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Non-Tech : FINL (Finish Line) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Double Dipper who wrote (135)	1/23/1998 6:00:00 AM
From: Steven W.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 209

Kevin, I guess I should reword conference call. Steve Schneider, the investment relations person has a recap of a conference call that investors can listen to 48 hours after every earnings release. They review the previous quarter and usually recap the first month of the current quarter. What has hurt FINL short term is that the inventories were high in November, but this is normal for stocking up for December. They seemed to use a lot of their cash to pay for the inventory and open the new stores. Allen Cohen CEO said December started slow, but finished relatively strong to meet their goal. I felt a lot better when he said that. Hang on for the bumpy ride up. Steve