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THE LABJ STOCK INDEX TRACKING 200 SELECTED LOS ANGELES COUNTY-BASED COMPANIES.


MARKET DIARY diary [Lat.,=day], a daily record of events and observations. As distinguished from memoir (an account of events placed in perspective by the author long after they have occurred), the diary derives its impact from its immediacy, requiring each generation of readers

After essentially erasing its year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 gains the previous week, the LABJ LABJ Los Angeles Business Journal  200 Index of local stocks rebounded last week. The 1.1 percent gain in the local index topped the 0.5 percent gain in the Nasdaq, but came up short of the higher gains in the Dow (Direct OverWrite) See magneto-optic disk.  and S&P 500. Driving the local index higher were gains in the restaurants/retail/grocery, energy/utilities and media/leisure/entertainment sectors. The hardest-hit sector was communications, which has been tremendously volatile With regard to computer memory, it means "temporary" and not "highly changeable," which is the usual meaning of the word. See volatile memory.

1. (programming) volatile - volatile variable.
2. (storage) volatile - See non-volatile storage.
 all year. It lost 23.7 percent of its value last week, bringing it to a level that's almost 50 percent below its year-ago value. The number of advancers (110) among the LABJ 200 stocks was only slightly greater than the number of decliners (85). Also, there were 13 stocks that hit new 52-week highs last week, and only two stocks that hit new 52-week lows. EN Pointe Dancing en pointe (pronounced /ɑ̃ poɛ̃t/, often anglicised as /ɑn pwɛ̃t/ or  Technologies Inc. was the week's top gainer, soaring soaring: see flight; glider.
soaring
 or gliding

Sport of flying a glider or sailplane. The craft is towed behind a powered airplane to an altitude of about 2,000 ft (600 m) and then released.
 41.5 percent to close at $2.25 on May 16. And, as has been the case for several months, many of the top losers were sto cks trading for less than $1 a share, also known as "penny stocks Inexpensive issues of stock, typically selling at less than $1 a share, in companies that often are newly formed or involved in highly speculative ventures.

