How You Reckon
Just how good are the “top” California companies?
The chart accompanying this story can help you answer that question.
Going beyond the basics, it lays out a variety of financial and market statistics for some of California’s leading companies. The companies have been culled from the smaller lists spread throughout The Times 100 section.
This chart doesn’t include every statistic an investor might want to see. It’s smart to look at several years of data to get a feel for trends, for example, and there’s not enough room to do that in this space.
Even so, we’ve presented a good starting point, as well as a detailed analysis of how to interpret each statistic.
For investors who may balk at the prospect of sifting through every statistic, this guide makes it easy to identify the data you’re interested in or want to learn more about.
Sales and earnings growth
Most investors know to analyze the percentage change in a company’s sales and earnings from one year to the next. After all, increasing profits are the fuel that powers stocks higher, and sales are the primary force behind earnings.
The chart shows each company’s percentage change in sales and in earnings per share (EPS) for the most recently available quarter, measured against the year-earlier quarter. The chart also shows sales and EPS growth over the most recently available four quarters, versus the prior four quarters.
In absolute terms, the higher a company’s sales and earnings growth, the better. But there’s more to it than that.
Golden State Bancorp’s earnings, for example, soared 476% over the last four quarters.Great, right? But take a look at sales growth: It was a mere 7%.
Conversely, Network Appliance’s sales climbed 80% last year, but earnings growth was just 7%.
What does a big gap between sales and earnings growth mean? Any of several things that can be good or bad, analysts say. The key for investors is to find out what’s causing the discrepancy.
When profit growth far exceeds sales growth, the reason often is that a company is slashing costs and becoming more efficient. That can boost the stock in the short term as profit margins expand and can be a healthy sign longer term.
Investors must question whether the earnings growth can be maintained, however. Over the long run, profits can’t expand significantly faster than revenue.
“If a company has earnings growth and very little sales growth, then you have to ask yourself what the company is doing to manufacture that growth,” said Mark Keeling, a money manager at Jurika & Voyles in Oakland.
What if the reverse is true--revenue is growing much faster than earnings?
Earnings could be depressed because of the start-up costs associated with a promising new product. That slump could turn out to be brief if the product pans out down the line.
But weak earnings growth with strong sales growth also could be a sign of a management that tolerates inefficient operations.
Earnings estimates and earnings surprises
Wall Street is obsessed with earnings “surprises” these days. It loves good surprises--and punishes bad surprises.
That means investors increasingly expect companies to beat analysts’ estimates of quarterly earnings, not just meet them.
For each company, the chart shows the percentage by which actual earnings per share in the last two available quarters exceeded--or fell short of--analysts’ consensus estimate.
For example, Advanced Fibre Communications’ earnings topped estimates by 7% in the last quarter and by 13% in the quarter before that.
Research has shown that companies that beat estimates one quarter often beat them in succeeding quarters as well. Disappointments, likewise, tend to occur in streaks.
Of course, many companies engage in what’s known on Wall Street as “managing expectations”: That is, they intentionally understate their prospects so that analysts issue estimates the companies know they can reach or exceed.
Some companies may also be able to tweak their accounting to notch the expected results.
Satisfying quarterly earnings estimates has grown “more important over the last 10 years,” said Dick Peterson, a principal at Stein, Roe & Farnham in Chicago. “I’m not saying whether that’s good or not. But it’s a fact of life. It’s forcing these companies to become rascals like the politicians.”
Added Charlie Mayer, director of investments at the Invesco mutual fund group in Denver: “Certainly I will look at those companies that have negative surprises more closely.”
The chart also shows each company’s projected annual earnings growth rate over the next three to five years, as estimated by analysts. Obviously, high growth estimates may indicate promising companies.
But note: Just as people have a tough time picturing where they’ll be in their lives in five years, so do companies.
Also note the number of analysts tracking each company. If there are only a few, estimates may be less reliable than those for a company with a wider following.
“Don’t focus so much on projections. Do your analytical work to understand what you really have [now],” Peterson said. “It’s a financial version of the Socratic ‘Know thyself.’ ”
Share price data
The chart includes basic information on stock-related items, including the share price on April 17 and the performance of the stock over the last year.
