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To: Dave who wrote (59740)7/12/2001 1:25:44 PM
From: DiViT  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
"Microsoft has lumped its investment gains in with its operating earnings"

Show us Dave.
Instead of simply sitting here and regurgitating the sound bites of the media, take a look and see for yourself. It is broken out.

Here's a spreadsheet covering 1998 - 2001. Please explain to the thread how lines 11, 12 & 13 do not break out operating income, investment income & investment losses.
microsoft.com



To: Dave who wrote (59740)7/12/2001 1:26:13 PM
From: Exacctnt  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74651
 
<<<Yeah, I have been saying the same thing for the last few quarters, as Microsoft has lumped its investment gains in with its operating earnings, thus fattening their EPS and keeping their P/E from looking too outlandish.>>>

Please point out where MSFT lumps investment gains in operating earnings. Maybe the reason people on this thread ignore such statements is because of your mistaken use of terminology.


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