 35.3%ÿ LT Debt/Capÿ 6%ÿ 8%ÿ Company vs Industry Ratios ÿ COMP-NETWORKS ÿ INDUSTRY AVGÿ S&P 500ÿ Pr Chg YTDÿ -59%ÿ ÿ 25%ÿ P/Eÿ(12Mo)ÿ 16.3ÿ ÿ 21.7ÿ Price/Bookÿ 4.5ÿ ÿ 5.3ÿ Price/Salesÿ 1.7ÿ ÿ ÿ Price/CFÿ 6.9ÿ ÿ ÿ Impl Ret/ÿP/Eÿ 1.69ÿ ÿ ÿ Div Yieldÿ 0.0%ÿ ÿ 1.7%ÿ Net Marginÿ 5.0%ÿ -4.4%ÿ ÿ ROEÿ 41%ÿ 2%ÿ 23%ÿ Debt/Capÿ 6%ÿ ÿ ÿ* Ranked 18/59 in COMP-NETWORKS. COMP-NETWORKS Ranked 119/211. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zacks Company Report was last updated 11/17/97.