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Research Summary Important Disclaimer Information
Number of brokers
recommending as:
Strong Buy 26
Moderate Buy 15
Hold 3
Moderate Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Average Recommendation
(Strong Buy) 1.00 - 5.00 (Strong Sell)
This Week 1.41
Last Week 1.43
Change 0.0
Covering Brokers
Earnings Per Share
Last Quarter (Sep 1999) 0.15
Surprise 15.38 %

Consensus Estimates
This Quarter (Dec 99) 0.15
This Year (Jun 00) 0.63
Next Year 0.93
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Earnings Estimates & Recommendations

This Quarter
(Dec 99) Next Quarter
(Mar 00) This Year
(Jun 00) Next Year
(Jun 01)
Number of brokers
recommending as:
Months Ago
0
1
2
3
Strong Buy
Moderate Buy
Hold
Moderate Sell
Strong Sell

Mean* 26
15
3
0
0
1.41 25
15
3
0
0
1.43
26
15
3
0
0
1.43
24
14
1
0
0
1.36
* (strong buy) 1.00 - 5.00 (strong sell)

Industry: INTERNET SERVCS
Ranked 35 of 66

Earnings Date (Approx.): 20-Oct-99
Earnings Estimates
Avg Estimate
# of Analysts
Low Estimate
High Estimate
Year Ago EPS
EPS Growth

0.15
37
0.13
0.17
0.09
77.42 %

0.16
34
0.15
0.18
0.11
48.40 %

0.63
43
0.54
0.69
0.34
86.73 %

0.93
31
0.85
1.23
0.63
46.43 %
Consensus EPS Trend
Current
7 Days Ago
30 Days Ago
60 Days Ago
90 Days Ago

0.15
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.14

0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.16

0.63
0.63
0.60
0.60
0.61

0.93
0.93
0.91
0.89
0.89

Earnings Growth

Last 5 Years This Year
(Jun 00) Next Year
(Jun 01) Next 5 Years Price/Earn
(Jun 00) PEG Ratio
(Jun 00)
America Online Inc
INTERNET SERVCS
S&P 500 92.5 %
n/a
10.3 % 86.5 %
13.0 %
11.3 % 46.6 %
31.9 %
10.1 % 50.2 %
51.9 %
7.5 % 233.9
-17.7
28.0 2.70
-1.36
2.48

	Last 5 Years	This Year (Jun 00)	Next Year (Jun 01)	Next 5 Years	Price/Earn (Jun 00)	PEG Ratio (Jun 00)
America Online Inc INTERNET SERVCS S&P 500	92.5 % n/a 10.3 %	86.5 % 13.0 % 11.3 %	46.6 % 31.9 % 10.1 %	50.2 % 51.9 % 7.5 %	233.9 -17.7 28.0	2.70 -1.36 2.48

Earnings History

Sep 1998 Dec 1998 Mar 1999 Jun 1999 Sep 1999
Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Surprise 0.06
0.06
0.01
8.33 % 0.07
0.09
0.02
21.43 % 0.09
0.11
0.02
22.22 % 0.11
0.13
0.02
18.18 % 0.13
0.15
0.02
15.38 %

	Sep 1998	Dec 1998	Mar 1999	Jun 1999	Sep 1999
Estimate Actual Difference % Surprise	0.06 0.06 0.01 8.33 %	0.07 0.09 0.02 21.43 %	0.09 0.11 0.02 22.22 %	0.11 0.13 0.02 18.18 %	0.13 0.15 0.02 15.38 %

Covering Brokers
A.G. Edwards and Sons Inc., Argus Research, BancBoston Robertson Stephens and Co., Bear Stearns and Co. Inc., Branch Cabell and Co., Brown Brothers Harriman and Co., CIBC World Markets, Credit Suisse First Boston Corp., Crowell Weedon and Co., Dain Rauscher Wessels Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities, Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corp., E*OFFERING CORP, Edward D. Jones, First Albany Corp., Freidman Billings Ramsey and Co. Inc., Goldman Sachs and Co., Hambrecht and Quist Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Jeffries and Co., Kaufman Brothers L.P., LaSalle Street Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch and Co., Morgan StanleyDean Witter and Co., Nationsbank Montgomery Securities, Olde Discount Corp., Pacific Crest Securities, Paine Webber Inc., Pershing Investment Research, Prudential Securities Inc., Raymond James and Associates Inc., Robinson Humphrey Co., S G Cowen Securities Corp., Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Sands Brothers and Co. Ltd., Schroder and Co. Inc., Soundview Technology Group, THE-ADVISER.COM, THOMAS WEISEL P, Volpe Brown Whelan and Co., WIT CAPITAL INC, Warburg Dillon Reed, William Blair and Co.

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