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Non-Tech : Hills Stores (HDS)- 7th largest retail chain -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mr. Jens Tingleff who wrote (89)	3/19/1998 8:08:00 AM
From: WHL	Respond to of 201

First Call Consensus Earnings Estimates as of 03/14/98 Latest Price: 4.25 Industry: Rtlrs: Broadln FYE: Jan 98 Consensus Recommendation: Strong Buy Hills Stores Company NYSE:HDS Current Mean EPS Current Quarter Jan 98 1.84 A Next Quarter Apr 98 -0.88 Fiscal Year Jan 98 -.087 A Fiscal Year Jan 99 1.15

To: Mr. Jens Tingleff who wrote (89)	3/19/1998 9:33:00 AM
From: Bosco	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 201

Dear Jens & WHL - WHL, thx for posting the 1st Call consensus. Jens, I think it is dangerous to set the expectation too high <g>. We need to know retail traffic traditionally are heaviest in X'mas time. Also, specifically relating to HDS, there will be $30MM cost outlay for the integrated information system [not sure how HDS is going to spread it though, i.e., number of Qs] Having said that, I am cautiously optimistic that we are at the trough. It is interesting that I was messing around with the stock screen software yesterday and HDS turned up several times. I think I ve used volume (bottomfisher) and p/s (value investor.) If HDS can climb back to the 6 level, it should set off a lot more stock screens <g> rgds Bosco