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Missed Estimates

07/27/98 - 07/31/98


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Missed Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Alphabetical)

                                     First Call
                                     Consensus    Actual  Earnings
Company Name                  Ticker  Estimate     EPS    Surprise %
Acuson Corporation            ACN       0.16       0.14      -12.5%
AGCO Corporation              AG        0.88       0.52      -40.9%
Alamo Group Inc.              ALG       0.55       0.46      -16.4%
American Business Inf.        ABIIB     0.17       0.15      -11.8%
American National Ins.        ANAT      1.54       1.27      -17.5%
Amerilink Corporation         ALNK      0.13       0.10      -23.1%
AquaPenn Spring Water         APN       0.20       0.10      -50.0%
Award Software Intl.          AWRD      0.17       0.15      -11.8%
Bank Plus Corporation         BPLS      0.19       0.14      -26.3%
BankUnited Financial          BKUNA     0.11       0.07      -36.4%
Bayonne Bancshares Inc.       FSNJ      0.17       0.12      -29.4%
Benihana Incorporated         BNHN      0.31       0.18      -41.9%
BetzDearborn Inc.             BTL       0.63       0.55      -12.7%
Block Drug Company            BLOCA     0.60       0.54      -10.0%
Bonded Motors Inc.            BMTR      0.18       0.13      -27.8%
BWAY Corporation              BY        0.35       0.30      -14.3%
CalMat Co. Incorporated       CZM       0.32       0.26      -18.8%
Chiron Corporation            CHIR      0.12       0.06      -50.0%
CILCORP Incorporated          CER       0.49       0.43      -12.2%
Cobra Electronics Corp.       COBR      0.24       0.19      -20.8%
Cognitronics Corporation      CGN       0.37       0.30      -18.9%
Communications Sys. Inc.      CSII      0.30       0.27      -10.0%
Conectiv                      CIV       0.33       0.28      -15.2%
ContiFinancial Corp.          CFN       0.28       0.13      -53.6%
CSX Corporation               CSX       0.78       0.68      -12.8%
CTB International Corp.       CTBC      0.41       0.22      -46.3%
Dominion Homes Inc.           DHOM      0.46       0.41      -10.9%
Electronic Data Systems       EDS       0.44       0.37      -15.9%
Electronic Data Systems       EDS       0.44       0.39      -11.4%
Ethyl Corporation             EY        0.19       0.16      -15.8%
First Alliance Corp.          FACO      0.11       0.08      -27.3%
Friendly Ice Cream Co.        FRND      0.43       0.39       -9.3%
Genesis Energy L.P.           GEL       0.12       0.09      -25.0%
Griffon Corporation           GFF       0.27       0.22      -18.5%
Healthplan Services Cp.       HPS       0.15       0.04      -73.3%
Interstate Energy Corp.       LNT       0.25       0.16      -36.0%
ITEQ Incorporated             ITEQ      0.16       0.14      -12.5%
Lawter International          LAW       0.16       0.14      -12.5%
Liberty Financial Co.         L         0.66       0.60       -9.1%
Lyondell Petrochemicals       LYO       0.47       0.40      -14.9%
McDonald & Co. Invst.         MDD       0.48       0.34      -29.2%
Meridian Diagnostics          KITS      0.14       0.10      -28.6%
MidAmerican Energy Inc.       MEC       0.25       0.22      -12.0%
MTI Technology                MTIC      0.16       0.14      -12.5%
Niagara Corporation           NIAG      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
Noble International           NIL       0.12       0.08      -33.3%
Northeast Bancorp             NBN       0.27       0.23      -14.8%
Paragon Trade Brands          PTB       0.40       0.28      -30.0%
Paxar Corporation             PXR       0.22       0.19      -13.6%
Selective Insurance Gp.       SIGI      0.52       0.46      -11.5%
Sport Supply Group Inc.       GYM       0.24       0.20      -16.7%
Staar Surgical Company        STAA      0.13       0.11      -15.4%
Swift Energy Company          SFY       0.21       0.18      -14.3%
TBC Corporation               TBCC      0.18       0.16      -11.1%
Technitrol Incorporated       TNL       0.60       0.52      -13.3%
Tessco Technologies Inc.      TESS      0.10       0.07      -30.0%
Thermoquest Corporation       TMQ       0.23       0.17      -26.1%
TIG Holdings Inc.             TIG       0.62       0.55      -11.3%
Todhunter International       THT       0.30       0.27      -10.0%
Transact Technologies         TACT      0.14       0.04      -71.4%
Tropical Sportswear           TSIC      0.44       0.40       -9.1%
Union Bankshares Corp.        UBSH      0.29       0.25      -13.8%
Union Bankshares LTD.         UBSC      0.18       0.15      -16.7%
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.        WIN       0.40       0.22      -45.0%
Wisconsin Energy Corp.        WEC       0.29       0.25      -13.8%
Worldtex Incorporated         WTX       0.17       0.05      -70.6%