Penny stocks are usually available for sale over-the-counter, that is, among brokers and customers themselves, as
." The two biggest penny-stock losers were NetCurrents Inc. and Launch Media Inc.
                             MARKET INDEXES
                       May 16    May 9    Point   1-Wk   52-Wk
Index                  Close     Close    Change  %Chg.  %Chg.
Dow Jones Industrial  11215.92  10866.46  349.46  3.2%     2.6%
NASDAQ                 2166.44   2156.26   10.18  0.5%   -41.7%
S&P 500                1284.99   1255.48   29.51  2.4%   -12.4%
LABJ 200                 90.11     89.10    1.01  1.1%   -13.2%
                       YTD
Index                 %Chg.
Dow Jones Industrial    4.0%
NASDAQ                -12.3%
S&P 500                -2.7%
LABJ 200                1.3%
                           INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
                                   May 16  May 9   Point    1-Wk
Index                              Close   Close   Change  %Chg.
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE                  130.43  127.89    2.55    2.0%
APPAREL                            147.15  142.82    4.34    3.0%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS         125.20  125.73   -0.54   -0.4%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL        105.65   99.42    6.24    6.3%
COMMUNICATIONS                      50.41   66.07  -15.66  -23.7%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS   64.32   64.24    0.08    0.1%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING           120.90  119.88    1.02    0.9%
ENERGY/UTILITIES                    94.65   89.61    5.03    5.6%
FINANCIAL SERVICES                 112.79  114.65   -1.86   -1.6%
HEALTH CARE                         94.73   95.53   -0.80   -0.8%
INSURANCE                          104.68  102.73    1.95    1.9%
INTERNET                           102.89  104.27   -1.38   -1.3%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT         90.77   85.06    5.71    6.7%
MISC. MANUFACTURING                118.90  117.27    1.64    1.4%
MISC. SERVICES                      77.29   74.31    2.98    4.0%
REAL ESTATE                        112.24  111.73    0.51    0.5%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES  119.33  115.51    3.82    3.3%
SOFTWARE                           125.65  132.88   -7.23   -5.4%
                                   52-Wk    YTD
Index                              %Chg.   %Chg.
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE                   45.8%   15.3%
APPAREL                             27.8%   60.3%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS          19.5%   28.0%
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL          3.3%    2.5%
COMMUNICATIONS                     -48.4%  -28.1%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS  -14.0%   -5.7%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING            83.3%   12.4%
ENERGY/UTILITIES                    -5.3%    3.7%
FINANCIAL SERVICES                  34.1%  -10.4%
HEALTH CARE                         52.8%  -15.4%
INSURANCE                            8.1%   -0.4%
INTERNET                           -38.2%   72.9%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT        -23.9%   12.1%
MISC. MANUFACTURING                  2.5%    8.0%
MISC. SERVICES                     -33.7%  -20.0%
REAL ESTATE                         11.0%    6.3%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES   23.9%   21.0%
SOFTWARE                            -1.3%   57.6%
                           WEEKLY TOP GAINERS
                     TOP TEN GAINERS BY PERCENTAGE
                                         May 16  May 9  Point   1-Wk
Company                                  Close   Close  Change  %Chg.
EN Pointe Technologies Inc.              $2.25   $1.59  $0.66   41.5%
Unova Inc.                                4.92    3.57   1.35   37.8%
Edison International                     11.40    8.94   2.46   27.5%
VDI MultiMedia                            3.30    2.61   0.69   26.4%
Tarrant Apparel Group                     6.65    5.50   1.15   20.9%
Teledyne Technologies Inc.               17.95   14.87   3.08   20.7%
Keystone Automotive Industries Inc.      10.86    9.00   1.86   20.7%
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc.   0.29    0.25   0.04   14.2%
Fremont General Corp.                     5.53    4.85   0.68   14.0%
K2 Inc.                                   9.9     8.74   1.16   13.3%
                                         52-Wk    YTD
Company                                  %Chg.   %Chg.
EN Pointe Technologies Inc.              -79.3%  -28.0%
Unova Inc.                               -62.5%   35.7%
Edison International                     -42.5%  -27.0%
VDI MultiMedia                           -53.3%  -12.7%
Tarrant Apparel Group                    -16.9%   83.4%
Teledyne Technologies Inc.                12.2%  -24.0%
Keystone Automotive Industries Inc.       65.5%   55.1%
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc.  -92.9%  -33.7%
Fremont General Corp.                     18.0%   96.6%
K2 Inc.                                   33.1%   23.8%
                           WEEKLY TOP LOSERS
                      TOP TEN LOSERS BY PERCENTAGE
                             May 16  May 9  Point    1-Wk   52-Wk
Company                      Close   Close  Change  %Chg.   %Chg.
NetCurrents Inc.             $0.25   $0.44  -$0.19  -43.2%  -93.8%
Launch Media Inc.             0.39    0.57   -0.18  -31.6%  -94.7%
NetZero Inc.                  0.89    1.18   -0.29  -24.6%  -90.1%
Digital Lava Inc.             1.50    1.90   -0.40  -21.1%      NA
eConnect                      0.07    0.09   -0.02  -19.1%  -89.5%
Franklin Telecommunications   0.10    0.12   -0.02  -16.7%  -90.0%
Hawker Pacific Aerospace      3.01    3.53   -0.52  -14.7%  -45.3%
L90 Inc.                      2.21    2.57   -0.36  -14.0%  -75.4%
IdeaMall Inc.                 1.57    1.82   -0.25  -13.7%  -68.6%
Seebeyond Technology Corp.   12.04   13.95   -1.91  -13.7%  -45.3%
                              YTD
Company                      %Chg.
NetCurrents Inc.             -20.0%
Launch Media Inc.            -75.0%
NetZero Inc.                   1.7%
Digital Lava Inc.            -56.4%
eConnect                     -76.8%
Franklin Telecommunications  -77.1%
Hawker Pacific Aerospace      -5.6%
L90 Inc.                     -48.8%
IdeaMall Inc.                 39.6%
Seebeyond Technology Corp.    17.5%
                             MARKET SUMMARY
                           MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
TOP TEN STOCKS                           VOLUME
Amgen Inc.                           36,151,000
Disney (Walt) Co.                    24,663,400
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.  24,329,300
Mattel Inc.                          15,346,200
Edison International                 15,310,800
Hughes Electronics Corp.             14,870,200
Homestore.com Inc.                   10,039,600
Computer Sciences Corp.               9,044,900
International Rectifier Corp.         7,876,800
Countrywide Credit Industries Inc.    7,537,100
                             WEEKLY SUMMARY
Advances   110
Declines    85
Unchanged    5
New Highs   13
New Lows     2


NOTES ON STOCK TABLES

Tables based on May 9-16,2001

(H) stock hit new 52 week high;

(L) stock hit new 52 week low;

(S) stock split during week.

WEEKLY PROFILE

IMPCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Symbol: IMCO In my considered opinion." See digispeak.  Exchange: NASD NASD

See: National Association of Securities Dealers


NASD

See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
 Close: $25.51 1-WK %Chg: -6.9%

Business Overview

IMPCO Technologies Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced fuel delivery and storage technology systems and components. These products are designed to allow internal combustion engines Internal combustion engine

A prime mover, the fuel for which is burned within the engine, as contrasted to a steam engine, for example, in which fuel is burned in a separate furnace.
 and fuel cell systems to operate using clean fuels such as hydrogen hydrogen (hī`drəjən) [Gr.,=water forming], gaseous chemical element; symbol H; at. no. 1; at. wt. 1.00794; m.p. −259.14°C;; b.p. −252.87°C;; density 0.08988 grams per liter at STP; valence usually +1. , propane propane, CH3CH2CH3, colorless, gaseous alkane. It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. It melts at −189.9°C; and boils at −42.2°C;. , natural gas and methanol methanol, methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, CH3OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions. Methanol is a monohydric alcohol. It melts at −97. . The company has designed these systems to maximize In a graphical environment, to enlarge a window to the full size of the screen. See Win Maximize windows.  efficiency and performance by electronically sensing and regulating reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 the proper proportion of fuel and air used by internal combustion engines and fuel cells. IMPCO Technologies' subsidiary, QUANTUM Technologies Inc., announced on May 8, 2001 that DaimlerChrysler has selected QUANTUM's new high-performance Adj. 1. high-performance - modified to give superior performance; "a high-performance car"
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
 gaseous gas·e·ous
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or existing as a gas.

