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The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Brian Gorman	Polo Hits Its Stride Polo Ralph Lauren picked up the pace in its fiscal first quarter. Judicious brand and inventory management are delivering robust results that make the clothier's stock worth a closer look.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Brian Gorman	Polo's Off and Running Polo Ralph Lauren's inventory management and retail expansion are showing results. At 14 times the low end of fiscal 2006 earnings projections, Polo could be worth a look.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Polo Mounts Up The company's net profits are riding a wave of strong gross margins, which have risen for the past 12 months. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oxford's Commencement Analysts expect big things tomorrow, but might see big inventories instead from this manufacturer of private-label and branded clothing. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Brian Gorman	Polo Still a Thoroughbred Polo's warning is depressing the stock, but the future still looks good. Investors, these shares seem to be worth a good look.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Brian Gorman	Will Polo Gallop? A relaunch of the Lauren line and an emphasis on premium pricing could pay off.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Brian Gorman	Polo's Next Hurdle The luxury goods purveyor looks poised to finish strong in fiscal 2007, but keeping up the pace will present a challenge. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2004 Phil Wohl	Polo Ralph Lauren's Wholesale Gain The fashion company is relying on its wholesale unit to drive sales. Shares are trading at nearly 16 times this year's earnings forecast; with an expected 30% earnings growth rate this year and a 0.53% dividend yield, the shares look attractive.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2004 Tim Beyers	Polo's Limping Gallop Sales rise dramatically, but big expenses and share dilution hurt earnings.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Brian Gorman	Polo Takes Back Its Jeans The luxury goods maker buys back its jeans business, ending legal hassles. But investors shouldn't expect too much.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Nike Ready to Run Investors, an established retailer like Nike will probably have well-managed inventory, but keep an eye on the inventories tomorrow, just to be sure.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Rofin-Sinar in Sight Year-end results arrive tomorrow. If the laser-maker shows us tomorrow that it's been able to maintain performance through the fourth quarter, wise investors will have reason to be pleased, whether the analysts are or not.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Zale's Tiebreaker Zale's fiscal first-quarter appears to be a seasonally weak one for the company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005	"Inventory Turnover" Explained Crunching a few numbers yields great insights.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Rich Smith	Cutter Aiming True The clothing retailer's results weren't as bad as they look. While the company seems to be getting back on track, there will be plenty of possibilities for its stock to fall further. Look for "buying opportunities" in the months ahead.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Perry Ellis Reports So far, the Tropical Sportswear International acquisition hasn't done much to help the combined company's margins. That may be about to change -- for both better and worse. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Charmed, I'm Sure Should investors like this chain of plus-sized women's clothing stores?
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Walgreen Diagnosed Walgreen investors need to keep a close eye on inventory growth to make sure it doesn't outpace sales. Otherwise, those inventories might need to be marked down, or even pitched in the dumpster one day.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Polo Ralph Lauren Keeps Galloping Luxury-lifestyle company Polo Ralph Lauren posted pretty good numbers, too good to have sent the stock tumbling 13%. Any investment fears seem overblown; this horse should be galloping away again soon.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2010 Andrew Bond	Polo Ralph Lauren Is Off to the Races The luxury apparel giant posts another great quarter.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Brian Gorman	Polo Ready to Run With Footwear Stiff competition in the athletic footwear area may put a damper on Polo's reacquisition of its footwear line.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Unzipping Coach Coach's trailing P/E of 29 looks a little worse than its actual price-to-free cash flow ratio of 26. But even if the company continues to grow at analysts' projected rate of 20% per year, this is one pricey handbag.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: The Real United Technologies? When the conglomerated defense contractor reports its fiscal second-quarter 2006 results early tomorrow morning, will it revert to the past, or continue wowing the critics?