The “market cap” column indicates each company’s relative market capitalization, or share prices times the number of shares outstanding.
An “L” designates a large-capitalization stock, “M” a mid-cap stock and “S” a small-cap stock. Large-cap companies are those whose market value tops $2 billion; mid-cap, those between $750 million and $2 billion; and small-cap, $750 million or less.
Market cap simply tells you how a company’s business is valued by Wall Street.
We’ve also included the “float” of each company. Float is the number of shares outstanding that are not held by insiders, such as the family that founded a company. In other words, it’s the total number of shares available to trade in the open market.
The size of the float can be important: If relatively few shares trade, it’s likely that the actions of just a handful of big investors, such as mutual funds, could have an outsized impact on the stock.
If a company reports good news, funds buying the stock could drive up the price dramatically when float is thin. Unfortunately, the principle also holds true if there’s negative news and big players head for the exits.
Valuation
One of the better-known stock terms is price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E. It measures the price of a share of stock divided by its annualized earnings per share. That gives investors a sense of how pricey one stock is in relation to another.
The chart shows each stock’s P/E ratio as of April 17, measuring price against the most recent four quarters’ earnings per share.
Seven years into a bull market, it’s not surprising that many stocks’ P/Es are at all-time highs. But how high is too high for a P/E? There is no single answer.
The average blue-chip stock’s P/E is about 28 today. Typically, companies whose earnings growth is expected to be above average in coming years will sport above-average P/Es. Companies expected to be slower growers, or in businesses that tend to be highly cyclical, will have lower P/Es.
A company’s P/E also may be high because earnings have been depressed by one-time charges.
One way of assessing a stock’s relative height is to look at the “short interest.” When an investor sells short a company’s stock, he or she usually is betting the price will fall.
Here’s the way it works: The investor borrows shares from a brokerage and sells them in the open market. The bet is that the lent shares can be replaced at some point in the future at a cheaper price.
The chart shows the short interest in each stock--that is, the percentage of the stock float that has been sold short.
Theoretically, when a stock shows a big short-interest position, it’s a sign that many investors are bearish on the stock. Bullish investors take that as a warning to double-check their homework on a company. Perhaps they’ve missed something that could hurt the stock, such as a competitor coming out with a new product.
“One of the first things a young man on my staff does [every month] is take down changes in that activity,” Peterson said. “Where there’s a big change in the [short] interest, [an investor] should feel that something’s up. . . . You don’t know what you have, but it’s a red flag.”
Sometimes, though, rising short interest can be a positive. If the bad news expected by short sellers never materializes, the stock could rise--saddling short sellers with losses on their trades. A “short squeeze” may then occur: To prevent losing more money, some short sellers will unwind their transactions, quickly buying shares to replace the ones they borrowed. That buying can cause the stock to go even higher.
Yet some investors dismiss short interest altogether. It’s become a less useful indicator in recent years, they say, because of various hedging strategies used on Wall Street.
Some professionals use arbitrage techniques in which they go “long” on a basket of stock index futures while shorting the individual securities in the basket, for example. That leads to distortions that don’t help individual investors assess sentiment toward their stocks, analysts say.
Financials
To judge the financial health of a company, analysts look at a number of items on the company’s income statement and balance sheet. Here’s an introduction to some of them:
* One-year inventory turnover: This is the ratio of a company’s cost of goods sold (found on the income statement) to average inventory (which can be calculated from the balance sheet). It shows how quickly a company is selling its inventory of goods produced during the year.
The chart shows each company’s most recent one-year turnover, along with its industry’s average.
Don’t compare one industry to another. A supermarket turns its inventory far faster than a maker of heavy equipment, for example. A high turnover figure doesn’t necessarily indicate a better investment.
Rather, investors should compare inventory turnover figures to industry averages and to the past performances of the companies themselves. Beating an industry average is positive, especially if it indicates a trend in which a company’s own turnover figure is improving each year.
On the other hand, “if, all of a sudden, inventory is building up and not turning over as much, that would certainly be a yellow flag,” said Keeling, of Jurika & Voyles.
* Current and quick ratios: These measure a company’s ability to pay its short-term debts. The basic idea is that a company must have enough current assets--primarily cash, receivables and inventory--to pay off current debts.
