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Beat Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Alphabetical)

                                     First Call
                                     Consensus    Actual  Earnings
Company Name                  Ticker  Estimate     EPS    Surprise %

Alamo Group Inc.              ALG       0.21       0.82        9.3%
Albany Molecular Rese         AMRI      0.24       0.29       20.8%
AXA Financial Incorporated    AXF       0.75       0.28       33.3%
Barrett Resources Corp.       BRR       0.20       0.24       20.0%
Black Hawk Gaming & Dev.      BHWK      0.26       0.44       69.2%
Brass Eagle Inc.              XTRM      0.10       0.11       10.0%
Buffets Incorporated          BOCB      0.27       0.31       14.8%
Cal Dive International        CDIS      0.14       0.20       42.9%
Castle & Cooke                CCS       0.13       0.33      153.8%
Chiron Corporation            CHIR      0.16       0.21       31.3%
Clark/Bardes Holdings         CLKB      0.15       0.18       20.0%
Cleco Corporation             CNL       0.38       0.43       13.2%
Commonwealth Telephone        CTCO      0.18       0.20       11.1%
Crestline Capital Corp.       CLJ       0.43       0.57       32.6%
Delta Financial Corporation   DFC       0.10       0.11       10.0%
Donna Karan                   DK        0.12       0.15       25.0%
Donnelly Corporation          DON       0.57       0.67       17.5%
DT Industries                 DTII      0.22       0.27       22.7%
Electronic Arts               ERTS      0.14       0.16       14.3%
ESCO Electronics Corp.        ESE       0.22       0.28       27.3%
Expeditors Int'l Wash.        EXPD      0.22       0.25       13.6%
Fidelity National Financal    FNF       0.36       0.45       25.0%
First International Bncp.     FNCE      0.23       0.26       13.0%
First Team Sports Inc.        FTSP      0.12       0.14       16.7%
First Years Incorporated      KIDD      0.27       0.31       14.8%
Forest Laboratories           FRX       0.27       0.31       14.8%
Genesee & Wyoming             GNWR      0.60       0.87       45.0%
Guess? Incorporated           GES       0.30       0.35       16.7%
Heidrick & Struggles          HSII      0.12       0.18       50.0%
Hercules Incorporated         HPC       0.32       0.35        9.4%
Hilton Hotels Corporation     HLT       0.10       0.12       20.0%
John Hancock Fin Svcs.        JHF       0.53       0.65       22.6%
King Pharmaceuticals          KING      0.18       0.21       16.7%
Louis Dreyfus Natural         LD        0.28       0.34       21.4%
Movie Gallery Inc.            MOVI      0.26       0.32       23.1%
NCRIC Group Incorporated      NCRI      0.22       0.25       13.6%
NDS Group                     NNDS      0.11       0.14       27.3%
Nortek Incorporated           NTK       0.11       0.35      218.2%
PacifiCare Health Sys.        PHSY      1.70       1.94       14.1%
Pegasus Systems Inc.          PEGS      0.12       0.14       16.7%
Penn Treaty American          PTA       0.58       0.64       10.3%
Pixar                         PIXR      0.45       0.53       17.8%
Primex Tech. Inc.             PRMX      0.45       0.51       13.3%
Quanta Services Inc.          PWR       0.21       0.28       33.3%
Rehabcare Corporation         RHB       0.60       0.73       21.7%
Salton Incorporated           SFP       0.84       0.95       13.1%
Silverleaf Resorts Inc.       SVR       0.11       0.15       36.4%
Skechers U.S.A. Inc.          SKX       0.10       0.19       90.0%
Steven Madden Limited         SHOO      0.18       0.24       33.3%
Swift Energy Co.              SFY       0.37       0.43       16.2%
Sylvan Foods Holding          SYLN      0.21       0.25       19.0%
The Keith Companies           TKCI      0.12       0.15       25.0%
The Miix Group Inc.           MHU       0.41       0.47       14.6%
Thermo Electron Corp.         TMO       0.10       0.12       20.0%
Tidewater Incorporated        TDW       0.24       0.34       41.7%
TMP Worldwide Inc.            TMPW      0.13       0.15       15.4%
Trendwest Resorts Inc.        TWRI      0.49       0.57       16.3%
Trenwick Group Incorporated   TWK       0.54       0.60       11.1%
True North Communications     TNO       0.15       0.20       33.3%
Tyson Foods Inc.              TSN       0.14       0.16       14.3%
U.S. Home & Garden Inc.       USHG      0.19       0.21       10.5%
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock     UDS       0.61       0.80       31.1%
Vintage Petroleum Inc.        VPI       0.55       0.67       21.8%
Williams Companies            WMB       0.16       0.27       68.8%
Wisconsin Central Trans.      WCLX      0.22       0.25       13.6%

