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The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Avon Impresses The Avon Lady cleans up again, and the stock rises to meet expectations.   |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2004
Mike Cianciolo |
Avon Delivers Lovely Results The world's largest direct seller of cosmetics topped its recently raised outlook for the second quarter by $0.03 per share, generating a 35% increase in profit to a level of $232.3 million, or $0.49 per share. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Avon Doesn't Feel Pretty The cosmetics company's shares took a beating today after reporting some downbeat indications. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Avon's No Bargain The Avon lady has done some impressive things this year, but the stock is priced at a premium. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Mike Cianciolo |
Avon's Latest Results Not So Dewy The Avon Lady lowers guidance due to unexpectedly slow growth. Since the news was reported last week, Avon's stock has fallen nearly 16%, reaching lows it hasn't seen in a year and a half. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2005
John S. McClenahen |
Financials -- Guiding Less The percentage of companies providing earnings guidance is declining. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Ignore Earnings Guidance Instead of searching for companies that merely sound optimistic, seek out those willing to back up that positive outlook with something more substantive than words, like dividend increases. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Avon's Higher Calling Avon delivers the goods, as it has been doing quite a bit lately. |
InternetNews
September 27, 2004
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Market Continues Freefall If there's any good news, it's that the market has reached short-term oversold levels, and option traders continue to show caution. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Avon's Beauteous Quarter The cosmetics company and its army of Avon Ladies increase net earnings by 48%. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
P&G Loses the Expectations Game Analysts aren't impressed with the conglomerate's third-quarter results. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2005
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: New Lows Across The Board The market this week has been a study in dashed expectations. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 6, 2006
Jim Heskett |
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance? There is added pressure on managers to produce short-term earnings regardless of the impact on the long-term health of the business. |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
The Long View Corporate managers have long complained about the pressure to focus on the short term, but now, for the first time, critics and business groups are racing to their defense. The cure for the myopia? Stop giving quarterly earnings guidance. |
Entrepreneur
August 2005
C.J. Prince |
Just Say No? More big companies are refusing to give Wall Street quarterly earnings guidance. Should small firms jump on the bandwagon, too? Observers comment on longer term vs shorter term perspective. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Avon's About-Face Riding on overseas sales, the beauty products seller soars for 2003. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Avon Slowly Getting Dolled Up How pretty is Avon after an impressive fourth quarter? Avon's management is actively repurchasing stock and is even issuing debt to ensure shareholders see tangible benefits as operating results remain in flux. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2005
M.D. Mitchell |
Avon's Hidden Beauty? For the long-term investor, Wall Street's current stranglehold on Avon may present a good buying opportunity. |
InternetNews
September 11, 2007
Paul Shread |
TI Toes the Line Texas Instruments reaffirmed its financial guidance late Tuesday, and the rest of the market soared during the day... eBay climbed on positive comments... Smart Modular fell on its guidance... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010 |
Avon Ladies Calling ... for Profits Avon's business has hugely improved since 2005, and it attacked the recent recession with an aggressive game plan. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
Avon's Q1 Made in China Despite its stock's falling price today, Avon Products isn't on shaky ground. Growth in international sales overcomes weakness in the U.S. |
InternetNews
September 10, 2007
Paul Shread |
Intel Helps Stocks ... A Little Intel got an early boost Monday after raising sales guidance, but like the rest of the market, it ended the day flat on worries about what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates... AMD gained on a new Opteron chip... etc. |
HBS Working Knowledge
February 13, 2006 |
Readers Respond: Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance? Business professional offer opinions on the question of whether CEOs of public companies offer earnings guidance. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Avon's No Diamond in the Rough Investors, Avon is a decent company, but there's no point in buying it without a discount. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2005
Paul Shread |
No Surprises From Intel Intel had no surprises for investors during its mid-quarter update... Stocks slipped during Thursday's trading session... The Nasdaq lost 6 to 2166, the S&P slipped 4 to 1231... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2004
Brian Gorman |
NYT's News Not Fit to Print New York Times' unwillingness to provide yearly guidance is a troubling sign. That's news its investors would rather not hear. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious: Praxair... Avon Products... Cintas... ExxonMobil... etc. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Trading Away Your Profits Frequent trading is a tempting strategy that provides immediate feedback and holds the promise of easy money. Over the long run, however, only the most astute traders can overcome the headwinds of higher costs and the need for extraordinary discipline. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Avon Lady's Bad Stock Day Avon dropped deliriously yesterday on a bad earnings report. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Get a Whiff of Inter Parfums Despite reporting record quarterly sales, growth rates still spell trouble. |