These ratios can be critical with small and fast-growing companies. Despite strong prospects, rapidly growing companies can overstretch and suddenly have trouble paying their bills.
For larger companies, which have ample borrowing power, low ratios may not mean much.
The “current ratio” is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities. Both figures are found on the balance sheet. A current ratio of 2.0 or higher is considered very good. A ratio of 1.0 or less is cause for concern.
The “quick ratio” gives somewhat the same measurement but omits inventory from the calculation of current assets, leaving cash and accounts receivable.
Some investors think of it as a purer figure. The reasoning is that cash on hand is money already in and receivables are payments due for products already sold, but that there’s no guarantee that inventory can be sold and turned into cash quickly.
* One-year operating profit margin: This is perhaps the most widely used of the various measures of profit margin. It’s figured by dividing a company’s sales into its operating profit. Both figures are found on the income statement.
Operating margin measures a company’s core profitability. It focuses on income before taxes, or one-time, nonoperating items.
As with other calculations, compare a company’s figure to the average for its industry and to its own past performance. The chart shows each company’s operating margin over the most recently available four quarters, along with the industry average for the period.
“Both the level of the operating number and the trend are very important,” Peterson said. Why? A high margin usually means a company has a product that customers want, or that the business is operating efficiently, or both.
Falling margins can be a warning sign about the business’ long-term prospects.
* One-year return on equity: This is a measure of how effectively a company uses shareholders’ capital to generate profit.
It’s calculated by dividing annual net income (found on a company’s income statement) by shareholders equity (found on the balance sheet).
The chart shows ROE for each company over the most recently available four quarters, along with the industry average for that period.
ROE is one of the more common measurements of profitability. But it has been criticized by some investors for being less reliable in recent years.
Many companies have taken write-offs, for example. That can lower the shareholders equity figure for several years, thus giving a misleadingly high ROE calculation.
“We used to look at it quite a bit, and then the ‘E’ got monkeyed around with quite a bit,” Keeling said. “. . . If you cut the equity in half, is it twice as good a company as it was the year before?”
A negative ROE may not necessarily indicate a bad investment. Young companies in startup periods naturally may show no return on equity, because they’re burning capital to build their businesses.
ROE is most useful when comparing established companies. Shareholders whose established companies aren’t generating decent returns on capital may well ask whether that capital could be employed more effectively in other companies.
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Explanations
Here’s the basic descriptions of the columns in the above chart:
* EPS percent change, latest quarter vs. year-ago quarter (%): This is the percent change in the the most recent quarter’s earnings per share as compared to the same quarter one year ago. If either value has a negative value, the resulting value will be Not Meaningful (NM).
* Sales percent change, latest quarter vs. year-ago quarter (%): This is the percent change in the the most recent quarter’s sales revenue figure as compared to the same quarter one year ago.
* EPS percent change, one year (%): This is the percent change in the last four quarters’ earnings per share as compared to the previous four quarters.
* Sales percent change, one year (%): This is the percent change in the last four quarters’ sales revenue as compared to the previous four quarters.
* Earnings suprises (estimated vs. actual) (%): These values are calculated as the actual, reported EPS for the period minus the estimated EPS for the period divided by the Estimated EPS for the period, multiplied by 100. Both values must positive or negative. If the actual EPS number and the estimated EPS number have opposite signs, then the result is Not Meaningful (NM). The first column covers the most recently available quarter, the second the quarter before that.
* Number of analysts: The number of analysts’ estimates used to calculated the average projected growth rate.
* Projected EPS growth rate (%): This is the average three- to five-year projected EPS growth rate based on analysts’ estimates.
* Market capitalization (S, M, L): Value of company in the market, calculated by multiplying the stock price by the total number of shares outstanding. This figure is as of April 17, 1998. S-$750 million or less; M-$750 million to $2 billion; L-More than $2 billion.
* One-year price change (%): Percentage change in stock price in the 52 weeks ending April 17, 1998.
* Float: Number of shares outstanding minus shares owned by insiders, 5% owners, and Rule 144 shares.
* Short interest, percent of float (%): The most recently available month’s short interest divided by the float.
