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To: Harry Ehrlich who wrote (24364)	11/21/1997 8:14:00 PM
From: jach	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 61433

<December issue of Bloomberg magazine - buy 1 at the money call and sell 2 out of the money calls. Your investment is minimal as your premiums from sales pay for your purchased calls.> the options premiums are set such that in most cases this is not going to work.

To: Harry Ehrlich who wrote (24364)	11/21/1997 8:34:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 61433

Zacks Investment Research, Inc. -Company Reports- ASCEND COMM INC Ticker Exchange Industry Type ASND NSDQ TELECOMM EQUIP Large Shares/ Outstanding Institutions Insiders 188.5 MM 81% 20% ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports a broad range of high-speed digital wide area network access products. Co.'s products use bandwidth on demand to enhance and extend existing corporate networks for applications such as videoconferencing remote access, Internet access, bulk file transfer, imaging and integrated voice, vidieo and data access. Co.'s products also used bandwith on demand to provide automatic emergency backup and bandwith capacity for peak- period overflow to complement private leased line, frame relay and ATM networks. Rec Price P/E Mkt Cap Div Rate Yield Sales (12Mo) Sls Gr EPS Gr Div Gr Zacks Rank $24.38ÿ 20.5ÿ $4595 MMÿ $0.00ÿ 0.0%ÿ $962 MMÿ 233%ÿ 193%ÿ ÿ Strong Sellÿ Price/Volume Data 52 Week High $78.75ÿ 52 Week Low $22.63ÿ Price Change-Year To Date -61%ÿ Year To Date(Relative To S & P 500) -69%ÿ Average Daily Volume 6692 000sÿ Beta 2.76ÿ Wall Street Recommendations ÿ Natl Retail Broker Inst Broker Reg Broker Total Z Indicator Strong Buy 1ÿ 4ÿ 5ÿ 10ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Buy 0ÿ 2ÿ 5ÿ 7ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold 1ÿ 8ÿ 2ÿ 11ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Sell 0ÿ 0ÿ 1ÿ 1ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell 0ÿ 1ÿ 0ÿ 1ÿ 1ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Estimates and actuals are both eps before extras and other non-recurring items DISTRIBUTION OF EPS ESTIMATES HISTOGRAM AS OF 11/15/97 ASCEND COMM INC FY1 - 9712 FY2 - 9812 33 ESTS. 33 ESTS. O X O X O X XO X O X XO XXX O X XX XXX X X XX XXX X X XX XXXX XXX XX XXX XXXXX XXX X X X X X XX XXX X X !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.98 1.08 1.18 1.28 1.38 0.40 0.80 1.20 1.60 2.00 "X" = EPS ESTIMATE ($) "O" = THREE MOST RECENT ESTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12/97 QTR: ASCEND COMM INC 3/98 QTR: EXP.REPT: 1/16/98 EXP.REPT: 4/10/98 OX OX O XX OX OO XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XXX XX X X XX XXXX X X X XXXX X XX !