On February 14, 2008, StarMine's Earnings Surprise Forecast highlighted 10 companies with a high probability of reporting an earnings surprise. Using StarMine SmartEstimates as our guide, we accurately predicted the surprise direction in 10 out of 10.

2890 TT: Sinopac Financial Holdings Co Lt   Predicted Surprise: -26.6% Mean Estimate: NT$0.63  StarMine SmartEstimate: NT$0.46  Actual: NT$0.36  2038 HK: Foxconn International Holdings   Predicted Surprise: -5.8% Mean Estimate: HK$0.892  StarMine SmartEstimate: HK$0.841  Actual: HK$0.802  2600 HK: Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco)   Predicted Surprise: -3.7% Mean Estimate: CNY0.90  StarMine SmartEstimate: CNY0.87  Actual: CNY0.82  003540 KS: Daishin Securities(P)   Predicted Surprise: -3.5% Mean Estimate: KRW2,891.8  StarMine SmartEstimate: 2,791.40  Actual: KRW2,043.0  600019 CH: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd   Predicted Surprise: -1.9% Mean Estimate: CNY0.82  StarMine SmartEstimate: CNY0.81  Actual: CNY0.73