Earnings, he added, climbed 70 percent over the $525 million of 1999.

Earnings have climbed steadily from just $10.4 million in 1986.

Its stock price and earnings have climbed steadily in the last few years.

For the year, earnings from continuing businesses climbed about 33 percent, to $250 million.

Earnings per share climbed to 2.17 yen, a rise of 163 percent.

He expects earnings to climb more than 30 percent annually for the next five years.

Without the change, earnings would have climbed 17 percent.

Earnings from continuing operations climbed sharply, compared with the last three months of 1991.

Earnings per share climbed 13 percent, to 59 cents.

Earnings have climbed sharply in the last two years.