2. Full of or containing gas; gassy.
 fuel injectors a device for actively injecting fuel into an internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point in the piston cycle; - an alternative to a carburetor , regulator regulator,
n the mechanical part of a gas delivery system that controls gas pressure that allows a manageable flow of drug vapor to escape.


regulator

see reducing valve.
 and electronics for the Dodge Power Box concept vehicle.
Income Statement             LTM [*]    2000
Revenue (millions)            $105.8  $112.8
Gross Profit (millions)         38.0    43.0
Operating Income (millions)   (11.7)     6.1
Net income (millions)          (7.2)     3.1
Earnings Per Share           ($0.72)   $0.33
NM - Not Meaningful
NA - Not Applicable
(*.)Latest 12 months ended 1/31/01


Summary

Hqtrs: Cerritos Cer·ri·tos  

A city of southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Population: 52,600.


President: Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923.

American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876).

Noun 1.
 M. Stemmler

Market Cap: $262.2 million

Dividend Yield: NA

P/E Ratio P/E ratio

Current stock price divided by trailing annual earnings per share or expected annual earnings per share. Assume XYZ Co. sells for $25.50 per share and has earned $2.55 per share this year; $25.50 = 10 times $2.55. XYZ stock sells for ten times earnings.
: NM
                          THE LABJ STOCK INDEX
                       TRACKING 200 SELECTED LOS
                          ANGELES COUNTY-BASED
                               COMPANIES
Company                                      May 16   1-Wk      YTD
Name                                Ticker   Close   % Chg    % Chg
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE
    Advanced Aerodynamics            AASI    $0.29    14.2%   -33.7%
    & Structures Inc.
    Ducommun Inc.                    DCO     13.15     2.7%    18.9%
    Hawker Pacific Aerospace         HPAC     3.01   -14.7%    -5.6%
    Litton Industries Inc.           LIT     79.85     0.1%     1.5%
    Northrop Grumman Corp.           NOC     89.54     1.8%     7.9%
    Teledyno Technologies Inc.       TDY     17.95    20.7%   -24.0%
APPAREL
    Cherokee Inc.                    CHKE     8.05    -6.9%   -11.8%
    Guess? Inc.                      GES      7.16    -1.4%    34.8%
    Hot Topic Inc.                   HOTT    33.05     8.5%   101.1%
    K2 Inc.                          KTO      9.90    13.3%    23.8%
    K-Swiss Inc.                     KSWS    25.25     2.7%     1.0%
    Skechers U.S.A. Inc.             SKX     35.60    -4.4%   129.7%
    Tarrant Apparel Group            TAGS     6.65    20.9%    83.4%
    Vans Inc.                        VANS    19.61    -5.5%    15.8%
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS
    Edelbrock Corp.                  EDEL     9.20     2.2%   -10.2%
    IMPCO Technologies Inc.          IMCO    25.51    -6.9%   112.6%
    International Aluminum Corp.     IAL     19.90     3.6%     8.7%
    Keystone Automotive Industries   KEYS    10.86    20.7%    55.1%
    Inc. (H)
    OroAmerica Inc.                  OROA    12.80     2.0%    62.5%
    Reliance Steel & Aluminum         RS     27.40    -3.9%    10.7%
    Summa Industries Inc.            SUMX     9.32     1.0%    11.3%
    Superior Industries              SUP     40.19     0.3%    27.3%
    International
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
    Acacia Research Corp.            ACRI    12.55     0.4%   -29.5%
    Amgen Inc.                       AMGN    65.00     6.6%     1.7%
    Careside Inc.                    CSA      2.45     9.9%    35.2%
    Diagnostic Products Corp.         DP     68.26     1.0%    25.0%
    Herbalife International Inc.    HERBA     8.49     9.5%    11.3%
    International Remote Imaging     IRI      1.90    -0.5%    44.8%
    Systems
    Minimed Inc.                     MNMD    42.16    -0.7%     0.3%
    Natrol Inc.                      NTOL     2.25     9.2%    50.0%
    North American Scientific        NASI    17.50     5.4%    20.7%
    Syncor International Corp.       SCOR    34.82    10.5%    -4.3%
    Staar Surgical Co.               STAA     4.03   -10.4%   -67.9%
    Omni Nutraceuticals Inc.         ZONE     0.23     2.3%     9.8%
COMMUNICATIONS
    Accelerated Networks Inc.       ACCLE     1.18       NA       NA
    Hughes Electronics Corp.         GMH     22.40     5.0%    -2.6%
    Luminent Inc.                    LMNE     4.74    -1.9%   -21.2%
    MRV Communications Inc.          MRVC     8.80    -0.2%   -34.2%
    Optical Communication            OCPI    13.75    10.9%    22.2%
    Products Inc.
    OSI Systems Inc.                 OSIS     3.66    -7.3%   -40.2%
    Sorrento Networks Corp.          FIBR     6.19    -3.7%   -61.5%
