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To: JM who wrote (4123)	4/7/1999 9:46:00 PM
From: David Perfette	Respond to of 11568

Quick question to the thread. Could I get a little bit of an explanation of what is meant by accretive and dilutive in reference to earnings from a new acquisition? I have only found very basic explanations, ie, accretive meaning additive to earnings. I have seen so many references that imply much more meaning. For instance, I often have seen the question of "when will an acquisition be fully accretive to earnings?" any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, David P