* Inventory turnover: This value measures how quickly the inventory is sold. It is defined as cost of goods sold for the trailing months divided by average inventory. average inventory is calculated by adding the inventory for the 5 most recent quarters and dividing by 5. This value is Not Meaningful (NM) for Banks and Insurance companies. The industry figure is an average among all companies in Market Guide’s same-industry classification.
* Current ratio, quarterly: This is the ratio of total current assets for the most recent quarter divided by the total current liabilities for the same period. This item is Not Available (NA) for banks, insurance companies and other companies that do not distinguis between current and long term assets and liabilities.
* Quick ratio, quarterly: Also known as the Acid Test ratio, the ratio is defined as cash plus short term investments plus accounts receiveable for the most recent fiscal quarter divided by the total current liabilities for the same period. This item is Not Available (NA) for banks, insurance companies and other companies that do not distinguish between current and long term assets and liabilities.
* Operating margin (%): This value measures the percent of revenues remaining after paying all operating expenses for an industry. It is calculated as the trailing 12 months operating income divided by the trailing 12 months total revenue, multiplied by 100. The industry figure is an average among all companies in Market Guide’s same-industry classification. Operating income is defined as total revenue minus total operating expenses.
* Return on equity (%): This value is the income available to common stockholders for the trailing twelve months divided by the average common equity, expressed as a percentage. Averagecommon equity is calculated by adding the common equity for the 5 most recent quarters and dividing by 5. The industry figure is an average among all companies in Market Guide’s same-industry classification.
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California Companies in Depth: Sales, Earnings and Price Data
These are the companies that lead the various lists in this section, including profit growth, market value and sales growth.
Name: 3Com
Ticker: COMS
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter EPS vs. year ago, %: -93
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. year ago, %: -15
- Latest year EPS vs. previous year, %: -76
- Latest year sales growth vs. previous year, %: 0
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -86
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -75
- Number of analysts: 31
- Projected earn. growth rate 3-5 years, %: 26
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 9%
- Float, in millions: 338
- 4/17/98 stock price: $33.13
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Name: 3Dfx Interactive
Ticker: TDFX
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 853
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 663
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 108
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 88
- Number of analysts: 5
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 30
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 10
- 4/17/98 stock price: 32.13
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Name: ABM Industries
Ticker: ABM
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 15
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 23
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 17
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 17
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -11
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 8
- Number of analysts: 1
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 0
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 60
- Float, in millions: 9
- 4/17/98 stock price: 29.88
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Name: Advanced Fibre Communic.
Ticker: AFCI
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 138
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 93
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 595
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 105
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 7
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 13
- Number of analysts: 11
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 54
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 138
- Float, in millions: 44
- 4/17/98 stock price: 42.63
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Name: Advanced Tissue Sciences
Ticker: ATIS
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 210
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: -10
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 12
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 17
- Number of analysts: 4
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 43
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: -19
- Float, in millions: 33
- 4/17/98 stock price: 8.63
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Name: Affymetrix
Ticker: AFFX
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 29
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 65
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -19
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 15
- Number of analysts: 5
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 0
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 18
- Float, in millions: 12
- 4/17/98 stock price: 30.50
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Name: Agouron Pharmaceuticals
Ticker: AGPH
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 248
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 293
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 5
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 29
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: -4
- Float, in millions: 26
- 4/17/98 stock price: 37.00
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Name: AirTouch Communications
Ticker: ATI
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 611
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 31
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 118
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 60
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 39
- Number of analysts: 28
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 31
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 113
- Float, in millions: 471
- 4/17/98 stock price: 50.13
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Name: Alaris Medical
Ticker: ALRS
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 87
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NA
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 163
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: NM
- Number of analysts: 1
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 15
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 21
- Float, in millions: 12
- 4/17/98 stock price: 5.06
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Name: Amgen
Ticker: AMGN
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 2
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 2
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: -4
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 7
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -1
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 3
- Number of analysts: 21
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 16
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: -2
- Float, in millions: 248
- 4/17/98 stock price: 57.63
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Name: Apple Computer
Ticker: AAPL
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: -12
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: -23
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 124
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -6
- Number of analysts: 22
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 9
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 47
- Float, in millions: 129
- 4/17/98 stock price: 27.94
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Name: Applied Materials
Ticker: AMAT
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 661
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 56
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 49
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 15
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 4
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 7
- Number of analysts: 21
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 23
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 43
- Float, in millions: 363
- 4/17/98 stock price: 35.44
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Name: Arden Realty
Ticker: ARI
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: -14
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 98
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 1,075
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 123
