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Missed Estimates 01/31/00 - 02/04/00

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Missed Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Alphabetical)

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

American National Insurance   ANAT      1.84       1.52      -17.4%
American Water Works          AWK       0.37       0.33      -10.8%
Apex Mortgage Capital         AXM       0.44       0.38      -13.6%
Cannondale Corporation        BIKE      0.13       0.09      -30.8%
Carbo Ceramics                CRBO      0.14       0.10      -28.6%
Detection Systems Inc.        DETC      0.22       0.17      -22.7%
Eastern Utilities Assoc.      EUA       0.43       0.38      -11.6%
Ethyl Corporation             EY        0.14       0.12      -14.3%
Federal-Mogul Corporation     FMO       1.00       0.90      -10.0%
FLAG Financial Corp.          FLAG      0.10       0.02      -80.0%
Grand Central Financial       GCFC      0.11       0.03      -72.7%
Impac Mortgage Holdings       IMH       0.22       0.14      -36.4%
Life Technologies Inc.        LTEK      0.42       0.34      -19.0%
Mattel Incorporated           MAT       0.25      -0.04     -116.0%
New Century Financial         NCEN      0.60       0.36      -40.0%
Noble International           NOBL      0.13       0.11      -15.4%
Sport Chalet Inc.             SPCH      0.49       0.30      -38.8%
United Water Resources        UWR       0.31       0.12      -61.3%
Universal Corporation         UVV       1.13       0.85      -24.8%
Vicor Corporation             VICR      0.15       0.13      -13.3%



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

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

Mattel Incorporated           MAT       0.25      -0.04     -116.0%
FLAG Financial Corp.          FLAG      0.10       0.02      -80.0%
Grand Central Financial       GCFC      0.11       0.03      -72.7%
United Water Resources        UWR       0.31       0.12      -61.3%
New Century Financial         NCEN      0.60       0.36      -40.0%
Sport Chalet Inc.             SPCH      0.49       0.30      -38.8%
Impac Mortgage Holdings       IMH       0.22       0.14      -36.4%
Cannondale Corporation        BIKE      0.13       0.09      -30.8%
Carbo Ceramics                CRBO      0.14       0.10      -28.6%
Universal Corporation         UVV       1.13       0.85      -24.8%
Detection Systems Inc.        DETC      0.22       0.17      -22.7%
Life Technologies Inc.        LTEK      0.42       0.34      -19.0%
American National Insurance   ANAT      1.84       1.52      -17.4%
Noble International           NOBL      0.13       0.11      -15.4%
Ethyl Corporation             EY        0.14       0.12      -14.3%
Apex Mortgage Capital         AXM       0.44       0.38      -13.6%
Vicor Corporation             VICR      0.15       0.13      -13.3%
Eastern Utilities Assoc.      EUA       0.43       0.38      -11.6%
American Water Works          AWK       0.37       0.33      -10.8%
Federal-Mogul Corporation     FMO       1.00       0.90      -10.0%



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