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To: RockyBalboa who wrote (2234)	4/22/1999 10:26:00 PM
From: Q.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2506

InfoStream, convertible financing only works if the market cap is high enough. The typical deal is for 10% of market cap. A company can do up to 2 a year, maximum. That means that it needs a market cap that is at least 5X as big as the cash burn, to be able to continue 'ad nauseum'. OCOMD's market cap isn't that big now. It's only a few million dollars. Nobody is going to give them a convertible deal now.

To: RockyBalboa who wrote (2234)	4/22/1999 10:53:00 PM
From: 1-DAY-TRADER	Respond to of 2506

Ref. SYK : Plan to short it soooon ...any comments?? read the fundamentals on this medical supplies manufacturer P/E = 129?? Debt/Equity ratio = 2.28 and most importantly, GAPS always call to be filled and traded back back up if it is really a good quality stock ...i think we can play this for at least 8 points short term ..its very week and the gap is calling :))) Ratios and Statistics at a Glance (As of 04/16/99) Price $ 50.38 ----- Price/Sales (TTM) 4.46 52 Week High $ 62.50 ---- P/E Ratio (TTM) 129.17 52 Week Low $ 31.00 ---- Price/Book (MRQ) 7.46 3 Month Avg Daily Vol (Mil) 0.30 ----- Price/Cash Flow (TTM) 63.77 10 Day Avg Daily Vol (Mil) 0.12 ----- Return on Assets (TTM) % 2.85 Beta 1.48 ----------------------------Return on Equity (TTM) % 5.97 Indicated Annual Dividend $ 0.12 ---- Current Ratio (MRQ) 1.88 Dividend Yield % 0.24 ----------- Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 2.28 Note: Mil = Millions MRQ = Most Recent Quarter TTM = Trailing Twelve Months Share Related Information Short Interest Information Market Cap (Mil) $ 4,875.04 Shares Outstanding (Mil) 96.78 Float (Mil) 57.10 Current Month (Mil) 1.88 Previous Month (Mil) 1.92 Short Interest Ratio (Days) 7.48 Institutional & Insider Ownership Purchases (Mil) Sales (Mil) Net Purchases (Mil) % Owned Institutions (3 months) 8.67 11.25 -2.58 50.14 Insiders (6 months) 0.00 0.05 -0.05 41.00 Growth Rates 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Sales % 12.56 8.16 14.63 EPS % -68.43 -23.01 -8.11 Dividend % 9.09 38.67 27.95 Historical Quarterly Results Revenue (Thousands of U.S. Dollars) Quarters 1995 1996 1997 1998 MAR 214,013 217,623 239,536 253,588 JUN 228,509 225,413 248,036 267,273 SEP 205,363 223,587 238,143 260,965 DEC 224,067 243,437 254,420 321,382 Total 871,952 910,060 980,135 1,103,208 Earnings Per Share (U.S. Dollars) Quarters 1995 1996 1997 1998 MAR 0.22 0.25 0.30 0.37 JUN 0.21 0.25 0.30 0.36 SEP 0.21 0.25 0.30 0.35 DEC 0.27 0.31 0.38 -0.69 Total 0.90 1.06 1.28 0.39 A