                                     First Call
                                     Consensus    Actual  Earnings
Company Name                  Ticker  Estimate     EPS    Surprise %
Nortek Incorporated           NTK       0.11       0.35      218.2%
Castle & Cooke                CCS       0.13       0.33      153.8%
Skechers U.S.A. Inc.          SKX       0.10       0.19       90.0%
Black Hawk Gaming & Dev.      BHWK      0.26       0.44       69.2%
Williams Companies            WMB       0.16       0.27       68.8%
Heidrick & Struggles          HSII      0.12       0.18       50.0%
Genesee & Wyoming             GNWR      0.60       0.87       45.0%
Cal Dive International        CDIS      0.14       0.20       42.9%
Tidewater Incorporated        TDW       0.24       0.34       41.7%
Silverleaf Resorts Inc.       SVR       0.11       0.15       36.4%
Alamo Group Inc.              ALG       0.21       0.28       33.3%
Steven Madden Limited         SHOO      0.18       0.24       33.3%
Quanta Services Inc.          PWR       0.21       0.28       33.3%
True North Communications     TNO       0.15       0.20       33.3%
Crestline Capital Corp.       CLJ       0.43       0.57       32.6%
Chiron Corporation            CHIR      0.16       0.21       31.3%
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock     UDS       0.61       0.80       31.1%
NDS Group                     NNDS      0.11       0.14       27.3%
ESCO Electronics Corp.        ESE       0.22       0.28       27.3%
Fidelity National Financal    FNF       0.36       0.45       25.0%
Donna Karan                   DK        0.12       0.15       25.0%
The Keith Companies           TKCI      0.12       0.15       25.0%
Movie Gallery Inc.            MOVI      0.26       0.32       23.1%
DT Industries                 DTII      0.22       0.27       22.7%
John Hancock Fin Svcs.        JHF       0.53       0.65       22.6%
Vintage Petroleum Inc.        VPI       0.55       0.67       21.8%
Rehabcare Corporation         RHB       0.60       0.73       21.7%
Louis Dreyfus Natural         LD        0.28       0.34       21.4%
Albany Molecular Rese         AMRI      0.24       0.29       20.8%
Hilton Hotels Corporation     HLT       0.10       0.12       20.0%
Thermo Electron Corp.         TMO       0.10       0.12       20.0%
Barrett Resources Corp.       BRR       0.20       0.24       20.0%
Clark/Bardes Holdings         CLKB      0.15       0.18       20.0%
Sylvan Foods Holding          SYLN      0.21       0.25       19.0%
Pixar                         PIXR      0.45       0.53       17.8%
Donnelly Corporation          DON       0.57       0.67       17.5%
First Team Sports Inc.        FTSP      0.12       0.14       16.7%
Guess? Incorporated           GES       0.30       0.35       16.7%
King Pharmaceuticals          KING      0.18       0.21       16.7%
Pegasus Systems Inc.          PEGS      0.12       0.14       16.7%
Trendwest Resorts Inc.        TWRI      0.49       0.57       16.3%
Swift Energy Co.              SFY       0.37       0.43       16.2%
TMP Worldwide Inc.            TMPW      0.13       0.15       15.4%
Forest Laboratories           FRX       0.27       0.31       14.8%
Buffets Incorporated          BOCB      0.27       0.31       14.8%
First Years Incorporated      KIDD      0.27       0.31       14.8%
The Miix Group Inc.           MHU       0.41       0.47       14.6%
Tyson Foods Inc.              TSN       0.14       0.16       14.3%
Electronic Arts               ERTS      0.14       0.16       14.3%
PacifiCare Health Sys.        PHSY      1.70       1.94       14.1%
NCRIC Group Incorporated      NCRI      0.22       0.25       13.6%
Wisconsin Central Trans.      WCLX      0.22       0.25       13.6%
Expeditors Int'l Wash.        EXPD      0.22       0.25       13.6%
Primex Tech. Inc.             PRMX      0.45       0.51       13.3%
Cleco Corporation             CNL       0.38       0.43       13.2%
Salton Incorporated           SFP       0.84       0.95       13.1%
First International Bncp.     FNCE      0.23       0.26       13.0%
Commonwealth Telephone        CTCO      0.18       0.20       11.1%
Trenwick Group Incorporated   TWK       0.54       0.60       11.1%
U.S. Home & Garden Inc.       USHG      0.19       0.21       10.5%
Penn Treaty American          PTA       0.58       0.64       10.3%
Brass Eagle Inc.              XTRM      0.10       0.11       10.0%
Delta Financial Corporation   DFC       0.10       0.11       10.0%
Hercules Incorporated         HPC       0.32       0.35        9.4%
AXA Financial Incorporated    AXF       0.75       0.82        9.3%