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To: Land Shark who wrote (23791)	3/24/1999 3:48:00 PM
From: Anthony@Pacific	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Comparison between VISX and BEAM.. B E A M US $ • 8 • + 2 • Q 5s Q •8• /8¼ Q 60x40 Equity D E S At 12:44 Vol 6,488,700 Op 5• Q Hi 8• Q Lo 5• Q ValTrd 47651844 D E S C R I P T I O N Page 1 /10 B E A M U S SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY INC 11 CN All News/Research Medical Laser Systems CUSIP 86627E101 Summit Technology, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells, and services ophthalmic laser systems and related products. The Company's systems are designed to cor- rect common vision disorders such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astig- matism. Summit also collects per procedure royalties from users of its systems. The Company's products are sold worldwide. STOCK DATA \| 8DVD DIVIDENDS - None 1GPO Current Price USD 8• \| Indicated Gross Yld 52Wk High 3/24/1999 USD 8• \| Dividend Growth 52Wk Low 10/ 8/1998 USD 3 \| Ex-Date Type Amt YTD Chng ( 85.71%) USD 3¾ \| 2TRA 1 Yr Total Return 52.94%\| 3CH1 Shares Out as of 10/98 31.154M\| EARNINGS Market Cap 253.12M\| Trailing 12mo EPS $ 1.130 Float 31.15M Short Int 2.179M\| 9EE Est EPS 12/1999 $ -.200 5BETA Beta vs. SPX .73 \|10GE P/E 7.19 6OCM Options avail & Stk Marginable \|LT Growth 6.00 Est PEG XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Compare to VISX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX V I S X US $ • 9 5 • - 3 • Q Q•95• /95¼ Q 5x4 Equity D E S At 12:43 Vol 1,040,100 Op 98¼ Q Hi 99• Q Lo 93½ Q ValTrd 99617248 D E S C R I P T I O N Page 1 /10 V I S X U S VISX INC 11 CN All News/Research Medical Laser Systems CUSIP 92844S105 VISX, Incorporated develops proprietary technologies and systems for laser vision correction. The Company's "VISX Excimer Laser System" removes submicron layers of tissue from the surface of the cornea to reshape the eye, thereby improving visual acuity. VISX's "VisionKey" Card is an optical memory card that operates the laser system. STOCK DATA \| 8DVD DIVIDENDS - None 1GPO Current Price USD 95• \| Indicated Gross Yld 52Wk High 3/15/1999 USD 108¼ \| Dividend Growth 52Wk Low 3/24/1998 USD 11• \| Ex-Date Type Amt YTD Chng (117.73%) USD 51• \| 2TRA 1 Yr Total Return 746.11%\| 1/14/99 Split 2 for 1 3CH1 Shares Out as of 1/15 30.410M\| EARNINGS Market Cap 2894.65M\| Trailing 12mo EPS $ .830 Float 30.41M Short Int 1.078M\| 9EE Est EPS 12/1999 $ 2.082 5BETA Beta vs. SPX 1.07 \|10GE P/E 114.68 Est P/E 45.59 6OCM Options avail & Stk Marginable \|LT Growth 25.18 Est PEG 1.82