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The Motley Fool December 24, 2003 |
Stuffing the Channel When a company stuffs the channel, it ships inventory ahead of schedule. In a sense, sales are made at the expense of sales in future quarters. Here are tips for determining if companies you are investing in are stuffing the channel. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 |
Stuffing the Channel Investors, beware of companies shipping inventory ahead of schedule. Since companies often record sales as soon as they ship products, channel stuffing can make it appear that business is booming. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Rich Duprey |
A Bird's-Eye Test for Profits Comparing operating cash flows with net income lets investors weed out disasters early. Take a look at Best Buy and Circuit City. |
The Motley Fool February 17, 2006 Karl Thiel |
Stock Doping Using the drug wholesaler sector as a backdrop, the best advice for investors is to follow the money. If you're sizing up a company, don't just stop at its financial statements. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Chuck Saletta |
Unlocking the Secrets of Value Here is a step-by-step approach to value investing. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 J. Graham |
Earnings Madness Quarterly corporate earnings dominate the financial media. Earnings releases send investors into a flurry of buying the winners and selling the losers. But you should be looking beyond what you see in the news. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Tony Cornish |
Buy the Right Kind of Cheap Trade in your wing-and-a-prayer approach for the certainty of value investing. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Philip Durell |
Tom Gardner Interviews Philip Durell Tom and the author get together to talk value investing. |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2005 W.D. Crotty |
Crown's Jewels on Sale Crown Media considers selling the Hallmark Channel. The company's stock is up 20% this morning, giving the company an enterprise value of $1.7 billion. |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 William Trent |
Earnings: Trust, but Verify Don't take a company's numbers at face value. Here's how to look a bit deeper. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Ben McClure |
Quality Earnings Count Here are three telltale signs of strong earnings. This reporting period, it's worthwhile taking a peek behind the earnings. Here are three telltale signs of earnings "quality" to guide your stock picks. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 12, 2006 Rangan & Bell |
The Promise of Channel Stewardship Companies need a new strategy for going to market, says Harvard marketing professor V. Kasturi "Kash" Rangan in his new book, Transforming Your Go-to-Market Strategy. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Rich Smith |
Investors Ignore Sportsman's Guide Outdoor specialist still on track. But investors need to keep an eye on some yellow flags in future quarters. |
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Joseph Khattab |
The Next Enron Cash is king. Despite what some business execs want you to believe, cash pays the bills -- accounting earnings do not. Cash flow is much more difficult to manipulate than earnings, which makes it a better analysis tool for investors. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Clear Channel Getting Clearer? For anyone interested in the changing face of media, conglomerate Clear Channel is among the interesting companies to watch right now. With hopeful signs in its latest quarterly report, should investors start tuning in? |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Illustrates Woes of Ailing Pharmaceutical Industry The once-mighty pharmaceutical industry, for years the nation's most profitable, has begun to show some cracks. But no major U.S. drug maker seems to be facing more problems than Bristol-Myers Squibb. |
Home Toys June 2004 Jack Urrutia |
Modulating on Digital Cable Systems Even though digital cable may present interesting challenges, it is still possible to distribute video sources like security cameras around the house using a video modulator and the existing cable TV wiring. |
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Rich Duprey |
aaiPharma's Headache Lingers The tiny pharmaceutical company regains its ticker symbol, but controversy still reigns. Facing a raft of class action lawsuits, shareholders may wonder whether samples of painkiller Darvon will be included with their annual reports |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Chuck Saletta |
Know Your Enemy If you want to minimize the number of mistakes you make in your investing choices, you have to keep a firm grasp on what a company you're considering is really worth. |
PHONE+ May 22, 2009 Cara Sievers |
Q&A With One Communications' Channel Chief Michael Fair In order to facilitate more closely focused and more localized channel management, Massachusetts-based One Communications, announced plans to grow its channel management team by 50 percent this year. |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Noodling Intuit The tax-prep-software writer reports its earnings for the quarter in which everyone was buying copies of TurboTax. Intuit will report fiscal third-quarter 2006 numbers after the market closes. |
InternetNews July 12, 2004 Paul Shread |
SAN Vendors Still Facing Pricing Pressures Fibre Channel vendors continue to face pricing pressures, while compliance issues may be hurting software companies like VERITAS, according to two new reports on technology spending. |
HBS Working Knowledge July 26, 2006 Sean Silverthorne |
The Strategic Way to Go to Market Too often channel strategies develop when a product is ready to go to market. But a last-minute approach leaves a lot of efficiencies and synergies by the wayside, says V. Kasturi Rangan. Enter the concept of the "channel steward." |
Home Theater May 21, 2007 |
ABC to Stream Free HD The upgrade will make it the first online high-def channel from a major network. |
PHONE+ Doug Allen |
Q&A With Motorola Channel Chief Mark Kroh Motorola tapped Mark Kroh to become vice president of global channels for its Enterprise Mobility Solutions (EMS) division. In this interview, Kroh talks about his new role, his plans for the PartnerEmpower program, as well as other channel initiatives. |
The Motley Fool April 16, 2004 Whitney Tilson |
Funds' Dirty Little Secrets Discover more ways hedge funds and mutual funds inflate their profits at the expense of investors. |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Time Warner's Rerun-O-Rama A rumored "hits" channel from Time Warner seems like yesterday's brainchild. |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Fool's Look Ahead Monday: Lowe's starts off the new trading week... Tuesday: Is Intuit into it?... Wednesday: Michaels Stores still looking for a suitor?... etc. |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
It's Time to Consider Buying Into Intuit Intuit witnesses growth in all its segments, looks ripe for purchase. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Richard Gibbons |
Why We Sold a Great Stock It's worthwhile understanding why Intuit has been such a successful investment, because it can help you to identify other great stocks. It's achieved those excellent returns for four reasons. So why the sell recommendation? |
CRM October 2014 Barton Goldenberg |
The True Price of Channel Optimization Why meeting your customers where they prefer is key to your business survival. |