Exhibit 99.1(b) 2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
NDCHealth Corporation and Subsidiaries

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Nine Months Ended
	February 28, 2003			March 1, 2002
Revenues:
Information management	$	114,694		$	110,226
Network services and systems	199,681			144,291
Divested businesses	—			4,360
	314,375			258,877
Operating expenses:
Cost of service	156,881			127,356
Sales, general and administrative	64,555			57,592
Depreciation and amortization	22,952			18,426
Restructuring, impairment and other charges	2,283			—
	246,671			203,374
Operating income	67,704			55,503
Other income (expense):
Interest and other income	1,088			1,140
Interest and other expense	(14,682		)	(7,156		)
Minority interest in losses	1,216			1,680
Loss related to investments	(14,955		)	—
Early extinguishment of debt charges	(2,359		)	—
	(29,692		)	(4,336		)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in losses of affiliated companies:
Information management	18,354			17,562
Network services and systems	36,972			34,175
Other	(17,314		)	(570		)
	38,012			51,167
Provision for income taxes	16,886			18,420
Income (loss) before equity in losses of affiliated companies	21,126			32,747
Equity in losses of affiliated companies	(984		)	(1,750		)
Net income	$	20,142		$	30,997
Basic earnings per share:	$	0.58		$	0.91
Shares	34,561			34,045
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.58		$	0.87
Shares		34,923			35,595