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To: jim kelley who wrote (41623)12/30/1998 9:52:00 PM
From: Broken_Clock  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
jim....
that may be, but I assume DELL is using cash from earnings to buy back shares or if not, then DELL must be increasing/using debt which will lower earnings, especially when rates increase. Ah, the magic of plastic!



To: jim kelley who wrote (41623)12/31/1998 10:54:00 AM
From: Knighty Tin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
Jim, but since they reissue the shares to employees in option scams, or at least a great many of them, it is something of a wash. The only thing they reduce is book value.

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