The Motley Fool December 21, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: General Mills Overall, we're looking at seriously muted expectations for the company tomorrow. That's good. With most of Wall Street down on General Mills, there's a decent chance for savvy investors to see something the professionals miss.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oxford Commences With Oxford's goods selling like hotcakes (albeit not terribly profitable hotcakes), the miniscule rise in inventories shouldn't bother investors.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Redrawing Borders The bookstore's fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 financial performance will enter the history books, and we can look forward to a new fiscal year -- hopefully, one in which the company's stock price doesn't fall in inverse proportion to the S&P's rise.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Still Riding the Coach Coach continues to lead the charge, growing both its top and bottom lines better than 30%, yet it saw its stock price fall by 5%.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Apollo Rising The for-profit educator just won't stay down. With the stock once again high off some recent lows, investors are looking with hope toward Thursday morning's earnings release and wondering whether the stock can fly higher still.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Dan Bloom	Is Altera's Stock Price Jump Warranted? Investors sent the shares skyward, but the programmable-logic manufacturer may have too much inventory.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cash Flow Cisco Absent the prospect of supercharged growth numbers, what should investors look for from Cisco tomorrow? Analysts aren't too sanguine on the company's chances to wow them this time.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Adobe Opens Up There's only one real issue with the company's numbers that investors might want to hone in on Thursday afternoon. That's the divergence between free cash flow and net profits -- or rather, the lack thereof.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Quiksilver Zooms Ahead The surf-and-skate clothing company continues to perform.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on Call: Polo Ralph Lauren's Missed Opportunity Premium apparel producer Polo Ralph Lauren dropped the ball with its retail development strategy. To use an equestrian metaphor, they have a winning horse in the stable, but management won't let him run.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Woodmark Tomorrow, the cabinetmaker reports its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 numbers. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects? Want to know what really matters?
AskMen.com Brandon Dyce	Ralph Lauren Polo Black Ralph Lauren's Polo Black is a sophisticated fragrance that has varying degrees of usefulness.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Woodmark Surplus The cabinetmaker is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors want to know: Has it finally gotten its inventories under control?
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hewlett Packs Earnings The computer maker is set to report its second-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2010 Jason Moser	Measuring Up: Polo Ralph Lauren Versus Gap Using three common metrics to assess and compare two competitors.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: New York, New Year Analysts are looking for clothier New York & Co. to hit the top of its latest guidance of $0.33 to $0.36 per share for the quarter. That 9% increase might be a bit optimistic, however, in light of the already confirmed "revenue miss."
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Williams-Sonoma Hunkers Down in Q1 The home-furnishings retailer's stock surged after the announcement of better-than-expected results for the quarter, but it quickly fell off as cooler heads prevailed.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Procter & Gamble & Lose Procter & Gamble shares drop, despite beating consensus earnings estimates handily and eking out a win over sales forecasts as well.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: G-III's Q1 Clothier G-III Apparel reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
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The Motley Fool August 24, 2010 Alex Dumortier	7 Stocks Raising a Red Flag Pay heed to this powerful indicator.
AskMen.com Melissa Feineman	Tokyo Fashion Blog: Polo Shirts Even if you're not particularly preppy, you can still get away with wearing a polo shirt by a trendy brand like Evisu or a minimalist label like Muji.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Billy Fisher	Phillips-Van Heusen Perseveres The retailer reports another quarter of double-digit sales growth. While it might be difficult at times to sort out the winners from the losers in the fashion world, this stock will remain a clear-cut winner for some time to come.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Judging Jackson Hewitt Watch where you step, and mind the footnotes, people. It looks like a fair number of investors are going to be disappointed by tomorrow's earnings release.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ingersoll-Rand on Hand The diversified industrial manufacturer reports second-quarter 2006 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 June 30, 2006 Tim Beyers	Time to Sell, Palm? Perhaps earlier warnings to sell were prescient. Shares of Palm are trading off more than 11%, thanks to concerns over poor first-quarter guidance. If only that were the sole problem.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	A Healthy Spring for Chico's The women's apparel retailer starts off the new fiscal year strong. Investors, take note.