    Quentra Networks Inc.           QTRAQ     0.02    -4.8%   -50.0%
    Semtech Corp.                    SMTC    29.65    -5.3%    34.4%
    Tekelec                          TKLC    31.08     0.6%     3.6%
    Unova Inc.                       UNA      4.92    37.8%    35.7%
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS
    Aura Systems Inc.                AURA     0.74    -4.5%   124.2%
    Alpha Technologies Group         ATGI     5.60    -2.6%   -36.9%
    Bell Industries Inc.              BI      2.70    -1.8%     8.0%
    Diodes Inc.                      DIOD     9.47    -6.3%    -8.7%
    EN Pointo Technologies Inc.      ENPT     2.25    41.5%   -28.0%
    Franklin Telecommunications      FCM      0.10   -16.7%   -77.1%
    Gemstar-TV Guide International   GMST    38.50    -1.9%   -16.5%
    Inc.
    International Rectifier Corp.    IRF     59.28     8.1%    97.6%
    Ixia                             XXIA    18.21     6.5%   -20.4%
    Merisel Inc.                     MSEL     1.18    -2.5%   -24.5%
    Qualstar Corp.                   QBAK     7.06    -9.0%     7.6%
    Taitron Components Inc.          TAIT     1.99    -0.5%   -20.4%
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
    Ameron International Corp. (H)   AMN     64.24     2.3%    72.5%
    Jacobs Engineering Group         JEC     71.00     5.3%    53.7%
    Inc. (H)
    KB Home                          KBH     28.95    -3.2%   -14.1%
    Ryland Group Inc. (H)            RYL     50.16    -5.7%    23.1%
    Tetra Tech Inc.                  TTEK    27.15     0.6%   -14.8%
ENERGY/UTILITIES
    American States Water Co.        AWR     31.20     3.3%   -15.4%
    Capstone Turbine Corp.           CPST    29.97    -1.8%     7.0%
    Edison International             EIX     11.40    27.5%   -27.0%
    Mercury Air Group Inc.           MAX      6.15     9.8%    26.2%
    Occidental Petroleum Corp. (H)   OXY     30.51     3.6%    25.8%
    Southwest Water Co.              SWWC    12.75     0.4%     7.1%
    Unocal Corp.                     UCL     38.14     2.8%    -1.4%
FINANCIAL SERVICES
    Bank Plus Corp.                  BPLS     5.15     1.0%    35.1%
    Cathay Bancorp Inc.              CATY    58.25     0.1%    -1.3%
    Countrywide Credit               CCR     40.15    -6.8%   -20.1%
    Industries Inc.
    City National Corp.              CYN     39.40     3.3%     1.5%
    Electronic Clearing House        ECHO     0.65   -12.2%    22.4%
    East-West Bancorp Inc.           EWBC    24.29     7.4%    -2.6%
    Firstfed Financial Corp.         FED     30.70    -1.0%    -5.0%
    Foothill Independent Bancorp     FOOT    12.95    -1.1%    15.5%
    GBC Bancorp/California           GBCB    26.22     1.2%   -31.7%
    Hanmi Financial Corp.            HAFC    17.75     1.4%    20.5%
    Hawthorne Financial Corp. (H)    HTHR    17.60     8.0%    22.4%
    Imperial Credit Industries       ICII     0.84    12.0%    79.2%
    Itla Capital Corp.               ITLA    16.70     3.0%   -12.7%
    JB Oxford Holdings Inc.          JBOH     1.72     3.0%     3.8%
    Jefferies Group Inc.             JEF     32.75    -3.5%     4.8%
    IndyMac Bancorp Inc.             NDE     24.44     6.3%   -17.2%
    Nara Bancorp Inc.                NARA    15.15     0.9%   -24.3%
    Pacific Crest Capital Inc.       PCCI    18.64    -0.1%    29.7%
    PFF Bancorp Inc.                 PFFB    22.75     2.8%     9.0%
    Quaker City Bancorp Inc. (H)     QCBC    27.95     1.1%    10.1%
HEALTH CARE
    DaVita Inc.                      DVA     18.90    -6.1%    10.4%
    First Consulting Group Inc.      FCGI     7.55    -5.5%    58.9%
    Health Net Inc.                  HNT     19.69    -2.0%   -24.8%
    Maxicare Health Plans Inc.       MAXI     2.15     6.4%   -54.1%
    Seracare Inc.                    SRK      5.85    -0.8%    67.1%
    Specialty Laboratories            SP     35.79    -7.1%     8.0%
    Wellpoint Health Networks        WLP     89.00     1.8%   -22.8%
INSURANCE
    Amwest Insurance Group Inc.      AMW      0.91       NA       NA
    Fremont General Corp. (H)        FMT      5.53    14.0%    96.6%
    Mercury General Corp.            MCY    $35.90     5.3%   -18.2%
    Scpie Holdings Inc.              SKP     19.30    -0.1%   -18.3%
    21st Century Insurance Group      TW     16.25    -0.9%    14.0%
    Unico American Corp.             UNAM     5.85     6.4%    -0.4%
    Wesco Financial Corp.            WSC    298.61    -0.5%     6.0%
    Zenith National Insurance Corp   ZNT     26.80     1.7%    -8.8%
INTERNET
    Artistdirect Inc.                ARTD     0.53   -10.2%     6.0%
    Digital Insight Corp.            DGIN    13.40     1.7%   -25.8%
    eConnect                         ECNC     0.07   -19.1%   -76.8%
    EToys Inc.                      ETYSQ     0.01    -4.0%   -93.6%
    GenesisIntermedia Inc. (H)       GENI    16.77    12.9%   193.8%
