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To: LindyBill who wrote (4929)	8/18/1999 10:13:00 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Respond to of 54805

Lindy, By the way, "numbers", do you think that $20 earnings is in sight in 3 to 4 years, as I do? I have a simple way of testing that idea. $20 EPS is $5 per quarter. The most recent quarter had $.86 pro forma. At what growth rate rate will the Q have to increase quarterly EPS to get to $5? Answer: 11.6% avverage quarterly growth. If you think that can happen, you think $20 annual EPS is attainable in four years. I don't think it's inconceivable but I do think the company will have to execute very well. On the other hand, just one quarterly increase each year of about 45% like the last one and it makes it a lot easier to achieve average quarterly growth of 12%. :) --Mike Buckley