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Technology Stocks : Excite [XCIT], an exciting stock to own in 1999! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Smart Investor who wrote (3127)	4/15/1999 6:00:00 PM
From: eddy thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3183

why dont you put all your money in boston chicken

To: Smart Investor who wrote (3127)	4/15/1999 9:55:00 PM
From: jmanvegas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3183

I'll state the same thing I said over at the ATHM thread. This penny thing is driving me nuts!!!! If you're a day trader, I can't give you any advice. But this stock (ATHM + XCIT) will be much, much higher one year from now than it is today. Put this baby away under your mattress for 5 years and you will be smelling some serious roses. Good luck to you. jmanvegas

To: Smart Investor who wrote (3127)	4/18/1999 2:40:00 AM
From: JakeSki	Respond to of 3183

I think we need to put things in perspective. Yes, .04 is 25% less than .05, but it is still just a penny. This company is still in its infancy so you have to take the numbers in context. I think the more interesting numbers are: 80% gross margins - this is huge. Of course, net margins are low because they are in market share expansion mode (plowed $20M of the $43M of gross profit back into sales/marketing). 200%+ sales growth - nice Lots of cash relative to debt - nice IMHO, EPS doesn't mean much at this point. It is too early to expect big profit numbers. I hope this 'rotation' out of tech stocks continues to provide a nice buying opportunity in XCIT/ATHM. -- Jake