SCHEDULE A (Dollars in Thousands, except per share data and ratios) BIOTECHNICA INTERNATIONAL, INC. For the Years Ended June 30, 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ITEMS (Preliminary) Accounts Receivable $1,454 $8,114 $7,778 $7,964 $7,068 $9,458 Inventory 2,222 7,342 6,927 5,976 8,330 7,761 Current Assets 4,154 18,734 15,209 14,287 15,735 17,711 Current Liabilities 1,007 18,302 12,101 13,390 13,405 14,969 Working Capital 3,147 432 3,108 897 2,330 2,742 Short Term Debt 0 13,900 9,200 8,500 10,900 7,700 Current Maturities LTD 20 164 115 107 31 3,600 Long Term Debt and Preferred Stock 2,261 8,571 12,455 12,292 14,261 15,761 Common Stockholders' Equity 6,657 12,245 9,790 7,105 5,475 2,469 Total Capitalization (LT Debt + Equity) 8,918 20,816 22,245 19,397 19,736 18,230 Total Assets 9,925 39,320 345,002 32,957 33,436 33,630 SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS Sales 8,239 24,587 23,961 18,767 20,085 21,340 Cost of Goods Sold 5,589 17,831 15,432 12,990 12,319 14,158 Gross Profit 2,650 6,756 8,529 5,777 7,766 7,182 Other Income 10 50 272 726 221 231 Interest Expense 55 405 1,068 832 880 966 Depreciation and Amortization Expense 610 1,140 1,553 1,402 1,453 1,439 Selling, General & Administrative Expenses 2,239 5,789 7,538 6,676 6,732 7,387 Other Operating Expenses 0 1,444 2,522 1,695 1,815 1,830 Other Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 225 Pre-Tax Income 366 (832) (2,327) (2,700) (1,440) (2,995) Taxes 148 0 67 (15) 9 1 Net Income From Continuing Operations 218 (832) (2,394) (2,685) (1,449) (2,996) Discontinued Operations and/or Extraordinary 84 0 0 0 0 0 Net Income 302 (832) (2,394) (2,685) (1,449) (2,996) Preferred Stock Dividends 0 0 463 613 675 675 Net Inc. From Cont. Ops. Avail. for Common S 218 (832) (2,857) (3,298) (2,124) (3,671) Net Income Available for Common Shares 302 (832) (2,857) (3,298) (2,124) (3,671) EBITDA 1,031 713 294 (466) 893 (590) SELECTED LIQUIDITY, COVERAGE & LEVERAGE RATIOS Current Ratio 4.13 1.02 1.26 1.07 1.17 1.18 Collection Period (Days) 64.41 71.02 121.04 153.08 136.59 141.33 Inventory Turnover 2.52 3.73 2.16 2.01 1.72 1.76 Sales/Assets (Avg.) 0.83 1.00 0.12 0.10 0.61 0.64 EBIT/Interest + Preferred Dividends 7.65 -1.05 -0.82 -1.29 -0.36 -1.24 EBITDA/CMLTD+Interest + Preferred Dividends 13.75 1.25 0.18 -0.30 0.56 -0.11 Equity/Assets (Avg.) 0.67 0.38 0.06 0.04 0.19 0.12 Equity/Ttl.Capitalization (Avg.) 0.75 0.64 0.51 0.41 0.32 0.21 SELECTED PROFITABILITY RATIOS Net Income Cont. Ops. Avail. Com./Sales 2.65% -3.38% -11.92% -17.57% -10.58% -17.20% Net Income Cont. Ops. Avail. Com./Avg. Equit 3.27% -8.80% -25.93% -39.04% -33.77% -92.42% Net Income Cont. Ops. Avail. Com./Avg. Asset 2.20% -3.38% -1.49% -1.74% -6.40% -10.95% Gross Profit/Sales 32.16% 27.48% 35.60% 30.78% 38.67% 33.66% Operating Expenses/Sales 27.18% 29.42% 41.98% 44.60% 42.55% 43.19% Taxes/Pre-Tax Income 40.44% 0.00% -2.88% 0.56% -0.63% -0.03% Selectd Value SELECTED EARNINGS AND PRICING RATIOS Preliminary Sept 21, 1998 LTM EPS From Continuing Operations $0.00 ($0.01) ($0.02) ($0.03) ($0.02) ($0.04) ($0.04)* Weighted Average EPS Cont. Ops. (5 Yr.) $0.00 $0.00 * Forecasted Next Year EPS (6/99) ($0.02) Fully Diluted EPS (As Reported) $0.00 ($0.01) ($0.02) ($0.03) ($0.02) ($0.04) Dividend Per Share $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 * Dividend Yield 0.00% Percentage Payout 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Last Twelve Months Sales Per Share $0.08 $0.23 $0.20 $0.16 $0.18 $0.21 $0.21 * Last Twelve Months EBITDA Per Share $0.01 $0.01 $0.00 ($0.00) $0.01 ($0.01) ($0.01)* Book Value Per Share $1,331.40 $0.10 $0.08 $0.05 $0.04 $0.00 $0.00 * Price Per Share $0.05 Invested Capital Per Share $0.34 Price Per Share / LTM EPS - Continuing Operations nmf Price Per Share / Wt. Avg. EPS Cont. Ops. (5 years) nmf Price Per Share / Forecasted EPS nmf Price Per Share / Book Value Per Share nmf Price Per Share / Sales Per Share (LTM) 0.24 x Price Per Share / EBITDA Per Share (LTM) nmf Invested Capital Per Share / Sales Per Share (LTM) 1.63 x Invested Capital Per Share / EBITDA Per Share (LTM) nmf End of Period Shares Outstanding 5,000 121,434,379 115,379,628 115,379,628 104,055,577 103,055,577 Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 97,777,000 107,435,000 121,385,000 115,379,628 114,635,033 103,650,098 SELECTED GROWTH RATE CALCULATIONS CAGR in Assets (1,2,3,4,5 Yrs.) 296.17% 489.58% 49.19% 35.48% 27.64% CAGR in Sales (1,2,3,4,5 Yrs.) 198.42% 70.54% 31.58% 24.95% 20.97% CAGR in F.D. EPS Cont. Ops. (1,2,3,4,5 Yrs.) nmf nmf nmf nmf nmf EPS Cont. Ops. (5 Year Average) ($0.02) EPS Cont. Ops. (5 Year Standard Deviation) $0.01 CAGR in F.D. EPS (1,2,3,4,5 Yrs.) nmf nmf nmf nmf nmf EPS (5 Year Average) ($0.02) EPS (5 Year Standard Deviation) $0.01 EPS Cont. Ops. - Earnings per share before discontinued operations and/or extraordinary and nonrecurring items nmf - Not meaningful n/a - Not available * As of 6/30/98