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To: Doug R who wrote (8517)	11/28/1997 12:51:00 PM
From: Instock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 79327

QUST Thread: exchange2000.com Some good information there. Not much trafic on thread, but I know that will change very soon!! Any additional information about QUST should be posted there as well as here. Ben is not known as a Hyper. He likes to spread the word to his friends and that is always ok. Ben always sticks to the FACTS, and that I like. Never anything wrong with posting FACTS about a good stock/company! Scott

To: Doug R who wrote (8517)	11/28/1997 1:07:00 PM
From: TheInvestor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 79327

Doug, THanks for your vote of confidence, Ben

To: Doug R who wrote (8517)	11/28/1997 1:14:00 PM
From: Mark[ox5]	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 79327

My post from mid October on QUST thread: Back to business: As for preferred vs common . I dont expect a 40% premium today.. but I'd except some kind of premium :) And I think anyone should buy the stock based on what they think the common will do. And I think the common is still undervalued, that is why I am a buyer. The common will not return to $5-$6..ever. It will be lucky to return to $7-$8 (lucky for people late to the game) Here is why I am a buyer.. For the 1st 6 months of the year QUST has revenues of 9.05M and earnings of .27 cents. (I know this is simplistic but play along) Lets say there is no growth for the rest of the year. So we double these #'s and have Rev: 18.1 M EPS: 0.54 For the 1st half of 1996 to 2nd half of 1997 QUST has had revenue growth of 61% and earnings growth of 68%. This is unsustainable long term but lets take an easy CONSERVATIVE # of 20% growth rate. So a fairly valued stock : P/E = growth rate. Im using 20% instead of say 35% or even 60% ... to be conservative EPS for full year 1997 0.54 * 20 P/E = $10.80 by December 1997 (for the common) If I go on a limb and say the company will even grow EPS .. oh I dont know, lets say it can make .60 instead of .54, that gives us .60 * 12 = $12.00 for common. Now compared to today that isnt so wonderful but I bought last week in mid-8's. And I bought the preferred. And remember I used all conservative #'s. Now here is the kicker!!!!!!!!!!!! Im saying REVENUE of 18.1 M for the full year. In Septmeber QUST acquired 2 companies: 9/5/97 - PCI, which has revenues of approximately $3 million and operating income of approximately $300,000, will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Questron. The acquisition will be immediately accretive to earnings. 9/23 - California Fasteners had revenues of $11 million for the eleven months ended July 31, 1997 and an operating profit of approximately $2.0 million, after certain adjustments for non-recurring expenses. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Questron's earnings per share. The 2nd is more important than the 1st but together, additional $14 M in revenues.. giving QUST 73% more revenue than as a stand alone company. 73%!! And this is IMMEDIATELY ACCREDATIVE. Now there will be costs and expenses integrating the companies into QUST's infrastructure.. and the 1st company I havent looked into enough but it doesnt look profitable at this point. But hey I dont want to preach to the choir. I have a $12 common stock (in 2 months) in my head without these 2 companies included. I dont usually hold really long term, but I bought QUSTP and GECM last week and intend to hold both long term, and QUSTP will be going into my IRA if the damn paperwork gets done before it shoots up some more. sigh Anyway in this humble opinion we are just at the beginning. Welcome to constructive criticism and opinions. Good luck and here is to a nice, long climb up, Mark

To: Doug R who wrote (8517)	11/28/1997 5:20:00 PM
From: Rsg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 79327

Doug, Got your e-mail on the curriculum. Am looking at it this weekend. Will you tell me your TA thoughts on BJCT? Nice move today on good volume (considering today's light volume). Insiders did some buying last month around this same price. BJCT recently announced an agreement w/ELAN on a glucose monitoring device giving them a nice partnership and distribution channel. ELAN also put one of their execs on the BJCT board. Any more upside coming within my very short ability to hold time span? Thanks, Rick G