MINSTAR INC &lt;MNST> 4TH QTR NET
  Oper shr loss 31 cts vs loss 30 cts
      Oper net loss 5,429,000 vs loss 5,216,000
      Revs 257.5 mln vs 243.6 mln
      Avg shrs 17.5 mln vs 13.5 mln
      Year
      Oper shr loss eight cts vs profit 28 cts
      Oper net loss 1,324,000 vs profit 4,067,000
      Revs 989.5 mln vs 747.9 mln
      Avg shrs 17.6 mln vs 15.7 mln
     
      NOTE: 1986 operating net loss excludes income from
  discontinued operations equal to 11 cts in the quarter and 66
  cts in the year compared with 1.07 dlrs in the quarter and 1.23
  dlrs in the respective periods of 1985.
      1986 operating net loss also excludes extraordinary charges
  of 14 cts in the quarter and 54 cts in the year.
      1985 operating net profit excludes an extraordinary gain of
  47 cts.
  