    GoTo.com                         GOTO    18.06    -6.2%   147.0%
    Homestore.com Inc.               HOMS    30.50    -6.3%    51.6%
    Infonet Services Corp.            IN      7.08     5.4%    41.6%
    j2 Global Communications Inc.    JCOM     3.20   -11.1%   184.4%
    L90 Inc.                         LNTY     2.21   -14.0%   -48.8%
    Launch Media Inc. (L)            LAUN     0.39   -31.6%   -75.0%
    Netgateway Inc.                  NGWY     0.63    -1.6%  303.25%
    NetZero Inc.                     NZRO     0.89   -24.6%     1.7%
    Sonicport Inc.                   SPO      0.68     0.0%   -32.0%
    Stamps.com Inc.                  STMP     3.00    -0.3%     7.9%
    Styleclick Inc                   IBUY     1.23     7.0%   -40.4%
    Ticketmaster                     TMCS    15.05     3.6%    79.7%
    United Leisure Corp.             UTDL     1.27    -5.9%   -40.2%
    US Search.com                    SRCH     0.68     9.7%   210.9%
    Valueclick Inc.                  VCLK     2.82    -5.1%   -42.9%
    Youbet.com Inc.                  UBET     0.73    -5.2%   -24.6%
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT
    Clark (Dick) Productions         DCPI    10.40     2.0%   -18.4%
    Inc.
    Disney (Walt) Co.                DIS     32.06     7.4%    10.8%
    Entravision Communications       EVC     12.50    12.5%   -32.0%
    Corp.
    Image Entertainment Inc.         DISK     2.76     1.1%   -15.1%
    Liberty Digital Inc. (L)         LDIG     3.94     4.0%   -22.2%
    Laser-Pacific Media Corp.        LPAC     2.55    -5.2%    70.0%
    Liberty Livewire Corp.          LWIRA     7.86     0.1%     2.2%
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.         MGM     20.40     3.0%    25.1%
    NetCurrents Inc.                 NTCS     0.25   -43.2%   -20.0%
    Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.      PNK      9.23    -1.3%   -31.6%
    Sports Club Inc.                 SCY      3.00     0.0%     6.7%
    Team Communications Group        TMTV     1.24    -5.3%   -55.9%
    Inc.
    United Television Inc.           UTVI   126.85     1.0%     9.4%
    Univision Communications         UVN     40.89    -4.8%    -0.1%
    Inc.
    VDI MultiMedia                   VDIM     3.30    26.4%   -12.7%
    Westwood One Inc.                WON     31.70     9.3%    64.1%
MISC. MANUFACTURING
    Avery Dennison Corp.             AVY     58.94     4.3%     7.4%
    Coastcast Corp.                  PAR      8.24     1.9%   -52.9%
    Dole Food Co.                    DOL     15.20     1.3%    -7.2%
    Equity Marketing Inc.            EMAK    11.00    -4.3%   -20.0%
    Farmer Bros Co.                  FARM   235.00     4.4%    13.3%
    Jakks Pacific Inc.               JAKK    14.05     3.3%    54.0%
    Mattel Inc.                      MAT     15.70    -1.6%     8.7%
    Panavision Inc.                  PVI      5.65     0.0%   105.5%
    Scope Industries                 SCP     41.00     0.0%    -7.9%
    Tag-It Pacific Inc.              TAG      3.84    -1.5%    -5.5%
    3D Systems Corp.                 TDSC    17.35     6.8%    43.1%
    Variflex Inc.                    VFLX     7.00    -4.1%    47.4%
    Virco Manufacturing              VIR     10.20    -0.3%     4.6%
MISC. SERVICES
    Cadiz Inc.                       CLCI     9.20     1.5%     2.9%
    Computer Sciences Corp.          CSC     39.16     2.5%   -34.9%
    Electro Rent Corp.               ELRC    15.50     4.4%     9.7%
    Hilton Hotels Corp.              HLT     12.38     6.1%    17.9%
    IdeaMail Inc.                    MALL     1.57   -13.7%    39.6%
    International Aircraft           IAIS     4.09     4.6%   -24.8%
    Investors
    Kom/Ferry International          KFY     20.50    11.7%    -3.5%
    Learning Tree International      LTRE    24.18     4.7%   -51.2%
    On Assignment Inc.               ASGN    20.48     3.3%   -28.1%
    National Technical SYS Inc.      NTSC     1.92    -3.5%   -32.5%
    OrthAlliance Inc.                ORAL     3.24    -0.3%    20.6%
    Protection One Inc.              POI      1.43    -1.4%    63.4%
    TBA Entertainment Corp.          TBA      3.90    -0.8%    -1.0%
    UTI Worldwide Inc.               UTIW    18.60    10.8%    -7.6%
REAL ESTATE
    Alexandria Real Estate           ARE     37.58    -0.5%     1.1%
    Equities
    Arden Realty Inc                 ARI     24.48    -1.2%    -2.6%
    Apex Mortgage Capital            AXM     10.40     2.5%    50.9%
    Inc. (H)
    CB Richard Ellis Inc.            CBG     15.62    -0.4%     6.8%
    Center Trust Inc.                CTA      3.80     0.5%   -18.9%
    Intergroup Corp.                 INTG    17.51     2.7%   -12.5%
    Kilroy Realty Corp.              KRC     25.20    -2.1%   -10.2%
    Kennedy-Wilson Inc.              KWIC     3.70    -2.6%   -15.4%
