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Missed Estimates 08/07/00 - 08/11/00

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Missed Analyst Estimates by 9% or more (Alphabetical)

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

Amerco                        UHAL      1.79       1.58      -11.7%
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.        CRZO      0.18       0.15      -16.7%
Eagle Bancshares              EBSI      0.42       0.25      -40.5%
Equality Bancorp Inc.         EBI       0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Forest Oil Corp.              FST       0.30       0.21      -30.0%
Hagler Bailly Inc.            HBIX      0.11       0.07      -36.4%
Interlogix                    ILXI      0.27       0.15      -44.4%
Keystone Automotive Inc.      KEYS      0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Matrix Service Co.            MTRX      0.10       0.09      -10.0%
Medical Assurance Inc.        MAI       0.32       0.27      -15.6%
Midwest Grain Product         MWGP      0.13       0.11      -15.4%
National Bancshares           NKSH      0.53       0.33      -37.7%
Natrol Incorporated           NTOL      0.11      -0.18     -263.6%
Nova Corporation              NIS       0.35       0.31      -11.4%
Old Guard Group               OGGI      0.20      -0.03     -115.0%
Penn Treaty American          PTA       0.64       0.56      -12.5%
Pennsylvania Real Est.        PEI       0.94       0.67      -28.7%
Pep Boys/Manny,Moe,Jack       PBY       0.30       0.07      -76.7%
Pioneer Group Inc.            PIOG      0.19      -0.06     -131.6%
PMC Commercial Trust          PCC       0.33       0.27      -18.2%
Premier Parks Inc.            PKS       0.20       0.12      -40.0%
PSS World Medical Inc.        PSSI      0.20       0.12      -40.0%
Radiologix Incorporated       RGX       0.24       0.21      -12.5%
ReliaStar                     RLR       0.85       0.72      -15.3%
Ritchie Bro. Auctioneers      RBA       0.41       0.36      -12.2%
Selective Insurance Gp.       SIGI      0.15       0.11      -26.7%
Sierra Pacific Res.           SRP       0.13      -0.26     -300.0%
Tandy Brands Accessories      TBAC      0.21       0.06      -71.4%
Tarrant Apparel Group         TAGS      0.20       0.11      -45.0%
The Buckle Incorporated       BKE       0.24       0.18      -25.0%
Verizon Communication         VZ        0.83       0.72      -13.3%
Young Broadcasting Inc.       YBTVA     0.23       0.05      -78.3%
Zevex Intl Inc.               ZVXI      0.17       0.15      -11.8%

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

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

Sierra Pacific Res.           SRP       0.13      -0.26     -300.0%
Natrol Incorporated           NTOL      0.11      -0.18     -263.6%
Pioneer Group Inc.            PIOG      0.19      -0.06     -131.6%
Old Guard Group               OGGI      0.20      -0.03     -115.0%
Young Broadcasting Inc.       YBTVA     0.23       0.05      -78.3%
Pep Boys/Manny,Moe,Jack       PBY       0.30       0.07      -76.7%
Tandy Brands Accessories      TBAC      0.21       0.06      -71.4%
Tarrant Apparel Group         TAGS      0.20       0.11      -45.0%
Interlogix                    ILXI      0.27       0.15      -44.4%
Eagle Bancshares              EBSI      0.42       0.25      -40.5%
PSS World Medical Inc.        PSSI      0.20       0.12      -40.0%
Premier Parks Inc.            PKS       0.20       0.12      -40.0%
National Bancshares           NKSH      0.53       0.33      -37.7%
Hagler Bailly Inc.            HBIX      0.11       0.07      -36.4%
Forest Oil Corp.              FST       0.30       0.21      -30.0%
Pennsylvania Real Est.        PEI       0.94       0.67      -28.7%
Selective Insurance Gp.       SIGI      0.15       0.11      -26.7%
The Buckle Incorporated       BKE       0.24       0.18      -25.0%
PMC Commercial Trust          PCC       0.33       0.27      -18.2%
Keystone Automotive Inc.      KEYS      0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.        CRZO      0.18       0.15      -16.7%
Equality Bancorp Inc.         EBI       0.12       0.10      -16.7%
Medical Assurance Inc.        MAI       0.32       0.27      -15.6%
Midwest Grain Product         MWGP      0.13       0.11      -15.4%
ReliaStar                     RLR       0.85       0.72      -15.3%
Verizon Communication         VZ        0.83       0.72      -13.3%
Penn Treaty American          PTA       0.64       0.56      -12.5%
Radiologix Incorporated       RGX       0.24       0.21      -12.5%
Ritchie Bro. Auctioneers      RBA       0.41       0.36      -12.2%
Zevex Intl Inc.               ZVXI      0.17       0.15      -11.8%
Amerco                        UHAL      1.79       1.58      -11.7%
Nova Corporation              NIS       0.35       0.31      -11.4%
Matrix Service Co.            MTRX      0.10       0.09      -10.0%

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