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 9
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 13
- Float, in millions: 50
- 4/17/98 stock price: 28.31
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Name: Arterial Vascular Engineering
Ticker: AVEI
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 777
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 592
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 136
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 203
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 20
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 13
- Number of analysts: 15
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 41
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 437
- Float, in millions: 23
- 4/17/98 stock price: 37.56
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Name: At Home
Ticker: ATHM
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 616
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 737
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 7
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: NA
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 9
- 4/17/98 stock price: 37.00
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Name: Atlantic Richfield
Ticker: ARC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 3
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: -13
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 14
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 1
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -4
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 11
- Number of analysts: 24
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 7
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 21
- Float, in millions: 292
- 4/17/98 stock price: 78.31
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Name: Aurora Biosciences
Ticker: ABSC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 230
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 572
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 120
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: NM
- Number of analysts: 3
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: NA
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 4
- 4/17/98 stock price: 11.13
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Name: BankAmerica
Ticker: BAC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 31
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 4
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 22
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 5
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 24
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 13
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 65
- Float, in millions: 644
- 4/17/98 stock price: 88.00
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Name: Bergen Brunswig
Ticker: BBC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 17
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 12
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 11
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 16
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 11
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 16
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 96
- Float, in millions: 38
- 4/17/98 stock price: 47.06
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Name: Biosite Diagnostic
Ticker: BSTE
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 4
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: -71
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 12
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 17
- Number of analysts: 4
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 50
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 87
- Float, in millions: 4
- 4/17/98 stock price: 14.00
*
Name: BroadVision
Ticker: BVSN
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 111
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 149
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 17
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 11
- Number of analysts: 5
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 50
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 269
- Float, in millions: 10
- 4/17/98 stock price: 19.38
*
Name: Cadiz Land
Ticker: CLCI
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: -12
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 316
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: NA
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: NA
- Number of analysts: NA
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: NA
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 134
- Float, in millions: 21
- 4/17/98 stock price: 12.44
*
Name: Catalytica
Ticker: CTAL
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 1807
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 1009
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: NM
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: NM
- Number of analysts: 4
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 0
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 95
- Float, in millions: 29
- 4/17/98 stock price: 15.63
*
Name: Catellus Development
Ticker: CDX
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 7
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 13
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 952
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 11
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 13
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 14
- Number of analysts: 6
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 27
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 23
- Float, in millions: 73
- 4/17/98 stock price: 18.31
*
Name: Charles Schwab
Ticker: SCH
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 2
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 13
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 7
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 22
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -7
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -21
- Number of analysts: 10
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 20
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 67
- Float, in millions: 147
- 4/17/98 stock price: 35.00
*
Name: Chevron
Ticker: CHV
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 88
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: -11
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 24
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: -4
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 22
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 6
- Number of analysts: 25
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 8
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 31
- Float, in millions: 647
- 4/17/98 stock price: 83.38
*
Name: Cisco Systems
Ticker: CSCO
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 31
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 27
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 24
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 35
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 3
- Number of analysts: 33
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 32
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 113
- Float, in millions: 1,003
- 4/17/98 stock price: 70.44
*
Name: Computer Sciences
Ticker: CSC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 18
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 17
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 92
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 17
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 18
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 17
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 69
- Float, in millions: 153
- 4/17/98 stock price: 51.88
*
Name: Concentric Network
Ticker: CNCX
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 84
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 191
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -6
- Number of analysts: 4
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 50
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 4
- 4/17/98 stock price: 26.00
*
Name: Core
Ticker: CORE
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 108
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 33
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 1,284
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 34
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 3
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 30
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 72
- Float, in millions: 3
- 4/17/98 stock price: 13.13
*
Name: Cymer
Ticker: CYMI
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 170
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 114
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 248
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 213
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 9
