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To: Dave who wrote (7353)	1/20/1998 6:31:00 PM
From: Valueman	Respond to of 152472

Days Sales Outstanding--or, if you are a more medical oriented guy, Daily Sperm Output

To: Dave who wrote (7353)	1/20/1998 6:33:00 PM
From: Bush Hogger	Respond to of 152472

Days Sales Outstanding. It is a ratio that analyst use to determine how many days of sales it would take to book the number of recievables currently on the balance sheet. Thus a low ratio would indicate a higher quality of earnings. If Qualcomm had shipped a hole bunch of phones at the end of the quarter in order to push up earnings you would see DSOs rise. Rising DSOs can indicate that future quarters are in jeopardy. In Qualcomms case we are seeing declining DSOs -- this is a good thing.