    Macerich Co.                     MAC     23.13     2.1%    20.5%
    Newhall Land & Farming Co.       NHL     27.10     1.9%    16.6%
    Public Storage Inc.              PSA     27.09    -0.6%    11.4%
    PS Business Parks Inc.           PSB     26.50     0.3%    -4.7%
    National Golf Properties         TEE     26.92    -0.2%    30.9%
    Inc. (H)
    Westfield America Inc.           WEA     16.65     3.3%    15.3%
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES
    Arden Group Inc.                ARDNA    42.50     1.0%    -1.2%
    California Pizza Kitchen Inc.    CPKI    26.99    11.0%    -4.5%
    Cheesecake Factory (The)         CAKE    37.90     0.8%    -1.2%
    Guitar Center Inc.               GTRC    17.70    -1.4%    55.6%
    Ihop Corp.                       IHP     21.21     6.2%    -2.2%
    99 Cents Only Stores             NDN     28.89     3.9%    58.3%
    Smart & Final Inc. (H)           SMF     11.30     3.1%    32.9%
    Sport Chalet Inc.                SPCH     9.70    -2.0%    84.8%
    Sizzler International Inc.        SZ      1.53     0.7%     2.0%
SOFTWARE
    Activision Inc. (H)              ATVI    28.25    -2.6%    86.8%
    Brilliant Digital Entertain-     BDE      0.73     5.8%     6.2%
    ment Inc.
    CaminoSoft Corp.                 CMSF     1.73     0.0%   -18.6%
    Digital Lava Inc.                DGLV     1.50   -21.1%   -56.4%
    MSC.Software Corp.               MNS     16.95     3.7%   115.9%
    Peerless Systems Corp.           PRLS     1.16     5.5%    19.7%
    Seebeyond Technology Corp.       SBYN    12.04   -13.7%    17.5%
    THQ Inc.                         THQI    43.99    -2.8%    80.5%
    Vertel Corp.                     VRTL     1.70    -7.1%   -27.5%
Company                             52-Wk    P.E    Mkt. Cap
Name                                % Chg   Ratio  (millions)
AEROSPACE/DEFENSE
    Advanced Aerodynamics           -92.9%     NA      $5.6
    & Structures Inc.
    Ducommun Inc.                    22.3%   10.1     126.7
    Hawker Pacific Aerospace        -45.3%     NA      30.6
    Litton Industries Inc.           90.4%   16.6   3,653.9
    Northrop Grumman Corp.           17.4%   11.2   7,622.2
    Teledyno Technologies Inc.       12.2%   15.6     568.1
APPAREL
    Cherokee Inc.                    11.0%    6.2      66.3
    Guess? Inc.                     -59.2%   23.1     312.3
    Hot Topic Inc.                  124.5%   30.6     677.4
    K2 Inc.                          33.1%   10.8     177.7
    K-Swiss Inc.                     94.2%   13.2     175.8
    Skechers U.S.A. Inc.            173.8%   24.7     463.3
    Tarrant Apparel Group           -16.9%     NA     105.3
    Vans Inc.                        31.8%   19.6     284.8
AUTOMOTIVE/PLASTICS/METALS
    Edelbrock Corp.                 -23.3%    6.3      46.7
    IMPCO Technologies Inc.         -17.7%     NA     262.2
    International Aluminum Corp.     33.2%   19.9      84.5
    Keystone Automotive Industries   65.5%   35.0     155.9
    Inc. (H)
    OroAmerica Inc.                  76.6%   12.9      67.8
    Reliance Steel & Aluminum        14.2%   12.5     690.7
    Summa Industries Inc.           -17.2%    6.7      39.7
    Superior Industries              29.4%   13.6   1,041.2
    International
BIOMEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL
    Acacia Research Corp.           -32.6%     NA     222.2
    Amgen Inc.                        0.5%   59.6  67,808.0
    Careside Inc.                   -62.3%     NA      28.0
    Diagnostic Products Corp.       119.8%   32.1     953.9
    Herbalife International Inc.    -15.1%    6.4      86.2
    International Remote Imaging     16.9%    4.5      18.9
    Systems
    Minimed Inc.                    -28.5%   78.1   2,729.2
    Natrol Inc.                     -46.7%     NA      29.3
    North American Scientific       -14.9%   33.0     176.5
    Syncor International Corp.       59.4%   28.9     851.3
    Staar Surgical Co.              -64.6%     NA      68.5
    Omni Nutraceuticals Inc.        -94.3%     NA       7.8
COMMUNICATIONS
    Accelerated Networks Inc.           NA     NA      59.4
    Hughes Electronics Corp.        -25.1%     NA  19,613.9
    Luminent Inc.                       NA   94.8     739.4
    MRV Communications Inc.         -71.9%   58.7     670.8
    Optical Communication               NA   55.0     569.0
    Products Inc.
    OSI Systems Inc.                -49.5%   26.1      32.6
    Sorrento Networks Corp.         -83.8%     NA      87.6
    Quentra Networks Inc.           -99.7%     NA       0.5
    Semtech Corp.                     6.8%   37.5   2,051.7
    Tekelec                          -3.6%   42.0   1,842.5
    Unova Inc.                      -62.5%     NA     279.4
COMPUTERS/PERIPHERALS/ELECTRONICS
    Aura Systems Inc.               131.3%     NA     208.2