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 10
- Number of analysts: 5
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 35
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 21
- Float, in millions: 25
- 4/17/98 stock price: 25.13
*
Name: Daou Systems
Ticker: DAOU
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 63
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 60
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: -100
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 47
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -17
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 25
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 52
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 255
- Float, in millions: 9
- 4/17/98 stock price: 20.88
*
Name: Dole Food
Ticker: DOL
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 22
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 81
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 13
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 5
- Number of analysts: 5
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 14
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 22
- Float, in millions: 40
- 4/17/98 stock price: 48.44
*
Name: EarthLink Network
Ticker: ELNK
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 86
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 107
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 8
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -9
- Number of analysts: 5
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 67
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 564
- Float, in millions: 4
- 4/17/98 stock price: 68.88
*
Name: Edison International
Ticker: EIX
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 13
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: NA
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 12
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: NA
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 3
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 16
- Number of analysts: 11
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 8
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 39
- Float, in millions: 367
- 4/17/98 stock price: 29.69
*
Name: Excite
Ticker: XCIT
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 206
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 214
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: NM
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 15
- Number of analysts: 10
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 50
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 682
- Float, in millions: 7
- 4/17/98 stock price: 75.31
*
Name: Exodus Communications
Ticker: EXDS
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 342
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 296
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: NM
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: NM
- Number of analysts: 3
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 50
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 5
- 4/17/98 stock price: 40.00
*
Name: Exponent
Ticker: EXPO
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 18
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 25
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 977
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 36
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 11
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 1
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 10
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 100
- Float, in millions: 3
- 4/17/98 stock price: 11.00
*
Name: Fluor
Ticker: FLR
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: -11
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: -1
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: -49
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 18
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 19
- Number of analysts: 8
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 12
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: -10
- Float, in millions: 81
- 4/17/98 stock price: 47.94
*
Name: Foodmaker
Ticker: FM
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 28
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 6
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 54
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 3
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 7
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 4
- Number of analysts: 8
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 19
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 93
- Float, in millions: 31
- 4/17/98 stock price: 20.00
*
Name: Foundation Health Systems
Ticker: FHS
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 89
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 17
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -27
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 2
- Number of analysts: 12
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 12
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 3
- Float, in millions: 46
- 4/17/98 stock price: 29.13
*
Name: Franchise Mtg. Acceptance
Ticker: FMAX
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 134
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 153
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 265
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 180
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 7
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: NM
- Number of analysts: 3
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 20
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 10
- 4/17/98 stock price: 23.50
*
Name: Franklin Resources
Ticker: BEN
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 35
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 45
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 38
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 46
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 4
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 17
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 116
- Float, in millions: 134
- 4/17/98 stock price: 57.25
*
Name: Gap
Ticker: GPS
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 40
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 30
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 27
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 23
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 24
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 17
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 122
- Float, in millions: 276
- 4/17/98 stock price: 46.56
*
Name: Gentle Dental Service
Ticker: GNTL
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 1,064
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 305
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: NM
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 2
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 40
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 100
- Float, in millions: 5
- 4/17/98 stock price: 8.00
*
Name: Gilead Sciences
Ticker: GILD
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 71
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 20
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -5
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 3
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 0
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 79
- Float, in millions: 21
- 4/17/98 stock price: 41.63
*
Name: Golden State Bancorp
Ticker: GSB
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 48
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 7
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 476
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 7
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 5
- Number of analysts: 10
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 11
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 73
- Float, in millions: 38
- 4/17/98 stock price: 40.88
*
Name: Heartport
Ticker: HPRT
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 1,246
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 3,653
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 12
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 50
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: -42
- Float, in millions: 9
- 4/17/98 stock price: 12.94
*
Name: Hewlett-Packard
Ticker: HWP
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 0
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 15
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 14
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 13
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -2
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -3
- Number of analysts: 25
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 15
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 25
- Float, in millions: 817
- 4/17/98 stock price: 63.44
*
Name: Hilton Hotels
Ticker: HLT
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 29
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 19
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 35
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -4
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 15
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 21
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 29
- Float, in millions: 160
- 4/17/98 stock price: 33.06
*
Name: Hybrid Networks
Ticker: HYBR
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 199%
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 382%
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -50%
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -21%
- Number of analysts: 2
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 30%
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 3
- 4/17/98 stock price: $6.28
*
Name: Idec Pharmaceuticals 0
Ticker: IDPH
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 1,081%
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 158
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 49
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 21
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -38
- Number of analysts: 7
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 60
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 143%
- Float, in millions: 11
- 4/17/98 stock price: 39.50
*
Name: Infoseek
Ticker: SEEK
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 106
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 129
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 21
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 6
- Number of analysts: 7
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 50
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 444
- Float, in millions: 6
- 4/17/98 stock price: 36.69
*
Name: Ingram Micro
Ticker: IM
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 173
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 44
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 72%
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 38
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 12
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 11
- Number of analysts: 10
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 23
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 85
- Float, in millions: 53
- 4/17/98 stock price: 42.50
*
Name: Intel
Ticker: INTC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 0
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 1
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 37
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 20
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 13
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 9
- Number of analysts: 32
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 20
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 9
- Float, in millions: 1,522
- 4/17/98 stock price: 75.19
*
Name: InVision Technologies
Ticker: INVN
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 314
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 256
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 26
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 57
- Number of analysts: 6
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 23
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: -35
- Float, in millions: 4
- 4/17/98 stock price: 9.69
*
Name: Landec
Ticker: LNDC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 1,615
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 514
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -150
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -200
- Number of analysts: 2
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: NA
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 22
- Float, in millions: 5
- 4/17/98 stock price: 6.69
*
Name: Litton Industries
Ticker: LIT
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 13
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 1
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 9
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 3
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -1
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -1
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 9
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 48
- Float, in millions: 27
- 4/17/98 stock price: 60.06
*
Name: Mattel
Ticker: MAT
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 2
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 262
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 7
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 33
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -2
- Number of analysts: 11
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 15
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 66
- Float, in millions: 259
- 4/17/98 stock price: 39.75
*
Name: McKesson
Ticker: MCK
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 34
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 23,843
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 52
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 3
- Number of analysts: 11
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 20
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 79
- Float, in millions: 64
- 4/17/98 stock price: 59.38
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Name: Modtech
Ticker: MODT
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 53
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 54
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 195
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 169
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 15
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 41
- Number of analysts: 3
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: NA
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: 105
- Float, in millions: 5
- 4/17/98 stock price: 22.50
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Name: National Semiconductor
Ticker: NSM
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: -89
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: -9
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 1,088
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 0
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -6
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -26
- Number of analysts: 21
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 17
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: -18
- Float, in millions: 143
- 4/17/98 stock price: 23.00
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Name: Network Appliance
Ticker: NTAP
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 55
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 77
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 7
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 80
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 0
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 5
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 60
Share and price data
- Market cap size: M
- One-year % price change: 103
- Float, in millions: 24
- 4/17/98 stock price: 34.50
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Name: Network Associates
Ticker: NETA
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 515
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: NM
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 238
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 4
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 38
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 51
- Float, in millions: 45
- 4/17/98 stock price: 64.00
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Name: New Century Financial
Ticker: NCEN
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: 84
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 200
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 1,135
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 580
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: -61
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: 0
- Number of analysts: 3
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 20
Share and price data
- Market cap size: S
- One-year % price change: NA
- Float, in millions: 4
- 4/17/98 stock price: 10.69
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Name: Northrop Grumman
Ticker: NOC
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share vs. yr. ago, %: NM
- Latest quarter sales growth vs. yr. ago, %: 3
- Latest yr. Earnings Per Share vs. previous yr., %: 16
- Latest yr. sales growth vs. previous yr., %: 3
Earnings estimates
- Surprises, actual vs. est. latest quarter, %: 6
- Surprises, actual vs. est. previous quarter, %: -3
- Number of analysts: 9
- Projected earnings growth rate 3-5 years, %: 12
Share and price data
- Market cap size: L
- One-year % price change: 35
- Float, in millions: 50
- 4/17/98 stock price: 105.50
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Name: Occidental Petroleum
Ticker: OXY
Sales and earnings growth
- Latest quarter Earnings Per Share
