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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (13101)	1/10/1998 3:16:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

>>Correct and not correct. Apple did lift it from XeroxPARC. Microsoft copied the improved version that Apple produced. Wrong! Read the court record - Apple asserted and as a matter of law and fact lost on that point too! Regards

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (13101)	1/10/1998 3:54:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 45548

BACK \| HOME \| HELP Select report for COMS: Enter a new ticker symbol: ZacksInvestmentResearch, Inc. -Company Reports- 3COM CORP Ticker Exchange Industry Type COMS NSDQ COMP-NETWORKS Large Shares/ Outstanding Institutions Insiders 345.9 MM 53.99% 5.16% 3Com Corporation 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 $36.00ÿ 25.7ÿ $12454 MMÿ $0.00ÿ 0.0%ÿ $5754 MMÿ 73%ÿ 51%ÿ ÿ Strong SellÿPrice/Volume Data 52 Week High $75.75ÿ 52 Week Low $26.38ÿ Price Change-Year To Date 3%ÿ Year To Date(Relative To S & P 500) 3%ÿ Average Daily Volume 2042 000sÿ Beta 1.66ÿ Wall Street Recommendations ÿ Natl Retail Broker Inst Broker Reg Broker Total Z Indicator Strong Buy 5ÿ 6ÿ 5ÿ 16ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Buy 2ÿ 2ÿ 4ÿ 8ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Buy Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold 2ÿ 6ÿ 5ÿ 13ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Hold Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Moderate Sell 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Mod Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ increase, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 0ÿ 1ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Strong Sell Changes: ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ decrease, 1 week ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿEstimates and actuals are both eps before extras and other non-recurring items DISTRIBUTION OF EPS ESTIMATES HISTOGRAM AS OF 1/ 4/98 3COM CORP FY1 - 9805 FY2 - 9905 38 ESTS. 33 ESTS. XO XX XXO XXX O XXX O O OXXX OOOX X X XXXX OOOX XO X XXXX O XOXX XX X XXX XXXXX XX O OO XXXX XX X X X !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.40 0.90 1.40 1.90 2.40 0.99 1.54 2.09 2.64 3.19 "X" = EPS ESTIMATE ($) "O" = THREE MOST RECENT ESTS. 11/97 QTR: 3COM CORP 2/98 QTR: REPT DATE: 12/18/97 * EXP.REPT: 3/20/98 XOO X O XXA X OOOX XXXX X OOOX XXXX X OOOXX XCXX XO XXOXX O XXXXX XXX O O OO XXOXX O XX !-----!-----!-----!-----! !-----!-----!-----!-----! 0.01 0.06 0.11 0.16 0.21 -0.08 0.02 0.12 0.22 0.32 MEAN 0.04 (32) MEAN 0.16 (31) MOST ACC 0.06 ( 4) MOST ACC 0.14 (17)------------------------------------------------------------ Current EPS Estimates Period Ending Mean Est.($/SH) High Est.($/SH) Low Est.($/SH) Number Ests. Mean Change, Last Month ($) Year Endingÿ 05/99ÿ 1.97ÿ 3.09ÿ 1.06ÿ 33ÿ -0.18ÿ Year Endingÿ 05/98ÿ 1.08ÿ 2.43ÿ 0.49ÿ 38ÿ -0.17ÿ VS Actualÿ 05/97ÿ 1.81ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 02/98ÿ 0.16ÿ 0.28ÿ -0.07ÿ 31ÿ -0.09ÿ VS Actualÿ 02/97ÿ 0.43ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Quarter Endÿ 05/98ÿ 0.34ÿ 0.56ÿ 0.04ÿ 29ÿ -0.06ÿ VS Actualÿ 05/97ÿ 0.45ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Next 5 Year Growth (%)ÿ ÿ 26.54ÿ 40.00ÿ 20.00ÿ 27ÿ 0.00ÿSurprise History Quarter Endÿ % Surprise Actual Estimate Std Dev # Analysts 11/97 -2.29ÿ 0.04ÿ 0.04ÿ 0.02ÿ 32ÿ 08/97 0.20ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.02ÿ 32ÿ 05/97 -6.05ÿ 0.45ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.02ÿ 30ÿFinancial 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 23ÿEPS History Fiscal Year 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q Year 1999ÿ 0.40Eÿ 0.46Eÿ 0.51Eÿ 0.56Eÿ 1.97Eÿ 1998ÿ 0.48ÿ 0.04ÿ 0.16Eÿ 0.34Eÿ 1.08Eÿ 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 -40.3ÿ 82.6ÿ 26.5ÿ 33.3ÿ Ind: (COMP-NETWORKS)ÿ 21.2ÿ 7.5ÿ 32.0ÿ 28.2ÿ 92.2ÿ (Ind Group #298)ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ S&P 500ÿ 12.6ÿ 12.4ÿ 7.3ÿ 7.1ÿ 21.5ÿ Comp VS Indÿ 22.6ÿ -47.8ÿ 50.6ÿ -1.7ÿ -58.9ÿ Comp VS S&Pÿ 31.1ÿ -52.7ÿ 75.3ÿ 19.4ÿ 11.8ÿ Company Ratios: Current vs History ÿ Currentÿ 5-YearÿAvgÿ P/E (12 Mo)ÿ 25.7ÿ 28.3ÿ Rel P/Eÿ 116%ÿ ÿ Net Marginÿ 3%ÿ 5.8%ÿ ROEÿ 26.1%ÿ 35.8%ÿ LT Debt/Capÿ 2%ÿ 8%ÿCompany vs Industry Ratios ÿ 3COM CORP ÿ INDUSTRY AVGÿ S&P 500ÿ Pr Chg YTDÿ 3%ÿ ÿ 0%ÿ P/Eÿ(12Mo)ÿ 25.7ÿ 23.3ÿ 22.2ÿ Price/Bookÿ 5.1ÿ 2.2ÿ 5.6ÿ Price/Salesÿ 2.2ÿ ÿ ÿ Price/CFÿ 15.9ÿ 15.3ÿ ÿ Impl Ret/ÿP/Eÿ 1.03ÿ 1.07ÿ ÿ Div Yieldÿ 0.0%ÿ 0.0%ÿ 1.6%ÿ Net Marginÿ 3.4%ÿ 1.9%ÿ ÿ ROEÿ 26%ÿ 12%ÿ 23%ÿ Debt/Capÿ 2%ÿ ÿ ÿ* Ranked 21/60 in COMP-NETWORKS. 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