w1ld wrote: ] ] At the beginning of the third quarter, analysts were ] ] still expecting 118 percent earnings growth for the third ] ] quarter and an increase of 64 percent in the fourth ] ] quarter. Actual growth turned out to be much lower. For ] ] the third quarter, earnings were up 29 percent from the ] ] third quarter of 2001, while fourth quarter earnings ] ] increased 23 percent. ] ] What egghead on Wall St. expects 118 percent earnings ] growth??? ] They are so stupid. pick one: a) creative accounting (Enron, Worldcom, Adelphia, Healthsouth, etc) b) they thought it was 1997 c) 118% *earnings* growth? Oh, I thought it was revenue! d) "We can still pump this dead stock if they just believe my analyst report one last time!" |