Missed Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Descending Percentages)

                                     First Call
                                     Consensus    Actual  Earnings
Company Name                  Ticker  Estimate     EPS    Surprise %
Healthplan Services Cp.       HPS       0.15       0.04      -73.3%
Transact Technologies         TACT      0.14       0.04      -71.4%
Worldtex Incorporated         WTX       0.17       0.05      -70.6%
ContiFinancial Corp.          CFN       0.28       0.13      -53.6%
AquaPenn Spring Water         APN       0.20       0.10      -50.0%
Chiron Corporation            CHIR      0.12       0.06      -50.0%
CTB International Corp.       CTBC      0.41       0.22      -46.3%
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.        WIN       0.40       0.22      -45.0%
Benihana Incorporated         BNHN      0.31       0.18      -41.9%
AGCO Corporation              AG        0.88       0.52      -40.9%
BankUnited Financial          BKUNA     0.11       0.07      -36.4%
Interstate Energy Corp.       LNT       0.25       0.16      -36.0%
Noble International           NIL       0.12       0.08      -33.3%
Paragon Trade Brands          PTB       0.40       0.28      -30.0%
Tessco Technologies Inc.      TESS      0.10       0.07      -30.0%
Bayonne Bancshares Inc.       FSNJ      0.17       0.12      -29.4%
McDonald & Co. Invst.         MDD       0.48       0.34      -29.2%
Meridian Diagnostics          KITS      0.14       0.10      -28.6%
Bonded Motors Inc.            BMTR      0.18       0.13      -27.8%
First Alliance Corp.          FACO      0.11       0.08      -27.3%
Bank Plus Corporation         BPLS      0.19       0.14      -26.3%
Thermoquest Corporation       TMQ       0.23       0.17      -26.1%
Genesis Energy L.P.           GEL       0.12       0.09      -25.0%
Amerilink Corporation         ALNK      0.13       0.10      -23.1%
Cobra Electronics Corp.       COBR      0.24       0.19      -20.8%
Cognitronics Corporation      CGN       0.37       0.30      -18.9%
CalMat Co. Incorporated       CZM       0.32       0.26      -18.8%
Griffon Corporation           GFF       0.27       0.22      -18.5%
American National Ins.        ANAT      1.54       1.27      -17.5%
Sport Supply Group Inc.       GYM       0.24       0.20      -16.7%
Union Bankshares LTD.         UBSC      0.18       0.15      -16.7%
Alamo Group Inc.              ALG       0.55       0.46      -16.4%
Electronic Data Systems       EDS       0.44       0.37      -15.9%
Ethyl Corporation             EY        0.19       0.16      -15.8%
Staar Surgical Company        STAA      0.13       0.11      -15.4%
Conectiv                      CIV       0.33       0.28      -15.2%
Lyondell Petrochemicals       LYO       0.47       0.40      -14.9%
Northeast Bancorp             NBN       0.27       0.23      -14.8%
BWAY Corporation              BY        0.35       0.30      -14.3%
Swift Energy Company          SFY       0.21       0.18      -14.3%
Union Bankshares Corp.        UBSH      0.29       0.25      -13.8%
Wisconsin Energy Corp.        WEC       0.29       0.25      -13.8%
Paxar Corporation             PXR       0.22       0.19      -13.6%
Technitrol Incorporated       TNL       0.60       0.52      -13.3%
CSX Corporation               CSX       0.78       0.68      -12.8%
BetzDearborn Inc.             BTL       0.63       0.55      -12.7%
MTI Technology                MTIC      0.16       0.14      -12.5%
Acuson Corporation            ACN       0.16       0.14      -12.5%
ITEQ Incorporated             ITEQ      0.16       0.14      -12.5%
Lawter International          LAW       0.16       0.14      -12.5%
CILCORP Incorporated          CER       0.49       0.43      -12.2%
MidAmerican Energy Inc.       MEC       0.25       0.22      -12.0%
Award Software Intl.          AWRD      0.17       0.15      -11.8%
American Business Inf.        ABIIB     0.17       0.15      -11.8%
Selective Insurance Gp.       SIGI      0.52       0.46      -11.5%
Electronic Data Systems       EDS       0.44       0.39      -11.4%
TIG Holdings Inc.             TIG       0.62       0.55      -11.3%
TBC Corporation               TBCC      0.18       0.16      -11.1%
Dominion Homes Inc.           DHOM      0.46       0.41      -10.9%
Niagara Corporation           NIAG      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
Block Drug Company            BLOCA     0.60       0.54      -10.0%
Communications Sys. Inc.      CSII      0.30       0.27      -10.0%
Todhunter International       THT       0.30       0.27      -10.0%
Friendly Ice Cream Co.        FRND      0.43       0.39       -9.3%
Liberty Financial Co.         L         0.66       0.60       -9.1%
Tropical Sportswear           TSIC      0.44       0.40       -9.1%