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Missed Estimates 07/24/00 - 07/28/00

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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        0.10       0.06      -40.0%
Alliance Resource Ptnrs.      ARLP      0.17       0.13      -23.5%
American States Water         AWR       0.51       0.43      -15.7%
AmeriPath Incorporated        PATH      0.21       0.13      -38.1%
Amtran Incorporated           AMTR      0.60       0.46      -23.3%
Archer-Daniels-Midland        ADM       0.19       0.12      -36.8%
Associated Materials          SIDE      0.90       0.81      -10.0%
Avado Brands                  AVDO      0.11       0.08      -27.3%
Calgon Carbon Corporation     CCC       0.11       0.10       -9.1%
Caraustar Industries          CSAR      0.42       0.37      -11.9%
Centennial Communications     CYCL      0.14       0.07      -50.0%
Conseco Incorporated          CNC       0.28      -0.09     -132.1%
CORE Incorporated             CORE      0.13       0.06      -53.8%
Dan River Incorporated        DRF       0.22       0.20       -9.1%
Department 56 Inc.            DFS       0.64       0.58       -9.4%
F5 Networks Inc.              FFIV      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
FBL Financial                 FFG       0.43       0.39       -9.3%
First Years Incorporated      KIDD      0.27       0.24      -11.1%
FirstBank NW Corporation      FBNW      0.33       0.26      -21.2%
Global Imaging System         GISX      0.21       0.19       -9.5%
Guilford Mills Inc.           GFD       0.11      -0.14     -227.3%
IDG Books Worldwide           IDGB      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
Illuminet Holdings Inc.       ILUM      0.15       0.12      -20.0%
IMS Health                    RX        0.21       0.19       -9.5%
Independent Bankshares        IBK       0.30       0.14      -53.3%
IPALCO Enterprises            IPL       0.43       0.33      -23.3%
IT Group                      ITX       0.24       0.19      -20.8%
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.       LPX       0.47       0.42      -10.6%
Medquist Incorporated         MEDQ      0.33       0.30       -9.1%
MetroCorp Bancshares          MCBI      0.29      -0.17     -158.6%
MTS Systems Corp.             MTSC      0.20       0.18      -10.0%
National Equipment Svcs.      NSV       0.25       0.20      -20.0%
National Fuel Gas Co.         NFG       0.41       0.36      -12.2%
NESCO Incorporated            NESC      0.14       0.10      -28.6%
NiSource Incorporated         NI        0.22       0.18      -18.2%
NN Ball and Roller            NNBR      0.17       0.15      -11.8%
Nvest LP.                     NEW       0.40       0.36      -10.0%
OGE Energy                    OGE       0.50       0.41      -18.0%
Onyx Acceptance Corp.         ONYX      0.33       0.25      -24.2%
Pittston Brinks Group         PZB       0.15      -0.03     -120.0%
Potomac Electric Power        POM       0.55       0.47      -14.5%
Premier Financial Bank        PFBI      0.22       0.05      -77.3%
Printrak International        AFIS      0.17       0.09      -47.1%
QRS Corporation               QRSI      0.13       0.08      -38.5%
Ralston Purina Group          RAL       0.32       0.28      -12.5%
SAFECO Corporation            SAFC      0.12       0.10      -16.7%
SCANA Corporation             SCG       0.30       0.27      -10.0%
Southbanc Shares Inc.         SBAN      0.44       0.40       -9.1%
Standard Management Corp.     SMAN      0.17       0.11      -35.3%
Stratasys Incorporated        SSYS      0.10       0.06      -40.0%
Twinlab Corporation           TWLB      0.12       0.01      -91.7%
Universal Foods Corporation   UFC       0.40       0.36      -10.0%
US Can Corporation            USC       0.60       0.45      -25.0%
Wabash National               WNC       0.37       0.31      -16.2%
Western Wireless              WWCA      0.13       0.09      -30.8%
Wisconsin Energy Corp.        WEC       0.39       0.31      -20.5%
Xerox Corporation             XRX       0.30       0.24      -20.0%
Missed Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Descending Percentages)

