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Book Value Explained Book value is an accounting concept that reflects a company's value according to its balance sheet. However, it is not as useful to investors as you'd think.   |
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January 24, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Book Value Know your terms before you dive head-first into investing: Book value is an accounting concept that reflects a company's value according to its balance sheet. It's equal to shareholders' equity, or the difference between assets and liabilities. |
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August 25, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Book Value Investors, book value is a company's value according to its balance sheet, but it is a good measure of a company's worth? |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2005 |
Return on Equity: The Basics A company's return on equity (ROE) reflects the productivity of the net assets (assets minus liabilities) a company's management has at its disposal. Let it be your crystal ball when evaluating stocks. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004 |
Balance Sheet Basics Understanding the balance sheet can help you understand your investments. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2005 |
Peek at a Balance Sheet Some assets can be bad, and some liabilities can be good. By studying a balance sheet, you can evaluate a company's current condition and also see whether its financial health is improving or failing. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007
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Understanding an Insurer's Balance Sheet The balance sheet is what drives an insurer's business. Learn what makes it tick to see how an insurer creates or destroys shareholder value. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
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AIT Cruises: Fool by Numbers The industrial supply company released its third-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2004 |
Financial Statements in Annual Reports Learn what the top three financial statements can tell you about your investment. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2007
Emil Lee |
Hustle and Cash Flow A backstage look at how cash moves through an insurer's financial statements. By understanding these mechanisms, investors can make better decisions about purchasing (or selling) stock in insurance companies. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Joseph Khattab |
Fifth Third Falls Four-Fifths: Fool by Numbers The Cincinnati-based bank released fourth-quarter earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Ratio Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
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April 19, 2007
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Grainger Leverages Growth: Fool by Numbers The industrial supply company released its first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2006 |
Financial Statements in Annual Reports Investors, if you want to learn to read annual reports, you'll need to make sense of the various financial reports they contain. Here are brief descriptions of the three biggies in every annual report. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
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A Real Asset Learn how book value can lead you to interesting options. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
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SunTrust's Slow Quarter: Fool by Numbers The bank released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Ratio Checkups... |
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July 1, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Small Orders, Big Profits MSC Industrial supplies considerable profits and cash flow. It may not be the cheapest stock around, but the valuation is quite reasonable relative to the growth prospects. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2007
Emil Lee |
MSC Industrial Shrugs Off Slowdown: Fool by Numbers The industrial company released second-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2008
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February 2, 2005
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What Is a "Strong" Balance Sheet? Knowing how to measure balance sheet strength will help investors add another tool to their arsenal. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2006
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Of Mugwumps and Umpqua If management of this Oregon-based community bank can drive better returns on the equity base, shareholders will be pleased. |
Entrepreneur
April 2005
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Count Me In Scared of numbers? With these accounting tips, you won't be afraid of small-business accounting anymore. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2005 |
Foolish Fundamentals: The Cash Flow Statement Investors, learn how cash gets from the income statement to the balance sheet. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2007
Emil Lee |
MasterCard vs. the Market: Fool by Numbers The credit card company released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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November 10, 2006 |
Walt Disney Is Reanimated: Fool by Numbers The entertainment giant released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
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Where Assets Go When They Retire A new liability is going to start cropping up on balance sheets. Don't worry: That's a good thing. It's important to comprehend accounting in order to better understand the companies in which we invest. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
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Triad Hospitals' Balancing Act Triad Hospitals disappoints with negative earnings and aggressive accounting. |
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January 24, 2007 |
Bank of America Deposits Growth: Fool by Numbers The financial giant released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Ratio Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
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February 4, 2004
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Cache's Catching On It was a good 2003 for the women's clothier, which looks to grow further this year. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2007
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Agree Realty's Agreeable Quarter: Fool by Numbers The commercial REIT released fourth-quarter 2006 and full-year earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
National Real Estate Investor
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The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
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Expensive Quarter for Washington REIT: Fool by Numbers The real estate investment trust released annual earnings for 2006: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Ratio Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2004
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United Technologies' Cash Power The diverse company continues to generate copious amounts of free cash flow. This is a company where free cash flow is creating an extremely strong set of core technologies with an equally strong balance sheet. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
Emil Lee |
US Bancorp Disappoints: Fool by Numbers The financial firm released second-quarter earnings for the second-quarter 2007. Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
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A Government's Net Worth A new tool in surveillance, the public sector balance sheet, can help diagnose vulnerabilities that are not immediately visible in the budget. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Being a Washington Group(ie) No debt, a focus on risk-weighted returns, an upswing in building activity -- all are good indications. Investors looking for a large-scale engineering and construction company, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2005
Joseph Khattab |
Wachovia Gets It Done: Fool by Numbers The financial firm released third-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Ratio Checkup... etc. |
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April 20, 2007
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American Express' Scintillating Quarter: Fool by Numbers The financial firm released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Ratio Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
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January 17, 2007
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A Wealth of Data From Northern Trust: Fool by Numbers The bank released fourth-quarter and year-end 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Ratio Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
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How Extreme Is the Makeover? Two years from now, balance sheets might not balance. |
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October 27, 2006 |
iRobot Computes: Fool by Numbers The robotics company released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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January 17, 2007
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Accounting for Book Value Are stocks priced below book value really bargains? |
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January 25, 2007 |
MTS Systems Soars: Fool by Numbers The testing-products supplier released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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October 18, 2006 |
Mattel Wakes Up: Fool by Numbers The toy maker released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007
Rich Duprey |
bebe Shot Full of Holes: Fool by Numbers The fashion retailer released second-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2007
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Aflac Quacks Through 2006: Fool by Numbers The insurer released fourth-quarter and year-end 2006 results. Income Statement Highlights... Ratio Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
Job Journal
April 13, 2008
Edward G. Muzio |
Change Your Perspective, Change Your Circumstances If you don't like your current situation, you have three choices: Accept it, change it, or leave it. But your perspective may prevent you from seeing some critical details that could lead to a whole new set of options. Here's how to open your eyes. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Sysco Delivers the Goods: Fool by Numbers The food-service giant released second-quarter 2007 results: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Trinity's Breakneck Expansion The diversified manufacturer remains on course for continued solid earnings growth. But as expansion continues, balance sheet health should be considered another metric of the company's success. Investors, take note. |
U.S. Banker
February 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Designer-Made Earning Reports It has become popular for companies to dream up their own methods of accounting. The greatest danger is fooling oneself... |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
These Stocks Are More Dangerous Than You Think New regulations could whip the rug out from under companies like these that have been abusing the use of operating leases. |
