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Biotech / Medical : The Stock for 1999(Polymedica)PLMD(Medical Supply Co.) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sam who wrote (1391)	7/18/1998 6:27:00 PM
From: Arthur Radley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3414

To All: With Good News "Hoped For" and "Expected" next week, I thought I would share the following information. This information was supplied to me from Charles Schwab's databank. PM is in the Biotechnology & Drug industry of the Healthcare sector. There are 440 companies in this category. Based on the July 16 closing price of 9.50, the following are ratios that apply to PM and the other companies in this industry. Current PE...PM 12 Industry Average 42.9 Price to Cash Flow(TTM) 7.4 ...... 12.2 Price to Sales 1.2 ......... 9.9 Price to Book........1.6...............6.9 Price to Tangible Book..7.4............8.4 GROWTH RATE Rev. vs Qtr 1 yr ago 129.4%........37.9% Rev(TTM)vs TTM last yr. 142.4%........25.7% Rev 5 yr.growth rate 35.0%........27.9% EPS(TTM) vs 1 yr. ago 194.8%........27.6% FINANCIAL STRENGTH Quick Ratio(MRQ) 1.7........4.6 Current Ratio(MRQ) 2.1........5.4 LTDebt/Equity .4........ .6 TotalDebt/Equity .5........ .6 Interest Coverage(TTM) 2.8........ .1 Management Effectiveness ROA(TTM) 9.2%.......(4.9%) ROI 9.9%.......(3.8%) ROE 16.1%.......(4.5%) INSTITUTIONAL Ownership 47 institutions own 62.8%of the 8.91 million shares. The average instit. ownership of the Biotechnology & Drug Industry is 52.2%, and the average instit. ownership of the S&P 500 as a whole is 55.1%. INSIDER TRADING Insiders hold 3.61 million shares. IMO, in these direct comparisons to their peers in this industry section, PM is "head and shoulders" above them in most categories. WAKE UP AMERICA! Discover an Excellent Company to iNvEsT.