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To: GST who wrote (146979)	9/5/2002 12:28:38 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 164684

During the last five years of the bull market, the companies that make up the S&P500 reported that profits had risen by 96.2%. Well, that's just not true. Over the five years leading up to and including March 2000, reported earnings on the S&P 500 rose by 56.5% or 9.4% annually. Using "Operating Earnings" the rise is 62.3%. Using the five years up to the peak of "Operating Earnings" in Q3 2000, the rise is only 54.7%. The data is available on the S&P web site - check it out for yourself.