    Alpha Technologies Group        -32.1%    5.3      39.6
    Bell Industries Inc.              0.5%   12.9      23.9
    Diodes Inc.                     -57.9%    7.1      87.3
    EN Pointo Technologies Inc.     -79.3%     NA      14.8
    Franklin Telecommunications     -90.0%     NA       4.2
    Gemstar-TV Guide International  -24.8%     NA  15,835.8
    Inc.
    International Rectifier Corp.    31.7%   22.9   3,693.4
    Ixia                                NA   40.5     993.3
    Merisel Inc.                    -89.5%     NA       9.5
    Qualstar Corp.                      NA    8.8      88.9
    Taitron Components Inc.         -36.3%   10.0       9.9
CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
    Ameron International Corp. (H)   65.2%   10.0     248.6
    Jacobs Engineering Group        113.1%   23.8   1,900.3
    Inc. (H)
    KB Home                          50.4%    6.4   1,281.8
    Ryland Group Inc. (H)           127.4%    8.0     670.5
    Tetra Tech Inc.                  42.0%   27.4   1,095.4
ENERGY/UTILITIES
    American States Water Co.         7.6%   16.5     314.5
    Capstone Turbine Corp.              NA     NA   2,287.2
    Edison International            -42.5%    7.3   3,714.2
    Mercury Air Group Inc.           11.8%   10.3      40.3
    Occidental Petroleum Corp. (H)   30.5%    7.2  11,303.4
    Southwest Water Co.              32.8%   20.5     109.7
    Unocal Corp.                      2.7%    9.5   9,282.2
FINANCIAL SERVICES
    Bank Plus Corp.                  87.3%   13.2     100.1
    Cathay Bancorp Inc.              36.7%   13.4     529.3
    Countrywide Credit               19.0%   12.8   4,673.7
    Industries Inc.
    City National Corp.               1.0%   14.3   1,879.4
    Electronic Clearing House       -72.6%   21.7      14.2
    East-West Bancorp Inc.          108.9%   15.6     562.3
    Firstfed Financial Corp.        142.0%   12.8     530.0
    Foothill Independent Bancorp     40.3%   12.0      72.3
    GBC Bancorp/California          -10.4%    8.5     313.2
    Hanmi Financial Corp.            47.3%    9.8     148.0
    Hawthorne Financial Corp. (H)   121.7%    8.7      90.7
    Imperial Credit Industries      -78.0%     NA      27.0
    Itla Capital Corp.               22.6%    6.4     108.8
    JB Oxford Holdings Inc.         -61.2%     NA      24.2
    Jefferies Group Inc.             49.7%   14.5     818.3
    IndyMac Bancorp Inc.             71.5%   17.1   1,491.6
    Nara Bancorp Inc.                83.6%    7.5      82.9
    Pacific Crest Capital Inc.       39.4%    9.3      46.3
    PFF Bancorp Inc.                 67.0%   10.3     300.7
    Quaker City Bancorp Inc. (H)     91.1%   10.5     143.4
HEALTH CARE
    DaVita Inc.                     332.0%   30.5   1,569.7
    First Consulting Group Inc.     -13.7%     NA     177.5
    Health Net Inc.                  85.3%   14.2   2,421.5
    Maxicare Health Plans Inc.      -71.3%     NA      21.0
    Seracare Inc.                   122.9%   48.8      56.3
    Specialty Laboratories              NA   71.6     749.4
    Wellpoint Health Networks        15.5%   16.1   5,635.2
INSURANCE
    Amwest Insurance Group Inc.         NA     NA       3.9
    Fremont General Corp. (H)        18.0%     NA     390.7
    Mercury General Corp.            28.2%   19.1  $1,945.7
    Scpie Holdings Inc.             -23.4%   12.3     180.2
    21st Century Insurance Group    -24.2%   73.9   1,384.4
    Unico American Corp.             -8.2%   83.6      31.9
    Wesco Financial Corp.            21.9%   27.9   2,126.1
    Zenith National Insurance Corp    8.8%     NA     468.8
INTERNET
    Artistdirect Inc.               -88.1%     NA      20.0
    Digital Insight Corp.           -70.2%     NA     391.6
    eConnect                        -89.5%     NA      18.5
    EToys Inc.                      -99.8%     NA       2.6
    GenesisIntermedia Inc. (H)      220.7%     NA     355.9
    GoTo.com                        -12.4%     NA     954.9
    Homestore.com Inc.                1.2%  508.3   3,278.5
    Infonet Services Corp.          -55.8%  118.0   2,189.8
    j2 Global Communications Inc.   -61.2%     NA      36.8
    L90 Inc.                        -75.4%     NA      53.0
    Launch Media Inc. (L)           -94.7%     NA       5.3
    Netgateway Inc.                 -79.0%     NA      13.7
    NetZero Inc.                    -90.1%     NA     111.5
    Sonicport Inc.                  -73.9%     NA      19.2
    Stamps.com Inc.                 -72.9%     NA     150.7
    Styleclick Inc                      NA     NA      11.0
    Ticketmaster                    -25.4%     NA   1,406.3
    United Leisure Corp.            -78.8%     NA      25.9
    US Search.com                   -75.3%     NA      12.2
    Valueclick Inc.                 -79.5%   47.0      95.0
