Exhibit 99.1 (b) 2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

NDCHealth Corporation and Subsidiaries

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Year Ended
	May 30, 2003			May 31, 2002
Revenues:
Information management	$	156,753		$	150,399
Network services and systems		272,853			198,622
Divested businesses		—			4,360
		429,606			353,381
Operating expenses:
Cost of service		214,574			174,944
Sales, general and administrative		89,214			76,961
Depreciation and amortization		30,881			24,374
Restructuring, impairment and other charges		2,283			—
Acquisition related expense		2,775			—
		339,727			276,279
Operating income		89,879			77,102
Other income (expense):
Interest and other income		1,534			1,779
Interest and other expense		(22,108	)		(9,693	)
Minority interest in losses		2,434			1,863
Loss related to investments		(14,455	)		(41,000	)
Early extinguishment of debt charges		(2,359	)		—
		(34,954	)		(47,051	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in losses of affiliated companies:
Information management		24,687			25,315
Network services and systems		47,052			46,306
Other		(16,814	)		(41,570	)
		54,925			30,051
Provision for income taxes		22,975			12,877
Income before equity in losses of affiliated companies		31,950			17,174
Equity in losses of affiliated companies		(1,348	)		(2,064	)
Net income	$	30,602		$	15,110
Basic earnings per share:	$	0.88		$	0.44
Shares		34,591			34,087
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.88		$	0.43
Shares		34,941			35,496