<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">These are based on the GAAP (as opposed to IFRS) accounting framework so the accountants will tell you some transactions could be interpreted for different outcomes. Can't say I fault them. As a corporatist, go for advantage everytime.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Those 60-odd% operating margins are growing, too. And these are in place before they initiated the anticipated price increases to be declared in the .com registry contract!  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://investor.verisign.com/news-releases/news-release-details/verisign-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2018-results">https://investor.verisign.com/news-releases/news-release-details/verisign-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2018-results</a></font><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="4">-Carlton</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br>==============================<br><i><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Carlton A Samuels</font></i><br><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>Mobile: 876-818-1799<br><font color="#33CC00">Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround</font></i></font><br>=============================</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>