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To: mepci who wrote (159342)	8/10/2000 7:48:31 AM
From: GVTucker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

mepci, RE: Last year's earnings are .61. 30% growth puts it at .80. You don't think Dell will earn .80. Actually the .92 I am expecting them to make is over 50% growth in earnings I am using 68¢ for last year's earnings. The acquisition cost of 7¢ was a one time event, and I (and others) figure that including it would give a distorted view of DELL's earnings growth. If DELL was very active in the acquisition area, like say NT or CSCO, I think it is a very valid argument to include acquisition costs in earnings growth calculations, since large acquisitions are a core part of their strategy. For DELL, an acquisition seems to me to be more like a one time event.