A dependable and appealing way for managers to try to boost their company's EPS is to

market branded footwear with a $9\mathrm{.}0-$star or higher S$/$Q rating in all four geographic regions; as global market demand for branded footwear grows, the revenues and profits on growing sales volumes of topquality branded pairs worldwide will normally cause EPS to increase in most years.

achieve a sizable cost$-$based competitive advantage over rivals that company managers are savvy enough to sustain; as the market demand for branded footwear grows and the company exploits its cost advantage by attracting growing numbers of buyers by selling branded footwear with satisfactory features$/$attributes at appealingly low prices in all four geographic regions, the resulting gains in sales volumes and revenues will typically spur increases in EPS.