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To: Triffin who wrote (10111)	2/26/1999 10:11:00 AM
From: ayahuasca	Respond to of 56535

Jim Good Idea. Very good idea. I am going to do some DD on DEMP now. Will let you know what I find.

To: Triffin who wrote (10111)	2/26/1999 11:14:00 AM
From: StockHawk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 56535

Triffin - DEMP - DD DEMP operates 141 Company-owned stores and franchises 52 stores. For the 39 weeks ended 11/28/98, net sales were flat at $613Mil., but net income rose from $1.1M to $3.2M (perhaps due to layoffs - employee head count down 25% from last yr as per Hoovers). On 2/5/99 they closed the acquisition of Vix stores (12 stores - rev $92mil, purchase price $32mil) 52 week stock range: 3 3/16 - 9 (for the last 3 yrs the stock has mostly traded in a range of $4 - $5.) P/E: 24 (low for the industry) P/Sales: 0.1 (very low) P/Book: 1.7 (book value $4.15) ROE: 7% Gross Margin: 21% Net Margin: 0.5% (low for the industry, avg. = 3.0) 5 yr sales growth rate: 2% last quarter sales growth: 0 EPS: This Yr. Last Yr. 1st Q. .04 .05 2nd Q. .02 .24 3rd Q. .02 <.06> insiders own 19% minimal shorts as of 1/99 Phone: (740) 548-7080 StockHawk