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Missed Estimates 04/24/00 - 04/28/00

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Missed Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Alphabetical)

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

21st Century Insurance        TW        0.13       0.04      -69.2%
Abigail Adams National        AANB      0.28       0.24      -14.3%
Akorn Incorporated            AKRN      0.10       0.09      -10.0%
Alliance Resource Ptnrs.      ARLP      0.17       0.15      -11.8%
American National Ins.        ANAT      1.71       1.21      -29.2%
Artesian Resources Co.        ARTNA     0.27       0.11      -59.3%
Avista Corporation            AVA       0.30       0.20      -33.3%
B.I. Incorporated             BIAC      0.10       0.06      -40.0%
Bernard Chaus Inc.            CHS       0.16       0.02      -87.5%
Carolina Power & Light        CPL       0.65       0.56      -13.8%
Catalytica Incorporated       CTAL      0.11       0.09      -18.2%
Chubb Corporation             CB        0.94       0.85       -9.6%
Conseco Incorporated          CNC       0.56       0.30      -46.4%
Covance Incorporated          CVD       0.21       0.19       -9.5%
Department 56 Inc.            DFS       0.10      -0.21     -310.0%
Fargo Electronics             FRGO      0.10       0.08      -20.0%
Farm Family Holdings          FFH       0.80       0.60      -25.0%
FEI Corporation               FEIC      0.12       0.10      -16.7%
FirstBank NW Corporation      FBNW      0.32       0.25      -21.9%
Fotoball USA                  FUSA      0.10       0.04      -60.0%
Great Lakes Chemical          GLK       0.59       0.52      -11.9%
Healthcare Services Group     HCSG      0.22       0.14      -36.4%
Interface Incorporated        IFSIA     0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Inter-Tel Inc.                INTL      0.20       0.08      -60.0%
LG&E Energy Corporation       LGE       0.34       0.23      -32.4%
Lillian Vernon Corp.          LVC       0.12       0.10      -16.7%
McKessonHBOC Incorporated     MCK       0.29       0.22      -24.1%
Middlesex Water Company       MSEX      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
Montana Power Company         MTP       0.35       0.29      -17.1%
National RV Holdings          NVH       0.69       0.62      -10.1%
Northwest Pipe Company        NWPX      0.46       0.36      -21.7%
Nu Skin Enterprises           NUS       0.19       0.17      -10.5%
OGE Energy                    OGE       0.13       0.01      -92.3%
Onyx Acceptance Corp.         ONYX      0.33       0.26      -21.2%
Oriental Financial Group      OFG       0.59       0.46      -22.0%
Osteotech Incorporated        OSTE      0.20       0.13      -35.0%
Park Electrochemical          PKE       0.50       0.37      -26.0%
Perrigo Company               PRGO      0.11       0.09      -18.2%
Presidential Life Corp.       PLFE      0.34       0.30      -11.8%
PrivateBancorp Inc.           PVTB      0.20       0.18      -10.0%
Prophet 21 Incorporated       PXXI      0.25       0.08      -68.0%
Questron Technology           QUST      0.15       0.12      -20.0%
Ralston Purina Group          RAL       0.32       0.28      -12.5%
Res-Care Incorporated         RSCR      0.31       0.23      -25.8%
Rexhall Industries            REXL      0.38       0.31      -18.4%
RTW Incorporated              RTWI      0.17       0.13      -23.5%
Rural Metro Corp.             RURL      0.29       0.16      -44.8%
Southern Union Co.            SUG       0.54       0.40      -25.9%
Staffmark Incorporated        STAF      0.11       0.08      -27.3%
Stifel Financial Corp.        SF        0.67       0.44      -34.3%
Success Bancshares Inc.       SXNB      0.19       0.15      -21.1%
Sypris Solutions Inc.         SYPR      0.16       0.14      -12.5%
Transaction Sys. Architects   TSAI      0.17       0.05      -70.6%
Union Bankshares Corp.        UBSH      0.24       0.19      -20.8%
Veeco Instruments             VECO      0.26       0.14      -46.2%
Washington Post               WPO       3.88       2.50      -35.6%
Weatherford International     WFT       0.10       0.09      -10.0%
Missed Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Descending Percentages)

