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To: Dennis R. Duke who wrote (32919)	2/2/1998 5:34:00 PM
From: Dennis R. Duke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 61433

Oh, another dumb rumor out there: wstreet.com It is "Wall Street Strategies" saying IBM after ASND. Charles Payne, who has been seen recently on CNBC is the sponsor of this web site. FWIW, Dennis

To: Dennis R. Duke who wrote (32919)	2/2/1998 9:41:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 61433

FIRST CALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES ASND Ascend Communications 01/26/98 Industry: Com-wo AT&T SIC: 3576 Latest Price: $28.00 1998 P/E: 23.9 Analyst Recommendation: 2.2 QTR QTR FY FY Mar 98 Jun 98 Dec 98 Dec 99 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.25 0.27 1.17 1.48 Number of Brokers 24 24 27 19 Median 0.25 0.27 1.16 1.45 Standard Deviation 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.16 Current High 0.28 0.30 1.25 2.00 Current Low 0.22 0.23 0.97 1.12 Year Ago EPS 0.31A 0.31A 1.06A 1.17 Current vs. Year Ago Change -19% -13% 10% 26% Report Date wk/Apr 10 wk/Jul 15 wk/Jan 20 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 4 2 6 3 Up Revisions last 30 days 5 3 8 2 Down Revisions last 7 days 4 5 4 0 Down Revisions last 30 days 3 5 5 2 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.25 0.27 1.17 1.48 7-days ago Mean 0.24 0.27 1.16 1.41 30-days ago Mean 0.24 0.27 1.15 1.45 60-days ago Mean 0.25 0.27 1.16 1.48 90-days ago Mean 0.24 0.27 1.15 1.31 COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES AND TRENDS Industry - Com-wo AT&T 8.17 11.26 51.71 69.33 Current vs. Year Ago Change 4% 17% 18% 34% Sector - TECHNOLOGY 8.94 10.46 43.26 55.73 Current vs. Year Ago Change 7% 13% 19% 29% WSJ/DJ US Index 10.68 11.93 48.27 56.30 Current vs. Year Ago Change 7% 11% 12% 17% Ratios Relative To: Company Industry Sector WSJ/DJ P/E on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 23.9 24.68 20.83 18.71 PEG on 1998 Cal Yr Mean 0.75 1.04 1.17 1.51 RECOMMENDATION AND GROWTH RATES RECOMMENDATIONS LONG TERM GROWTH RATES Current Mean 2.2 Next 5 yrs - Median 32% Number of Brokers 24 Number of Brokers 10 Industry Recommendation: 2.0 Industry Growth Rate: 24% 7-days ago Mean 2.4 Next 5 yrs - High 50% 30-days ago Mean 2.5 Next 5 yrs - Low 20% 60-days ago Mean 2.3 Last 5 Years 128% 90-days ago Mean 2.3 Diff. from Industry -0.2 Rel. to Industry 1.4 Diff. from Sector -0.2 Rel. to Sector 1.8 Diff. from WSJ/DJ US 0.0 Rel. to WSJ/DJ US 2.6 Transmitted: 1/27/98 3:39 PM (E_ASND)