Acquisition would help next years growth rate And yes, the earnings would be U.S. so we wouldn't have to consider the foreign subsidiaries reporting issues. The shares may already have been issued for the acquisition too. Why do some stocks become 10 baggers (1000% gains)? Because the market doesn't always know everything. I'm just not basing my decision from someone who claims to own 50% of Velvet Textile Mills, yet wants to see VLXC fail. To me that doesn't make sense!