We think its per-share earnings will be down about 20 percent.

The deal is expected to lead to an increase in per-share earnings.

The company said per-share earnings would fall about 10 percent next year.

The company said per-share earnings would have been $1.41 if those special charges were not considered.

The company went public last May, making a comparison of per-share earnings difficult.

Per-share earnings rose 13 percent, helped by the company's program to buy back shares.

The company is predicting per-share earnings of $6.10 this year, up from $5 in 1988.

The company's per-share earnings rose by 17.6 percent, it said.

She has forecast per-share earnings of $2.25 for the firm in 1992.

Per-share earnings in the 2001 quarter would have been 56 cents.