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The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Stanley Works Acquires Its Way to Growth The nation's leading toolmaker continues to build solid growth. The company projects full-year earnings of $3.20 to $3.30 per diluted share, which would represent an increase of 12% to 16% over last year's earnings.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	Stanley Works on Growing The tool company will continue to battle the dismal U.S. housing market, but if it can continue to perform well globally and in its other segments, Stanley should reward patient investors who should be held over by the 2% dividend yield.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stanley Is Still Working The maker of home and industrial tools has a good quarter, but future growth looks a little weak.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 David Meier	Home Depot's Supply Saga Will all of the home-improvement company's spending make a difference? Investors may be better of watching from the sidelines.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Black & Decker Black & Blue Whether housing is to blame or not, growth is decidedly lacking. The stock looks cheap enough to be interesting, but this is an idea that will probably take some time to work out.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Ilan Moscovitz	Stanley Black & Decker May Be Cheaper Than You Think On a P/E basis, Stanley Black & Decker looks a bit pricey. However, its free cash flow multiple is considerably less expensive than its earnings multiple, suggesting that the stock might be much cheaper than many investors realize.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Stanley Needs to Get Back to Work With the company forecasting anemic organic-sales growth and launching a questionable $200 million share repurchase, there is no reason for investors to jump in on this one.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	American Woodmark on the Mark ... This Time Is this the beginning of better margins, or just another head-fake? This is a stock that has been unusually unstable, which operates in an increasingly nervous segment.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Stanley Still Works This old economy tool company thrives, announcing yet another dividend increase.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Seth Jayson	Stanley Nails It Again Stanley Works, the tool maker and security solutions provider, announced record first-quarter sales and profits.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011	A Brief History of Stanley Black & Decker's Returns Stanley Black & Decker shares returned 101% over the past decade. How'd they get there?
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Slowdown Begins at Building Materials If the selling gets too carried away, Building Materials Holding's stock may emerge as a value.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Seth Jayson	Stanley Swaps Doors for Locks Stanley Works announced plans to focus its business on security. The incoming businesses, Security Group and Cal-Door Specialties, are expected to add 8% to revenues and $0.03-$0.04 per share in earnings. Stanley ponied up roughly one times sales to make the buys, at $56 million.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Not Thrilling, but Still Drilling Black & Decker reports an improved first quarter. On the earnings call, management expressed caution about the rest of the year, in both sales and raw material costs. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Black & Decker Hammers It Home Black & Decker shares powered their way higher today after the power toolmaker gave a much-better-than-expected outlook for its first quarter.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Black & Decker Nails Quarter The toolmaker's great fourth quarter adds to an impressive run of earnings per share growth.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Tom Taulli	Stanley Works Gets High Five From Investors Stanley Works puts together a rare thing: an acquisition that Wall Street approves of.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	The ABCs of IBM The company's third-quarter results show the company is doing very well.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Cintas' Uniform Growth This would be a fine company to own at the right price, but as the last six years have shown, even excellent companies can tread water for years at a time when the valuation gets ahead of the story.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Will Snap-on Ever Slow Down? The tool company is doing well, but at what cost to prospective investors?
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Black & Decker Still in the Pink Reported growth at this toolmaker remains robust, but acquisitions are increasingly important. Given that the company will find it increasingly difficult to maintain its current rate of profit growth, the shares look fairly valued today.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2005 Seth Jayson	A Pair of Stealth Values Screening for stealthier values yields a couple of solid businesses at moderate prices: Wolverine... Stanley Works...
The Motley Fool January 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Searching for Stanley Stanley's management said all the right things in its earnings release three months ago. Now shareholders need to make sure that management's deeds continue to match its words.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 Rich Smith	American Woodmark Is Shellacked Virginia's premier cabinetmaker faces pressure on all fronts.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Is It Time to Cozy Up to Stanley? Stanley Furniture sees a tougher sales environment ahead. A clean balance sheet, a nice dividend, and leadership that is doing a good job of keeping inventory levels in check are all reasons for investors to have some peace of mind.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Universal Forest on Fire A growing share of a growing market is an explosive combination. Let this be a lesson, fellow investors: Underestimate well-run companies at your own peril.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Stanley Survives Though others in this space have suffered a downgrade, it seems investors have enough confidence in the first quarter 2006 earnings news that Stanley Furniture will report tomorrow that they're willing to give the company the benefit of the doubt here.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Corinthian's Q2 Report Card The past couple of quarters have not been kind to Corinthian's margins (or its stock, either). Primarily as a result of the firm's weak margins, its stock looks a bit pricey.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Black & Decker Flexes Its Leverage Sales growth was hurt by retailer ordering patterns, but tight expense control preserved profits. It's time to put this stock on your watch list.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Lighting Up Lucent With only 6% projected long-term growth ahead of it, a P/E of 10 and a price-to-free-cash-flow ratio more than twice as large, this stock doesn't look like a buy.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Honeywell May Be on Autopilot Can this huge conglomerate stay ahead of maturing markets? The company is on track to match its long-term record of mid-single-digit growth in annual structural free cash flow, offering no compelling reason to purchase shares today.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 Rich Smith	Is DoubleClick a Green Gene Stock? The online advertiser may have potential despite last week's fall.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Unwrapping Office Depot The office supply giant is counting on a return to health in 2004.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	A Genuine Performance? The retailer Genuine Parts continues to cruise, but is there enough in the tank to support its valuation?
The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Children's Place Kids' clothing retailer Children's Place reports first-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow. Investors, will it be buy, sell or waffle? Here's what analysts say.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Anand Chokkavelu	Bank of America Rules the Day, Google Down Big at Night Breaking down the market.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Natural Food Power United Natural Foods is a healthy and growing food distributor.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Black & Decker Nails It This leading toolmaker crafts strong results yet again. Investors, here's a fine company offered at a decent price.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: TransAct Investors, if you thought TransAct looked expensive at a trailing P/E of 47, look again. At a price-to-free cash flow ratio of 80, it's doubly so.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Serving Williams-Sonoma The high-class home furnisher reports first-quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Fossil: Great Discovery or Old Rock? The maker of watches and accessories sets a record but predicts a slowdown.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Quietly Growing Forest? Universal Forest Products is an ignored player in the lumber and building materials game. But given how well this stock has performed over the past couple of years, it's not unreasonable to wonder how much gas is left in the tank.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Stanley Works It A strong start to 2004 has the tool and hardware company boosting estimates.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Very Same Furniture Brands The furniture maker reports its second-quarter earnings tomorrow morning. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Big, Blue, and Known All Over Though it's a reasonable default proxy for technology, diligent investors can probably do better than IBM.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Daktronics Out of Focus? Earnings and revenues rise, but a few questions arise as well.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Quiksilver Zooms Ahead The surf-and-skate clothing company continues to perform.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	CLARCOR Filters Out More Profit With many investors expecting further merger and acquisition activity in the filtration space, multiples have remained pretty high across the board.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Rich Duprey	Masonite Knocks on Opportunity's Door The door maker reports increased sales and profits even as margins are lower. Trading at just nine times 2005 earnings, Masonite is an opportunity waiting for investors.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	McCormick Keeps It Spicy The spice and seasoning manufacturer beats third-quarter earnings and reaffirms guidance.