    Youbet.com Inc.                 -73.5%     NA      14.3
MEDIA/LEISURE/ENTERTAINMENT
    Clark (Dick) Productions        -15.3%   15.5      96.6
    Inc.
    Disney (Walt) Co.               -24.0%   33.8  67,004.0
    Entravision Communications          NA     NA     821.7
    Corp.
    Image Entertainment Inc.        -32.1%    9.9      43.7
    Liberty Digital Inc. (L)        -85.1%     NA     130.9
    Laser-Pacific Media Corp.       -43.3%    5.9      19.8
    Liberty Livewire Corp.              NA     NA      42.3
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.        -29.2%  145.7   4,561.7
    NetCurrents Inc.                -93.8%     NA       8.0
    Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.     -54.3%   22.5     240.0
    Sports Club Inc.                  4.3%     NA      53.7
    Team Communications Group       -88.6%     NA      17.9
    Inc.
    United Television Inc.           -6.0%   23.7   1,212.8
    Univision Communications        -21.6%   78.6   5,643.1
    Inc.
    VDI MultiMedia                  -53.3%   33.0      29.9
    Westwood One Inc.               -14.3%   83.4   3,398.3
MISC. MANUFACTURING
    Avery Dennison Corp.            -11.5%   21.1   6,497.7
    Coastcast Corp.                 -58.1%    7.4      63.3
    Dole Food Co.                   -18.4%   11.8     848.9
    Equity Marketing Inc.            -5.6%    6.3      66.5
    Farmer Bros Co.                  46.9%   10.6     452.6
    Jakks Pacific Inc.              -12.2%    9.5     253.8
    Mattel Inc.                      39.6%   23.5   6,764.4
    Panavision Inc.                 -23.4%     NA      49.6
    Scope Industries                 -8.1%     NA      42.2
    Tag-It Pacific Inc.             -12.2%   25.6      30.7
    3D Systems Corp.                 75.7%   25.9     213.5
    Variflex Inc.                    40.0%   10.5      32.1
    Virco Manufacturing               4.4%     NA     114.5
MISC. SERVICES
    Cadiz Inc.                       24.7%     NA     329.3
    Computer Sciences Corp.         -55.1%   17.2   6,602.6
    Electro Rent Corp.               40.9%   12.0     379.4
    Hilton Hotels Corp.              59.7%   17.7   4,566.1
    IdeaMail Inc.                   -68.6%     NA      16.4
    International Aircraft          -30.4%    5.5      15.1
    Investors
    Kom/Ferry International          -8.4%   23.6     767.7
    Learning Tree International     -52.9%   13.6     465.1
    On Assignment Inc.              -26.9%   23.8     466.8
    National Technical SYS Inc.     -44.1%   38.4      16.3
    OrthAlliance Inc.               -50.2%    4.2      39.1
    Protection One Inc.              -4.7%     NA     152.5
    TBA Entertainment Corp.          -1.0%     NA      28.7
    UTI Worldwide Inc.                  NA   21.9     477.8
REAL ESTATE
    Alexandria Real Estate            8.9%   23.5     607.3
    Equities
    Arden Realty Inc                  4.7%   15.9   1,558.3
    Apex Mortgage Capital            12.4%     NA      59.8
    Inc. (H)
    CB Richard Ellis Inc.            38.1%   10.9     322.3
    Center Trust Inc.               -44.7%    5.5     103.5
    Intergroup Corp.                 -5.4%     NA      33.0
    Kilroy Realty Corp.               3.1%   14.3     685.2
    Kennedy-Wilson Inc.             -22.1%    9.7      32.3
    Macerich Co.                     -0.2%   20.5     780.6
    Newhall Land & Farming Co.       -3.4%    8.7     720.6
    Public Storage Inc.              20.7%   19.2   3,258.6
    PS Business Parks Inc.            7.1%   13.1     608.7
    National Golf Properties         32.1%   16.6     349.7
    Inc. (H)
    Westfield America Inc.           13.4%   55.5   1,221.4
RESTAURANTS/RETAIL/GROCERY STORES
    Arden Group Inc.                 25.9%   12.1      88.8
    California Pizza Kitchen Inc.       NA   39.7     492.4
    Cheesecake Factory (The)         19.1%   36.8   1,196.9
    Guitar Center Inc.               19.5%   17.0     391.3
    Ihop Corp.                       22.1%   12.1     427.1
    99 Cents Only Stores             13.1%   36.9   1,487.6
    Smart & Final Inc. (H)           38.0%   29.0     330.9
    Sport Chalet Inc.               104.2%    8.2      63.8
    Sizzler International Inc.      -40.3%   10.2      42.3
SOFTWARE
    Activision Inc. (H)             296.5%   40.9     742.5
    Brilliant Digital Entertain-    -88.1%     NA      11.7
    ment Inc.
    CaminoSoft Corp.                -52.3%     NA      14.2
    Digital Lava Inc.                   NA     NA      10.8
    MSC.Software Corp.               83.2%   22.6     241.3
    Peerless Systems Corp.          -58.3%     NA      17.5
    Seebeyond Technology Corp.      -45.3%     NA     851.1
    THQ Inc.                        173.9%   41.9     935.9
    Vertel Corp.                    -90.6%     NA      48.2


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