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                                  EXHIBIT 11.2
                    COMPUTATION OF DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)




                                          Years Ended September 30,
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                                            1998         1997         1996
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Shares:
Weighted average number of common
  shares outstanding...................     16,135       14,047       11,789
Additional shares assuming
  conversion of:
   Stock options.......................        512          577          539
   Warrants............................          -            -           33
   Preferred stock.....................          -            -          667
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Weighted average shares outstanding         16,647       14,624       13,028

Net income.............................   $ 24,587     $ 10,146     $  5,953
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Diluted earnings per share.............   $   1.48     $   0.69     $   0.46
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       All share amounts and per share data have been restated to reflect
   the two-for-one stock split effected as a stock dividend on May 28, 1996.