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.14 0.24 0.34 0.44 0.54 0.12 0.22 0.32 0.42 0.52 MEAN 0.24 (29) MEAN 0.27 (19) MOST ACC 0.23 ( 3) MOST ACC 0.25 ( 3) ------------------------------------------------------------ Current EPS Estimates Period Ending Mean Est. ($/SH) High Est. ($/SH) Low Est. ($/SH) Number Ests. Mean Change, Last Month ($) Year Endingÿ 12/98ÿ 1.21ÿ 1.85ÿ 0.47ÿ 33ÿ -0.06ÿ Year Endingÿ 12/97ÿ 1.07ÿ 1.36ÿ 0.99ÿ 33ÿ -0.01ÿ VS Actualÿ 12/96ÿ 0.98ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 12/97ÿ 0.24ÿ 0.38ÿ 0.14ÿ 29ÿ -0.01ÿ VS Actualÿ 12/96ÿ 0.32ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 03/98ÿ 0.27ÿ 0.40ÿ 0.12ÿ 19ÿ -0.02ÿ VS Actualÿ 03/97ÿ 0.36ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Next 5 Year Growth (%)ÿ ÿ 31.31ÿ 50.00ÿ 19.10ÿ 23ÿ -1.67ÿ Surprise History Quarter Endÿ % Surprise Actual Estimate Std Dev # Analysts 12/97 N/Aÿ N/Aÿ 0.24ÿ 0.04ÿ 29ÿ 09/97 8.11ÿ 0.20ÿ 0.19ÿ 0.01ÿ 20ÿ 06/97 -12.58ÿ 0.31ÿ 0.35ÿ 0.02ÿ 26ÿ Financial History Year End Sales Net Income EPS ex NRI EPS Reported Dividends High Low 1996 549ÿ 113ÿ 0.98ÿ 0.89ÿ N/Aÿ 71ÿ 39ÿ 1995 149ÿ 30ÿ 0.28ÿ 0.28ÿ N/Aÿ 41ÿ 6ÿ 1994 39ÿ 8ÿ 0.09ÿ 0.09ÿ N/Aÿ 5ÿ 2ÿ EPS History Fiscal Year 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Year 1998ÿ 0.27Eÿ 0.29Eÿ 0.31Eÿ 0.35Eÿ 1.21Eÿ 1997ÿ 0.36ÿ 0.31ÿ 0.20ÿ 0.24Eÿ 1.07Eÿ 1996ÿ 0.17ÿ 0.24ÿ 0.31ÿ 0.32ÿ 0.98ÿ Company vs Industry ÿ --- EPS Growth Rates ---ÿ ÿ Last 5 Yrs Actual (%)ÿ 97/96 (%)ÿ 98/97 (%)ÿ Nxt 5 Yrs (%)ÿ P/E on 97 EPSÿ Companyÿ N/Aÿ 9.6ÿ 13.0ÿ 31.3ÿ 22.7ÿ Ind: (TELECOMM EQUIP)ÿ 27.2ÿ 14.9ÿ 31.1ÿ 27.2ÿ 39.3ÿ (Ind Group #279)ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ S&P 500ÿ 12.6ÿ 11.9ÿ 7.5ÿ 7.6ÿ 20.6ÿ Comp VS Indÿ N/Aÿ -5.3ÿ -18.0ÿ 4.1ÿ -16.6ÿ Comp VS S&Pÿ N/Aÿ -2.4ÿ 5.5ÿ 23.7ÿ 2.1ÿ Company Ratios: Current vs History ÿ Currentÿ 5-Yearÿ Avgÿ P/E (12 Mo)ÿ 20.5ÿ 77.8ÿ Rel P/Eÿ 94%ÿ ÿ Net Marginÿ 7%ÿ 18.2%ÿ ROEÿ 28.4%ÿ 26.0%ÿ LT Debt/Capÿ 0%ÿ 1%ÿ Company vs Industry Ratios ÿ TELECOMM EQUIP ÿ INDUSTRY AVGÿ S&P 500ÿ Pr Chg YTDÿ -61%ÿ ÿ 25%ÿ P/Eÿ(12Mo)ÿ 20.5ÿ ÿ 21.7ÿ Price/Bookÿ 3.5ÿ ÿ 5.3ÿ Price/Salesÿ 4.8ÿ ÿ ÿ Price/CFÿ 20.4ÿ ÿ ÿ Impl Ret/ÿP/Eÿ 1.53ÿ ÿ ÿ Div Yieldÿ 0.0%ÿ ÿ 1.7%ÿ Net Marginÿ 7.0%ÿ 4.5%ÿ ÿ ROEÿ 28%ÿ 11%ÿ 23%ÿ Debt/Capÿ 0%ÿ ÿ ÿ* Ranked 108/153 in TELECOMM EQUIP. TELECOMM EQUIP Ranked 61/211. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zacks Company Report was last updated 11/17/97.