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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (9792)	1/26/1998 5:30:00 PM
From: Swede	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

For those interested in a little FA, here's S&P's comparison of the PE's for some of the most-named stocks on our thread. This compares the average ANNUAL PE for the past 5 years vs. the average for 1997. (You can check the latest PE for your stocks to see where they are today.) The average Low PE is particularly interesting. (NOTE: S&P isn't up to date on the year-end numbers for every company; these are the latest 12 mo. PE's.) PAST FIVE YEARS Company High Past 12 months Low ATW 34.6 30.2 9.7 BHI 87.1 50.6 18.5 DO 27.8 24.5 14.2 ESV 45.1 18.5 9.7 EVI 47.4 33.7 10.1 FLC 95.3 29.8 13.3 GLM 28.6 11.3 7.2 HAL 34.6 27.4 17.9 MDCO 48.2 19.7 3.4 NE 83.0 14.9 11.3 PDS 17.5 11.0 12.0 RIG 47.8 45.3 10.8 SDC 29.0 --- 19.8 SLB 31.3 32.0 18.6 TDW 40.3 16.2 12.6

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (9792)	1/26/1998 7:04:00 PM
From: The Perfect Hedge	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

Why TDW got creamed: >>Earnings report was considered positive. What really drove the price down today (Jan 26) was statements by TDW to analysts. Evidently, TDW advised analysts that there would likely be overcapacity in the Gulf area during the spring and summer. Since the market looks ahead, the price declined. << GD