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

Guilford Mills Inc.           GFD       0.11      -0.14     -227.3%
MetroCorp Bancshares          MCBI      0.29      -0.17     -158.6%
Conseco Incorporated          CNC       0.28      -0.09     -132.1%
Pittston Brinks Group         PZB       0.15      -0.03     -120.0%
Twinlab Corporation           TWLB      0.12       0.01      -91.7%
Premier Financial Bank        PFBI      0.22       0.05      -77.3%
CORE Incorporated             CORE      0.13       0.06      -53.8%
Independent Bankshares        IBK       0.30       0.14      -53.3%
Centennial Communications     CYCL      0.14       0.07      -50.0%
Printrak International        AFIS      0.17       0.09      -47.1%
Stratasys Incorporated        SSYS      0.10       0.06      -40.0%
21st Century Insurance        TW        0.10       0.06      -40.0%
QRS Corporation               QRSI      0.13       0.08      -38.5%
AmeriPath Incorporated        PATH      0.21       0.13      -38.1%
Archer-Daniels-Midland        ADM       0.19       0.12      -36.8%
Standard Management Corp.     SMAN      0.17       0.11      -35.3%
Western Wireless              WWCA      0.13       0.09      -30.8%
NESCO Incorporated            NESC      0.14       0.10      -28.6%
Avado Brands                  AVDO      0.11       0.08      -27.3%
US Can Corporation            USC       0.60       0.45      -25.0%
Onyx Acceptance Corp.         ONYX      0.33       0.25      -24.2%
Alliance Resource Ptnrs.      ARLP      0.17       0.13      -23.5%
Amtran Incorporated           AMTR      0.60       0.46      -23.3%
IPALCO Enterprises            IPL       0.43       0.33      -23.3%
FirstBank NW Corporation      FBNW      0.33       0.26      -21.2%
IT Group                      ITX       0.24       0.19      -20.8%
Wisconsin Energy Corp.        WEC       0.39       0.31      -20.5%
Illuminet Holdings Inc.       ILUM      0.15       0.12      -20.0%
Xerox Corporation             XRX       0.30       0.24      -20.0%
National Equipment Svcs.      NSV       0.25       0.20      -20.0%
NiSource Incorporated         NI        0.22       0.18      -18.2%
OGE Energy                    OGE       0.50       0.41      -18.0%
SAFECO Corporation            SAFC      0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Wabash National               WNC       0.37       0.31      -16.2%
American States Water         AWR       0.51       0.43      -15.7%
Potomac Electric Power        POM       0.55       0.47      -14.5%
Ralston Purina Group          RAL       0.32       0.28      -12.5%
National Fuel Gas Co.         NFG       0.41       0.36      -12.2%
Caraustar Industries          CSAR      0.42       0.37      -11.9%
NN Ball and Roller            NNBR      0.17       0.15      -11.8%
First Years Incorporated      KIDD      0.27       0.24      -11.1%
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.       LPX       0.47       0.42      -10.6%
F5 Networks Inc.              FFIV      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
IDG Books Worldwide           IDGB      0.19       0.17      -10.5%
SCANA Corporation             SCG       0.30       0.27      -10.0%
Universal Foods Corporation   UFC       0.40       0.36      -10.0%
MTS Systems Corp.             MTSC      0.20       0.18      -10.0%
Nvest LP.                     NEW       0.40       0.36      -10.0%
Associated Materials          SIDE      0.90       0.81      -10.0%
Global Imaging System         GISX      0.21       0.19       -9.5%
IMS Health                    RX        0.21       0.19       -9.5%
Department 56 Inc.            DFS       0.64       0.58       -9.4%
FBL Financial                 FFG       0.43       0.39       -9.3%
Medquist Incorporated         MEDQ      0.33       0.30       -9.1%
Calgon Carbon Corporation     CCC       0.11       0.10       -9.1%
Dan River Incorporated        DRF       0.22       0.20       -9.1%
Southbanc Shares Inc.         SBAN      0.44       0.40       -9.1%
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