Financial Forecast Assumptions
Demo Company
Multi-year Scenario #1
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

	Actual						Forecast
	12 Months   12/31/96	12 Months   12/31/97	12 Months   12/31/98	12 Months   12/31/99	3 Months   03/31/00		12 Months   12/31/00	12 Months   12/31/01	12 Months   12/31/02	12 Months   12/31/03	12 Months   12/31/04
Year-to-Year Change in Net Sales	NA	8.2%	(3.4)%	19.4%	NA
Gross Margin %	28.4%	25.5%	27.3%	28.8%	28.0%
Operating Expenses as % of Net Sales	12.9%	12.6%	13.2%	11.9%	13.8%
Other Income (Expense)	$(822)	$(187)	$177	$310	$150
Interest Rate on Borrowings	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Interest Rate on Subordinated Debt	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Income Tax Rate	40.8%	7.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cash	$3,120	$551	$765	$650	$669
Number of Days Sales in Accounts Receivable	54.2	62.2	63.5	63.0	65.5
Number of Days Cost of Goods Sold in Inventory	63.8	53.5	57.9	65.0	88.7
Other Current Assets	$601	$411	$308	$380	$380
Intangibles	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other Assets	$214	$373	$373	$749	$600
Current Maturities	$653	$5,049	$1,744	$2,327	$2,327
Number of Days Cost of Goods Sold in Accounts Payable	28.4	31.1	24.0	30.0	31.0
Number of Days Operating Expenses in Accrued Expenses	221.4	213.4	163.2	165.0	170.0
Taxes Payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other Current Obligations	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other Current Liabilities	$415	$0	$0	$0	$0
Term Loan	$2,986	$14,742	$17,476	$17,396	$17,396
Subordinated Debt	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other Long Term Obligations	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other Liabilities	$1,850	$292	$78	$0	$0
Common Stock	$5,239	$1	$1	$1	$1
Preferred Stock	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other Equity	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Treasury Stock	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Capital Expenditures (Net)	$987	$2,128	$1,818	$3,210	$532
Dividends as % of Net Earnings	0.0%	502.8%	12.0%	40.0%	63.3%
Depreciation (Net)	$1,395	$1,176	$1,224	$1,592	$531
Estimated Borrowing Base as a % of Accounts Receivable	80.0%	80.0%	80.0%	80.0%	80.0%
Estimated Borrowing Base as a % of Inventory	35.0%	35.0%	35.0%	35.0%	35.0%
Estimated Borrowing Base as a % of       Property, Plant and Equipment (Net)	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%
Common Shares Outstanding (Fully Diluted)	100	100	100	100	100