That's all well and good. So instead, compare the EPS expectations of the current fourth quarter to the fiscal 2002 forecasts. Both of those scenarios would appear very much achievable, with little or no earnings growth required from Dell over and above the anticipated Q4 earnings of this year. But that's the rub. If the average forecast for 2002 proves to be accurate, then growth is slowing.
Sales Let's turn to sales.
I feel the figure is buoyed by the weak Y2K performance recorded by Dell earlier in the year. After a little deliberation, I'm announcing two Qualiport top-ups. After speaking to the company's Chairman, David Page , I've become increasingly confident over the future prospects of the restaurant operator. Rather than repeat my thoughts in this column, I refer Qualiport readers to the summary rounding off the interview. The lowly valuation for the IT consultancy is the stock market's punishment for the inevitably poor results covering the Y2K slowdown.