He sees annual earnings gains topping 50 percent for the next three years.

He attributed the stock's steep rise, 48.2 percent, to strong earnings gains.

On June 20, the company announced strong earnings gains in its fourth fiscal quarter.

Such a long string of earnings gains has not been accomplished since the 1960's.

Drug companies have had such a boom this year in sales that earnings gains of 20 percent are now regarded as average.

Last year, Rubbermaid broke a 57-quarter run of earnings gains.

After years of spectacular earnings gains, the company faltered in 1998.

Both reported substantial sales and earnings gains on the strength of their latest big drugs.

Four of the seven regional Bell companies reported modest earnings gains.

After the market closed, eBay reported another strong quarterly earnings gain of 28 percent.