---------- From: Tony Furnivall Sent: Thursday, August 15, 1996 5:40 PM To: Multiple recipients of list HP3000-L Subject: HP Earnings I was checking the HP press release on 3rd Quarter earnings today - they got beaten up by the market (fell almost $4) because of a 26% decrease in quarterly earnings. So, just for fun, I plotted the quarterly earnings growth over the past 2 years. Quarterly earnings for 3rd quarter are about 10 times the quarterly earnings from 2 years ago. (Assuming I understand the figures, which is not certain!) Quarterly revenue is 5 times the figure from 2 years ago. Tony: Now people know how I can afford to go to HPWorld <g>. HP's always been a great ROI, and those who have held it, have done quite well. Joe