The bottom line.

The Bottom Line
Data from recent industry financial reports. Dollar amounts in
millions.

Company                       Period   Ended     Sales    Chg.

Accelr8 Technology             3Q      30-Apr     $0.3   128.1%
ALPHA M.O.S.                   1Q      31-Dec     $0.8    64.4%
ALPHA M.O.S.                   2Q      31-Mar     $1.2    74.6%
Amazys Group                   FYE     31-Dec    $71.7     6.5%
Amersham Biosciences           1Q      31-Mar   $253.2    12.2%
Axon Instruments               FYE     31-Dec    $27.5   -23.1%
Diploma plc (Life Sciences)    1H      31-Mar    $20.3     4.6%
Genescan AG                    1Q      31-Mar     $3.1    -8.9%
MDS (Life Sciences)            2Q      30-Apr   $179.9     5.1%
OSI                            2Q      31-Dec    $43.7    45.4%
OSI                            3Q      31-Mar    $50.9    58.5%
Robotic Technology Systems     FYE     31-Dec   $105.3   -44.7%
Sartorius                      1Q      31_Mar   $115.1    17.6%
Third Wave Technologies        4Q      31-Dec     $7.6    26.2%
Third Wave Technologies        FYE     31-Dec    $32.4    -5.1%
Third Wave Technologies        1Q      31-Mar     $8.5   -16.1%

Company                       Op. Prof.      Chg.   Net Prof.    Chg.

Accelr8 Technology             ($0.3)          NM     ($0.2)       NM
ALPHA M.O.S.                      N/A         N/A        N/A      N/A
ALPHA M.O.S.                      N/A         N/A        N/A      N/A
Amazys Group                     $8.0     2143.6%       $3.7       NM
Amersham Biosciences              N/A         N/A        N/A      N/A
Axon Instruments               ($9.4)          NM     ($9.5)       NM
Diploma plc (Life Sciences)       N/A         N/A        N/A      N/A
Genescan AG                    ($0.9)          NM        N/A      N/A
MDS (Life Sciences)             $37.0      -10.8%        N/A      N/A
OSI                              $5.5      192.3%       $3.8   192.6%
OSI                              $5.9       90.1%       $3.6    57.2%
Robotic Technology Systems    ($43.9)          NM    ($52.9)       NM
Sartorius                        $4.7          NM     ($3.0)       NM
Third Wave Technologies        ($0.4)          NM     ($0.5)       NM
Third Wave Technologies       ($40.4)          NM    ($40.9)       NM
Third Wave Technologies        ($3.0)          NM     ($2.9)       NM

NA=not available NM=not meaningful