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To: joemjo who wrote (249)	12/16/1997 12:35:00 PM
From: joemjo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 446

RESEARCH ALERT - Int'n Network raised Reuters Story - December 16, 1997 10:16 %BUS %US %HOT %RCH INSS V%REUTER P%RTR Jump to first matched term NEW YORK, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers said it upgraded International Network Services to buy from outperform. -- noted shares had dropped about 25 percent since initiated coverage with a near-term outperform rating in mid-September. -- in a report, analyst Karl Keirstead said believes company is the "clear leader" in the network services industry, an industry the analyst said has better near-term and long-term prospects than "virtually any other technology services sector."

To: joemjo who wrote (249)	12/16/1997 9:50:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 446

BACK \| HOME \| HELP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Select report for INSS: Enter a new ticker symbol: The Whole Enchilada Zacks Investment Research, Inc. -Company Reports- INTL NETWORK SV Ticker Exchange Industry Type INSS NSDQ COMP-NETWORKS Small Shares/ Outstanding Institutions Insiders 31.9 MM 21.16% 63.52% INTERNATIONAL NETWORK SVCS.is a provider of services for complex enterprise networks. Company provides services for the full life cycle of a network, including planning, designing, implementation, operations and optimization, and maintains expertise in the most complex network technologies and multivendor environments. Areas of expertise include WANs, network management, network and host security and high performance LANs and VLANs. Company offers its services on a long or short term basis in any or all phases of the network life cycle. Rec Price P/E Mkt Cap Div Rate Yield Sales (12Mo) Sls Gr EPS Gr Div Gr Zacks Rank $16.63ÿ 59.4ÿ $537 MMÿ $0.00ÿ 0.0%ÿ $114 MMÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Holdÿ Price/Volume Data 52 Week High $38.00ÿ 52 Week Low $16.00ÿ Price Change-Year To Date -45%ÿ Year To Date(Relative To S & P 500) -57%ÿ Average Daily Volume 109 000sÿ Beta ÿ Wall Street Recommendations ÿ Natl Retail Broker Inst Broker Reg Broker Total Z Indicator Strong Buy 0ÿ 1ÿ 1ÿ 2ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Buy 1ÿ 0ÿ 1ÿ 2ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold 0ÿ 1ÿ 0ÿ 1ÿ 1ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Sell 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Estimates and actuals are both eps before extras and other non-recurring items DISTRIBUTION OF EPS ESTIMATES HISTOGRAM AS OF 12/13/97 INTL NETWORK SV FY1 - 9806 FY2 - 9906 5 ESTS. 2 ESTS. OX OOX O O !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.41 0.46 0.51 0.56 0.61 0.57 0.62 0.67 0.72 0.77 "X" = EPS ESTIMATE ($) "O" = THREE MOST RECENT ESTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12/97 QTR: INTL NETWORK SV 3/98 QTR: EXP.REPT: 1/27/98 EXP.REPT: 4/28/98 O O O O X X X X !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.11 0.16 0.21 0.26 0.31 MEAN 0.10 ( 4) MEAN 0.11 ( 4) MOST ACC 0.10 ( 2) MOST ACC 0.11 ( 2) ------------------------------------------------------------ Current EPS Estimates Period Ending Mean Est. ($/SH) High Est. ($/SH) Low Est. ($/SH) Number Ests. Mean Change, Last Month ($) Year Endingÿ 06/99ÿ 0.59ÿ 0.61ÿ 0.57ÿ 2ÿ 0.00ÿ Year Endingÿ 06/98ÿ 0.42ÿ 0.43ÿ 0.41ÿ 5ÿ 0.00ÿ VS Actualÿ 06/97ÿ 0.24ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 12/97ÿ 0.10ÿ 0.10ÿ 0.10ÿ 4ÿ 0.00ÿ VS Actualÿ 12/96ÿ 0.05ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 03/98ÿ 0.11ÿ N/Aÿ 0.11ÿ 4ÿ 0.00ÿ VS Actualÿ 03/97ÿ 0.06ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Next 5 Year Growth (%)ÿ ÿ 52.50ÿ 65.00ÿ 45.00ÿ 4ÿ 2.50ÿ Surprise History Quarter Endÿ % Surprise Actual Estimate Std Dev # Analysts 12/97 N/Aÿ N/Aÿ 0.10ÿ 0.00ÿ 4ÿ 09/97 5.88ÿ 0.09ÿ 0.09ÿ 0.01ÿ 4ÿ 06/97 8.00ÿ 0.08ÿ 0.08ÿ 0.01ÿ 2ÿ Financial History Year End Sales Net Income EPS ex NRI EPS Reported Dividends High Low 1997 99ÿ 7ÿ 0.24ÿ 0.24ÿ N/Aÿ 32ÿ 18ÿ 1996 N/Aÿ N/Aÿ N/Aÿ N/Aÿ N/Aÿ 36ÿ 30ÿ 1995 N/Aÿ N/Aÿ N/Aÿ N/Aÿ N/Aÿ 0ÿ N/Aÿ EPS History Fiscal Year 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Year 1999ÿ 0.13Eÿ 0.15Eÿ 0.16Eÿ 0.17Eÿ 0.59Eÿ 1998ÿ 0.09ÿ 0.10Eÿ 0.11Eÿ 0.12Eÿ 0.42Eÿ 1997ÿ 0.04ÿ 0.05ÿ 0.06ÿ 0.08ÿ 0.24ÿ 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 N/Aÿ 75.8ÿ 39.8ÿ 52.5ÿ 39.4ÿ Ind: (COMP-NETWORKS)ÿ 21.2ÿ 9.8ÿ 32.3ÿ 28.6ÿ 83.7ÿ (Ind Group #298)ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ S&P 500ÿ 12.6ÿ 12.4ÿ 7.2ÿ 7.1ÿ 21.0ÿ Comp VS Indÿ N/Aÿ 66.0ÿ 7.5ÿ 23.9ÿ -44.3ÿ Comp VS S&Pÿ N/Aÿ 63.4ÿ 32.6ÿ 45.4ÿ 18.4ÿ Company Ratios: Current vs History ÿ Currentÿ 5-Yearÿ Avgÿ P/E (12 Mo)ÿ 59.4ÿ ÿ Rel P/Eÿ 273%ÿ ÿ Net Marginÿ 9%ÿ ÿ ROEÿ 15.7%ÿ ÿ LT Debt/Capÿ 0%ÿ ÿ Company vs Industry Ratios ÿ INTL NETWORK SVÿ INDUSTRY AVGÿ S&P 500ÿ Pr Chg YTDÿ -45%ÿ ÿ 29%ÿ P/Eÿ(12Mo)ÿ 59.4ÿ 21.7ÿ 21.7ÿ Price/Bookÿ 7.6ÿ 2.0ÿ 5.5ÿ Price/Salesÿ 4.7ÿ ÿ ÿ Price/CFÿ ÿ 15.1ÿ ÿ Impl Ret/ÿP/Eÿ 0.88ÿ 1.15ÿ ÿ Div Yieldÿ 0.0%ÿ 0.0%ÿ 1.7%ÿ Net Marginÿ 8.5%ÿ -5.2%ÿ ÿ ROEÿ 16%ÿ 1%ÿ 23%ÿ Debt/Capÿ 0%ÿ ÿ ÿ* Ranked 18/59 in COMP-NETWORKS. COMP-NETWORKS Ranked 119/211. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zacks Company Report was last updated 12/15/97. Select report for INSS: