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A sampling of companies reporting quarterly earnings Thursday, ranked by year-over-year earnings-per-share (EPS) growth, compiled by First Call:

California Companies

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Analysts Pct. above/ 1997 Ticker estimated Actual below 4th qtr. Company symbol EPS EPS estimate EPS Pan Pacific Retail PNP 0.53 0.54 +2 0.46 Pacific Gulf Prop. PAG 0.56 0.56 0 0.51 United Television UTVI 1.15 1.36 +18 1.39 Varco International VRC 0.23 0.25 +9 0.29 Aurora Foods AOR $0.27 $0.28 +4% $0.11

Year over year Company % change Pan Pacific Retail +17 Pacific Gulf Prop. +10 United Television 2 Varco International 14 Aurora Foods +155%

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Companies Based Elsewhere

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Analysts Pct. above/ 1997 Ticker estimated Actual below 4th qtr. Company symbol EPS EPS estimate EPS Navistar Intl C NAV $0.83 $0.91 +10% $0.42 Columbia Energyl CG 1.23 1.05 15 0.90 American Intl. AIG 0.93 0.94 +1 0.83 Royal Dutch Petrol. RD 0.30 0.30 0 0.54

Year over year Company % change Navistar Intl C +117% Columbia Energyl +17 American Intl. +13 Royal Dutch Petrol. 44

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Notes: NM = not meaningful. A loss in any period makes percentage change not calculable.

NA = not available

Year-over-year growth and percentage changes are based on earnings-per-share figures and may differ from percentage changes based on total profit.

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