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To: Alex Sharp who wrote (368)	2/11/1998 4:13:00 PM
From: Rensho	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 411

FIRST CALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES LCI LCI International 02/09/98 Industry: Long Dist Sys SIC: 4813 Latest Price: $27.13 1997 P/E: 26.6 Analyst Recommendation: 1.2 QTR QTR FY FY Dec 97 Mar 98 Dec 97 Dec 98 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.27 0.29 1.02 1.33 Number of Brokers 17 10 19 19 Median 0.27 0.29 1.02 1.34 Standard Deviation 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03 Current High 0.30 0.30 1.06 1.36 Current Low 0.25 0.26 0.96 1.25 Year Ago EPS 0.24A 0.24A 0.85A 1.02 Current vs. Year Ago Change 13% 21% 20% 30% Report Date Feb 16 wk/Apr 15 Feb 16 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Up Revisions last 30 days 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions last 7 days 0 0 0 0 Down Revisions last 30 days 1 0 0 0 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.27 0.29 1.02 1.33 7-days ago Mean 0.27 0.28 1.02 1.33 30-days ago Mean 0.27 0.28 1.02 1.33 60-days ago Mean 0.28 0.30 1.03 1.34 90-days ago Mean 0.28 0.30 1.03 1.34 COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES AND TRENDS Industry - Long Dist S 9.15 8.80 37.17 40.83 Current vs. Year Ago Change -16% -13% -22% 10% Sector - UTILITIES 5.51 6.27 24.40 26.45 Current vs. Year Ago Change 0% 1% -4% 8% WSJ/DJ US Index 11.26 10.54 42.83 48.01 Current vs. Year Ago Change 10% 6% 12% 12% Ratios Relative To: Company Industry Sector WSJ/DJ P/E on 1997 Cal Yr Mean 26.6 26.12 19.60 22.41 PEG on 1997 Cal Yr Mean 1.11 2.86 2.95 1.81 RECOMMENDATION AND GROWTH RATES RECOMMENDATIONS LONG TERM GROWTH RATES Current Mean 1.2 Next 5 yrs - Median 24% Number of Brokers 14 Number of Brokers 4 Industry Recommendation: 2.0 Industry Growth Rate: 9% 7-days ago Mean 1.2 Next 5 yrs - High 30% 30-days ago Mean 1.3 Next 5 yrs - Low 23% 60-days ago Mean 1.2 Last 5 Years 49% 90-days ago Mean 1.2 Diff. from Industry +0.8 Rel. to Industry 2.6 Diff. from Sector +1.3 Rel. to Sector 3.6 Diff. from WSJ/DJ US +1.0 Rel. to WSJ/DJ US 1.9 Transmitted: 02/10/98 09:30 (E_LCI)