NOVEMBER 23, 2004
Advice from Standard and Poors
EPS CHANGES

Lower Forecast for Krispy Kreme
S&P revises earnings per share estimates for Vornado Realty and others

Date Company FY-End Prior New Comment
11/23/2004 Cendant Corp Dec-05 1.7 1.4 Excludes businesses to be divested
11/22/2004 Cooper Tire & Dec-05 1.89 1.35 Planned sales of auto parts business
  Ferrellgas Par Jul-05 1.23 0.95 Higher propane costs
  Krispy Kreme D Jan-06 0.95 0.7 Same store sales fell
  Loews Corp Dec-05 5.9 6.52 Cost synergies
  Sanofi-Aventis Dec-05 2.2 2.7 Strong new product results
  Vornado Realty Dec-05 2.48 3.1 Improving fundamentals
11/19/2004 Eaton Corp Dec-05 4.5 5.15 Stronger volume sales growth
  JLG Indus Jul-05 1.27 1.05 Weaker than expected Q1
  Novell Inc Oct-05 0.22 0.17 Revenues slightly below expecations
  Restoration H Jan-06 0.15 0.05 Less favorable profit margin outlook
11/18/2004 Applied Mat Oct-05 1.24 0.91 Lower-than-expected guidance
  Big Lots Jan-05 0.54 0.5 Weak sales trend
  CBRL Group Jul-05 2.28 2.58 Better prospects
  Charter Comm Dec-05 -2.68 -3.21 Revised operating outlook
  ConocoPhil Dec-05 8.3 9.54 Q3 EPS; updated oil & gas projections
  Crown Castle Dec-05 -0.23 -0.27 Weaker outlook
  Grupo Radio Dec-05 -0.5 -0.3 More favorable outlook
  Kulicke & Sof Sep-05 0.84 0.26 Lowered-than-expected guidance
  McDATA Corp' Dec-05 0.05 0.12 Improving expense controls
  Tetra Tech Sep-05 0.88 0.8 Weak Sep-Q results
  UGI Corp Sep-05 2.56 2.84 Better margins, higher revenues
  Vivendi Univl Dec-05 0.62 1.98 Now reflects adjustments; excl. items





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