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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Ames Department Stores (AMES) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul A who wrote (1062)	3/23/1998 10:23:00 PM
From: Market Tracker	Respond to of 1911

The numbers for AMES have been increased by Zacks Premium Service. Wall Street Snapshot Company Reports: AMES DEPT STORE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMES DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. is a retail merchandiser. As of March 1, 1996, the Company operated 308 discount department stores under the Ames name in 14 states in the Northeast, Middle Atlantic and Mid-West regions and the District of Columbia. The Company's stores are located in rural communities, some of which are not served by other large retail stores, high-traffic suburban sites, small cities and several major metropolitan areas. The stores largely serve middle and lower-middle income customers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Brokers Recommending Strong Buy 2 Moderate Buy 1 Hold 0 Moderate Sell 0 Strong Sell 0 Current Average Recommendation (1.0=Str. Buy, 5.0=Str. Sell) 1.3 Last Week's Average Recommendation 2.0 Change in Average Recommendation 0.7 Earnings Estimates and Actuals Consensus Estimate for Current Fiscal Year $ 1.59 per share Consensus Estimate for Next Fiscal Year $ 1.77 per share Consensus Estimate for Current Quarter $ -0.28 per share Actual Earnings Last Quarter $ 1.23 per share EPS Surprise Last Quarter -1 % -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Industry Group RETAIL-DISCOUNT Rank Within Industry 5 of 24

To: Paul A who wrote (1062)	3/24/1998 5:31:00 AM
From: Arthur Tang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1911

Thank you, Paul. Market making costs money to move up; pull back is going to cost the market makers' own account to decrease in value. So, calling for buying is un-necessary. It only creates short interests that cause AMES to be pulled back more severely. If you are a long term investor, keep smiling. If you are a short term investor, then we can understand your reasons to make this stock more volatile. Market making distributes normally; impulse investors are not welcome.