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To: Ryan Plovie (Hijacked) who wrote (11102)	12/2/1997 3:26:00 PM
From: Xpiderman	Respond to of 45548

COMS:FIRSTCALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES COMS 3Com Corp. 12/01/97 Industry: Com-wo AT&T SIC: 3576 Latest Price: $38.38 1998 P/E: 19.0 Analyst Recommendation: 1.8 QTR QTR FY FY Nov 97 Feb 98 May 98 May 99 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.44 0.51 2.02 2.63 Number of Brokers 33 32 33 26 Median 0.46 0.54 2.05 2.63 Standard Deviation 0.12 0.09 0.29 0.27 Current High 0.58 0.64 2.43 3.04 Current Low 0.09 0.29 1.41 2.05 Year Ago EPS 0.50A 0.43A 1.81A 2.02 Current vs. Year Ago Change -12% 19% 12% 30% Report Date wk/Dec 19 wk/Mar 20 wk/Aug 21 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Up Revisions last 30 days 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions last 7 days 2 2 2 2 Down Revisions last 30 days 22 22 23 19 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.44 0.51 2.02 2.63 7-days ago Mean 0.44 0.52 2.03 2.65 30-days ago Mean 0.53 0.61 2.31 3.03 60-days ago Mean 0.54 0.61 2.31 3.03 90-days ago Mean 0.56 0.64 2.43 3.10 COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES AND TRENDS Industry - Com-wo AT&T 16.05 9.94 49.31 61.93 Current vs. Year Ago Change 21% 27% 27% 26% Sector - TECHNOLOGY 10.71 9.52 39.17 48.56 Current vs. Year Ago Change 13% 14% 14% 24% WSJ/DJ US Index 11.41 11.06 45.68 51.72 Current vs. Year Ago Change 11% 11% 12% 13% Ratios Relative To: Company Industry Sector WSJ/DJ P/E on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 17.1 24.41 21.57 18.71 PEG on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 0.57 1.01 1.23 1.54 RECOMMENDATION AND GROWTH RATES RECOMMENDATIONS LONG TERM GROWTH RATES Current Mean 1.8 Next 5 yrs - Median 30% Number of Brokers 30 Number of Brokers 11 Industry Recommendation: 1.9 Industry Growth Rate: 24% 7-days ago Mean 1.8 Next 5 yrs - High 40% 30-days ago Mean 1.7 Next 5 yrs - Low 3% 60-days ago Mean 1.8 Last 5 Years 44% 90-days ago Mean 1.8 Diff. from Industry +0.1 Rel. to Industry 1.2 Diff. from Sector +0.2 Rel. to Sector 1.7 Diff. from WSJ/DJ US +0.4 Rel. to WSJ/DJ US 2.5 Transmitted: 12/02/97 08:16 (E_COMS)