Multex at a Glance Report: Companies Reporting: Week Ahead - Week of October 7, 2002

Business Wire, Oct 4, 2002

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2002

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The following table reflects the earnings and revenue estimates for the companies reporting during the week of October 7, 2002, sorted alphabetically by company name. For more detailed forecast information go to http://www.multexusa.com/mrd_weekly.asp.

Ticker Company                                  EPS    Revenue   Cons.
                                                Est.     Est.     Rec*
ABT    Abbott Laboratories                      0.48   4,406.25  1.86
ALXN   Alexion Pharmaceuticals                 (1.26)      0.90  2.67
ALLY   Alliance Gaming Corp.                    0.12     144.55  1.75
AMB    AMB Property Corporation                 0.59     154.47  2.00
AMHC   American Healthways, Inc.                0.17      37.73  2.00
APOL   Apollo Group, Inc.                       0.22     274.48  2.38
ARA    Aracruz Celulose S.A. (ADR)              0.55     205.00  1.88
VOXX   Audiovox Corporation                     0.01        N/A  2.00
BEZ    Baldor Electric Company                  0.18     138.00  3.00
OZRK   Bank of the Ozarks                       0.44        N/A  2.33
B      Barnes Group Inc.                        0.32     192.70  1.00
BBT    BB&T Corporation                         0.70   1,110.16  2.32
BFR    BBVA Banco Frances S.A. (ADR)            0.00        N/A  3.67
BLK    BlackRock, Inc.                          0.51     143.47  2.43
BRO    Brown & Brown, Inc.                      0.30     110.09  1.33
CNBKA  Century Bancorp, Inc.                    0.61        N/A  3.00
CHCO   City Holding Company                     0.46        N/A  3.00
CMH    Clayton Homes, Inc.                      0.22     334.70  2.00
CBH    Commerce Bancorp, Inc.                   0.52     214.76  2.15
COST   Costco Wholesale Corp.                   0.49  12,424.66  2.07
DLP    Delta and Pine Land Company             (0.17)       N/A  2.00
DORL   Doral Financial Corp.                    0.67        N/A  1.33
DJ     Dow Jones & Co.                          0.08     368.98  3.10
EWBC   East West Bancorp, Inc.                  0.51      36.81  2.00
ENTG   Entegris, Inc.                           0.05      62.90  2.50
XLTC   Excel Technology, Inc.                   0.21        N/A  1.00
FAST   Fastenal Company                         0.28     238.00  2.00
FDC    First Data Corporation                   0.44   1,991.39  2.04
FNFG   First Niagara Financial                  0.29        N/A  2.00
FELE   Franklin Electric Co.                    0.80      94.70  3.00
GBCB   GBC Bancorp                              0.30      16.20  3.00
DNA    Genentech, Inc.                          0.23     648.64  2.62
GE     General Electric Company                 0.40  31,630.33  1.88
GSBI   Granite State Bankshares                 0.59        N/A  2.67
HBHC   Hancock Holding Company                  0.73        N/A  2.20
HARB   Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc           0.36      23.30  2.00
HELE   Helen of Troy Limited                    0.30     124.83  2.33
ICLR   ICON plc (ADR)                           0.33      43.59  1.80
INDB   Independent Bank Corp(MA)                0.46        N/A  1.33
INTI   Inet Technologies                        0.02      25.11  2.00
INFT   Inforte Corp.                            0.00       8.12  3.00
INFY   Infosys Technologies Ltd. (ADR)          0.34     159.35  2.50
INMT   Intermet Corporation                     0.00     201.35  3.00
ISCA   International Speedway                   0.56     140.95  2.22
IFIN   Investors Financial Services C           0.26     108.67  1.50
JNPR   Juniper Networks, Inc.                  (0.02)    151.30  3.17
LNN    Lindsay Manufacturing Co.                0.09      29.00  2.50
LXBK   LSB Bancshares, Inc.                     0.31        N/A  2.00
MTB    M&T Bank Corporation                     1.27     435.20  2.50
MDC    M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.                    1.37     565.63  1.86
MI     Marshall & Ilsley Corp.                  0.55     526.45  2.86
KRB    MBNA Corporation                         0.42   3,357.47  1.92
MBWM   Mercantile Bank Corp.                    0.40       6.90  1.00
MTG    MGIC Investment Corp.                    1.42     370.30  2.50
NAUT   Nautica Enterprises, Inc.                0.29     193.14  3.22
NET    Network Associates, Inc.                 0.12     224.38  2.16
NMSS   NMS Communications Corp.                (0.13)     26.50  2.40
NUHC   Nu Horizons Electronics                  0.02      76.95  3.00
SPOT   PanAmSat Corporation                     0.11     198.82  3.14
PEP    PepsiCo, Inc.                            0.55   6,363.83  2.44
BPOP   Popular, Inc.                            0.65        N/A  1.50
PWAV   Powerwave Technologies                   0.00      88.08  2.81
QCBC   Quaker City Bancorp, Inc.                0.88        N/A  1.00
RMBS   Rambus Inc.                              0.05      24.00  2.50
RBAK   Redback Networks Inc.                   (0.23)     16.49  3.46
RPM    RPM Incorporated                         0.38     542.30  1.71
RI     Ruby Tuesday, Inc.                       0.31     226.57  1.42
SONS   Sonus Networks, Inc.                    (0.09)      7.00  3.25
STL    Sterling Bancorp                         0.50        N/A  1.86
SOSA   Stolt Offshore S.A. (ADR)                0.01     387.50  3.00
SNSA   Stolt-Nielsen S.A.                       0.08     783.20  2.50
STRT   Strattec Security Corp.                  0.95        N/A  2.00
SBIT   Summit Bancshares, Inc.                  0.39        N/A  2.14
STI    SunTrust Banks, Inc.                     1.22   1,424.50  2.74
SSP    The E.W. Scripps Company                 0.60     370.50  1.91
UCBH   UCBH Holdings, Inc.                      0.49      33.76  2.29
UOPX   University of Phoenix Online             0.14      93.35  1.67
WHI    W Holding Company, Inc.                  0.30        N/A  1.00
WIN    Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.                  0.24   2,849.75  3.40
WGO    Winnebago Industries                     0.75     221.59  3.00
YHOO   Yahoo! Inc.                              0.04     239.40  2.60
YUM    Yum! Brands, Inc.                        0.47   1,833.86  2.07