3/18/2013 12:02:23 PM - Hitting new 52-week and multi-year highs with today&#39;s <strong>4</strong>th consecutive gain. In recent weeks it found support at its 50 DMA line after rallying to new 52 -week highs with volume-driven gains.  Reported earnings <strong>+54%</strong> on <strong>+17%</strong> sales for the Dec &#39;12 quarter, above the <strong>+25%</strong> minimum guideline (<strong>C</strong> criteria) for a <strong>4</strong>th consecutive quarterly comparison. Its annual earnings (<strong>A</strong> criteria) history has not been strong and steady.<br><hr>2/5/2013 12:07:41 PM - Reversed into the red after hitting new 52-week and multi-year highs today. Reported earnings <strong>+54%</strong> on <strong>+17%</strong> sales for the Dec &#39;12 quarter. Downturn in FY &#39;09 earnings is a flaw that remains a fundamental concern. In recent weeks it made steady progress after clearing prior resistance in the <strong>$52</strong> area with volume-driven gains, rallying from an orderly flat base after noted in the 11/28/12 mid-day report - <em>&quot;Showed earnings increases above the <strong>+25%</strong> minimum guideline (<strong>C</strong> criteria) in the <strong>3</strong> latest quarterly comparisons through Sep &#39;12. Its annual earnings (<strong>A</strong> criteria) history has not been strong and steady.&quot; </em><br><hr>12/21/2012 12:05:21 PM - Rallied to new 52-week and multi-year highs in recent weeks. It cleared prior resistance in the <strong>$52</strong> area with volume-driven gains, rallying from an orderly flat base after last noted in the 11/28/12 mid-day report - <em>&quot;Showed earnings increases above the <strong>+25%</strong> minimum guideline (<strong>C</strong> criteria) in the <strong>3</strong> latest quarterly comparisons through Sep &#39;12. Its annual earnings (<strong>A</strong> criteria) history has not been strong and steady.&quot; </em><br><hr>11/28/2012 12:30:49 PM - Showed earnings increases above the <strong>+25%</strong> minimum guideline (<strong>C</strong> criteria) in the <strong>3</strong> latest quarterly comparisons through Sep &#39;12. Its annual earnings (<strong>A</strong> criteria) history has not been strong and steady. It is perched within close striking distance of its 52-week and multi-year highs in the <strong>$52</strong> area and building an orderly flat base.<br><hr>