| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : OCTOBER 11, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR
Ways to Say Earnings NET INCOME The officially sanctioned measure of corporate earnings; found in official corporate income statements OPERATING EARNINGS Net income minus unusual items, such as merger costs or plant closings; included in analysts' reports and estimates CASH EARNINGS Net income ignoring amortization of goodwill from mergers; found in some corporate press releases; may become standard in official income statements BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE Net income divided by number of shares of common stock outstanding DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE Net income divided by number of shares of common stock and other instruments, including options and convertibles shares _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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