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The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	WD-40's Goals Too Ambitious? WD-40 has outlined some fairly robust goals -- given the company's recent performance. The relatively large yield is enticing and the company is worth paying attention to, especially on any stock price dip.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	WD-40 Is Squeaking By WD-40 is in your garage. Should be in your portfolio, too?
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Steven Mallas	Church & Dwight & an Insufficient Yield Church & Dwight reported second-quarter earnings. The consumer-products company that owns brands such as Arm & Hammer, Trojan, and the recently acquired Orange Glo, had a good quarter but needs to pay a bigger dividend.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	WD-40 Caught in a Squeeze Cost pressures largely offset sales gains at the consumer products company. The fourth quarter is likely to show approximately flat earnings, with the full year looking like $1.50-$1.55, compared with $1.50 last year.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Stephen Ellis	WD-40: A Slick Portfolio Contender Although the stock seems fully valued at a P/E of roughly 18, it has a nice 2.6% dividend yield. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 W.D. Crotty	WD-40's Squeaky Wheel WD-40's second-quarter net income falls 15.5%.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 W.D. Crotty	WD-40's Annoying Squeak The consumer products company produces a strong profit in the fourth quarter, but the outlook is clouded.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: WD-40 a Squeaky Wheel? Investors, will it be a slick quarter for WD-40, which is set to report first-quarter 2007 earnings results?
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: WD-40 Slides In The past 18 months have seen WD-40's gross profits squeezed steadily, with gross margins contracting quarter after quarter after quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2010 Mike Pienciak	Your Ticket to Steadily Rising Profits Church & Dwight, the unsexy consumer products company, consistently delivers the goods.
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The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Bargains in the Cupboard "Buy what you know" is truer than you think. Procter & Gamble... Clorox... Church & Dwight... Colgate-Palmolive...
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The Motley Fool June 17, 2010	One Stock to Grab, One to Let Go Thumbs-up on Arm & Hammer maker Church & Dwight from our analysts.
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The Motley Fool January 10, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	WD-40's Slippery Ad Switcheroo A delay in advertising spending makes WD-40's quarter look better than it was, making today's 11% run-up hard to understand.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Church & Dwight's Second-Quarter Penance Squeezed margins at Church & Dwight worry investors.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Tim Beyers	Wall Street Gets One Right Procter & Gamble's big sales and earnings gains aren't enough for investors.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2004 Seth Jayson	WD-40's Rusty Q2 The venerable lube maker misses estimates for the second quarter.
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The Motley Fool November 4, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Church & Dwight Not Worth the Price The consumer products company reports mixed third-quarter earnings.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2006 Tim Beyers	Meet the P/E Ratio You're about to get to know the most maligned metric in investing, the P/E. Why all the hate? Investors, read on.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Seth Jayson	P&G Gets Nicked Procter & Gamble shares dropped 2.5% after the firm released EPS guidance that didn't quite meet Wall Street's fancy. Investors, too bad the blip's not bigger.
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The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Matthew Reilly	The Market's Got the Magic of Clorox Bleach Clorox shares rally after the company shrugs off pessimists.
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The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Foolish Forecast: A Well-Oiled WD-40 The ever-popular flagship lubricant continues to contribute the lion's share of results, and consumers continue to find new uses for the product. But the company has wisely been diversifying in recent years. Let's get a grip on how this quarter is shaping up.
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