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October 1, 2005 |
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March 1, 2003
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What Goes Around Customer financing seemed like a smart move when times were good. Now, it's wreaking havoc on corporate balance sheets. |
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Debt Valley Days Lately, tech companies are relying increasingly not on electrical or software engineers to drive their stock prices but on financial engineers. |
The Motley Fool
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Shopping for Cash By focusing on cash levels and cash accumulation rates of companies, investors can generate investment ideas to match their objectives. Here are some exemplary stocks. |
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BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005 |
A Fixed-Income Fund with a Twist Bill Eigen of Fidelity Strategic Income says a broadly diversified focus and careful risk management help his fund outperform |
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Wrong Numbers Company saves money by closely examining phone bills... Toxic collateralized debt obligations... Fastow's comments suggest that he bears some responsibility for Enron's collapse... Forward triangular mergers have become popular for avoiding capital gains taxes... etc. |
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How Sara Lee Left Hanes In Its Skivvies The newly spun-off maker of underwear and clothing could now be hobbled by debt. |
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March 29, 2006
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The Straight Dope on Debt Investors should keep their eyes peeled for at least one item on a company's balance sheet: long-term debt. How much debt should a company carry? |
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The Fear of All Sums To restore investor trust, many companies are disclosing more information, according to a CFO survey. But it may not be enough. |
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Deconstructing AT&T Chuck Noski is leaving AT&T -- but not before he takes it apart. |
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July 1, 2002
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Let's Talk About Debt, Baby Individual investors seem to fear companies with debt. There's a reason they call it "leverage," though. |
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September 12, 2005
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The Motley Fool
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The Motley Fool
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Is It time to Give Up on AOL Time Warner? Just over two years after a $103.5 billion merger, AOL Time Warner is a shambles. Was this just bad luck? Was the merger ill-conceived? Or is this disastrous performance -- the stock has fallen nearly 90% - an object lesson in the perils that confront any mega-merger? |
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Money Talk - Financial Glossary Fluency in CFO-speak can help your company---and your career. |
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Say Yes to Dr. No? New research suggests that CFOs are an essential counterweight to optimistic CEOs. |
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Foolish Forecast: Time Warner The on- and off-line media magnate reports second-quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow morning. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters? |
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Mastering the Flow CFO's new Cash Masters Scorecard shows which companies are best at turning sales dollars into cash flow. |
The Motley Fool
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Unlocking Hidden Debt The balance sheet doesn't always paint the whole picture. Fortunately, a quick review of the annual report section on leases and a good rule of thumb can unlock the true leverage picture, often with surprising results. |
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Time Warner: Is it Time to Dump Time Inc.? The media giant's magazine empire may be the next spin-off. But for now, it won't hurt to wait and see what happens. |
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Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable. |
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Investor 007's Bond Dossier Your latest intelligence from the world of fixed-income bonds. Here is information on the basics and beyond. U.S. Treasury: Price... Yield... 2-Year... 5-Year... Clues to the market... etc. |
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November 1, 2006
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The Bond Buyer Standard & Poor's announced it upgraded its ratings on tens of billions of dollars of debt after it revised the criteria by which it rates sales tax, highway user tax and income tax revenue bonds. |
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The Softer Side of Private Equity Today, leveraged buyout shops have reincarnated themselves under the uber-generic "private equity" moniker and in the past couple years have started a full frontal assault on the public markets. What does it mean for every-day investors? |
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May 1, 2003
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Off the Street Stricter rules and wary investors are prompting more companies to exit the public markets. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
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The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Bill Mann |
General Electric Issues Equity?! When debt financing is the next best thing to free money, GE dilutes shareholders instead. In a surprise offering, General Electric announced on Monday that it was pricing 119 million shares of its stock at $31.83 to raise $3.8 billion for the company's planned takeover of some Vivendi assets. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004 |
Balance Sheet Basics Understanding the balance sheet can help you understand your investments. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2006 |
Enterprise Value, Explained Enterprise value (EV) represents a company's economic value -- the minimum someone would have to pay to buy it outright. It's an important number to consider when you're valuing a stock. |
