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To: VincentTH who wrote (10172)	3/30/1999 8:18:00 PM
From: Herm	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14162

PLMD polymedica.com is listed as having a 30% growth rate. It switched recently from the AMEX to the NASDAQ. As I spoke to you recently, I knew about PLMD when it was on the AMEX as PM since a friend told me about the company 1 year ago. She worked for them and said they were going thru growing pains. Her life depends on their computerized insulin pumps that automatically measures and injects her with the appropriate insulin when the body needs it. A really life saving product for many, many, people with severe diabetes. The supplies is also a big sales item for this company. When you need the insulin to live you don't ask how much. Thus, this is a worthwhile product line and one of those miracles of bio-science. PLMD got a $2.68 boost to $9 per share after a story in BusinessWeek quoted CIBC Oppenheimer's Ryan Rauch as saying that'Polymedica may be worth $20 a share in a takeover.'Some speculate that Polyme- dica's recent low stock price and its direct mail supply unit make the company attractive acquisition for companies looking to improve direct-to consumer marketing efforts. No companies were named as possible suitors. NASDAQ: (PLMD : $7 9/16) $63 million Market Cap at March 30, 1999 Trades at a 60% Discount PE Multiple of 11.5 X, vs. the 28.7 X average multiple at which the Medical Products SubIndustry is priced. PLMD Trading Summary 30-MAR-99 Ticks Money Flow($M) Avg. Price Small Blocks +52 -58 down +191.1 -356.6 down 7.7130 29-MAR-99 Ticks Money Flow($M) Avg. Price Small Blocks +90 -98 +481.4 -811.0 8.8325 Large Blocks +1 -4 +88.8 -385.6 8.6250 Total: +91 -102 down +570.2 -1,196.7 down 8.7991 bigcharts.com