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

Department 56 Inc.            DFS       0.10      -0.21     -310.0%
OGE Energy                    OGE       0.13       0.01      -92.3%
Bernard Chaus Inc.            CHS       0.16       0.02      -87.5%
Transaction Sys. Architects   TSAI      0.17       0.05      -70.6%
21st Century Insurance        TW        0.13       0.04      -69.2%
Prophet 21 Incorporated       PXXI      0.25       0.08      -68.0%
Fotoball USA                  FUSA      0.10       0.04      -60.0%
Inter-Tel Inc.                INTL      0.20       0.08      -60.0%
Artesian Resources Co.        ARTNA     0.27       0.11      -59.3%
Conseco Incorporated          CNC       0.56       0.30      -46.4%
Veeco Instruments             VECO      0.26       0.14      -46.2%
Rural Metro Corp.             RURL      0.29       0.16      -44.8%
B.I. Incorporated             BIAC      0.10       0.06      -40.0%
Healthcare Services Group     HCSG      0.22       0.14      -36.4%
Washington Post               WPO       3.88       2.50      -35.6%
Osteotech Incorporated        OSTE      0.20       0.13      -35.0%
Stifel Financial Corp.        SF        0.67       0.44      -34.3%
Avista Corporation            AVA       0.30       0.20      -33.3%
LG&E Energy Corporation       LGE       0.34       0.23      -32.4%
American National Ins.        ANAT      1.71       1.21      -29.2%
Staffmark Incorporated        STAF      0.11       0.08      -27.3%
Park Electrochemical          PKE       0.50       0.37      -26.0%
Southern Union Co.            SUG       0.54       0.40      -25.9%
Res-Care Incorporated         RSCR      0.31       0.23      -25.8%
Farm Family Holdings          FFH       0.80       0.60      -25.0%
McKessonHBOC Incorporated     MCK       0.29       0.22      -24.1%
RTW Incorporated              RTWI      0.17       0.13      -23.5%
Oriental Financial Group      OFG       0.59       0.46      -22.0%
FirstBank NW Corporation      FBNW      0.32       0.25      -21.9%
Northwest Pipe Company        NWPX      0.46       0.36      -21.7%
Onyx Acceptance Corp.         ONYX      0.33       0.26      -21.2%
Success Bancshares Inc.       SXNB      0.19       0.15      -21.1%
Union Bankshares Corp.        UBSH      0.24       0.19      -20.8%
Fargo Electronics             FRGO      0.10       0.08      -20.0%
Questron Technology           QUST      0.15       0.12      -20.0%
Rexhall Industries            REXL      0.38       0.31      -18.4%
Catalytica Incorporated       CTAL      0.11       0.09      -18.2%
Perrigo Company               PRGO      0.11       0.09      -18.2%
Montana Power Company         MTP       0.35       0.29      -17.1%
Interface Incorporated        IFSIA     0.12       0.10      -16.7%
FEI Corporation               FEIC      0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Lillian Vernon Corp.          LVC       0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Abigail Adams National        AANB      0.28       0.24      -14.3%
Carolina Power & Light        CPL       0.65       0.56      -13.8%
Ralston Purina Group          RAL       0.32       0.28      -12.5%
Sypris Solutions Inc.         SYPR      0.16       0.14      -12.5%
Great Lakes Chemical          GLK       0.59       0.52      -11.9%
Alliance Resource Ptnrs.      ARLP      0.17       0.15      -11.8%
Presidential Life Corp.       PLFE      0.34       0.30      -11.8%
Middlesex Water Company       MSEX      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
Nu Skin Enterprises           NUS       0.19       0.17      -10.5%
National RV Holdings          NVH       0.69       0.62      -10.1%
PrivateBancorp Inc.           PVTB      0.20       0.18      -10.0%
Akorn Incorporated            AKRN      0.10       0.09      -10.0%
Weatherford International     WFT       0.10       0.09      -10.0%
Chubb Corporation             CB        0.94       0.85       -9.6%
Covance Incorporated          CVD       0.21       0.19       -9.5%
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