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The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Scoping Out Synopsys The microchip manufacturing software developer is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Prologue to Synopsys Had it up to here with pro forma accounting, and the analysts who won't tell you when they're using it? Then give Synopsys management another round of applause. The software company reports fiscal second-quarter earnings after close tomorrow. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Synopsys: Analysts Duped Under-promise, over-deliver. That's the key to keeping investors happy, to preserving management credibility, and yes, to 5% one-day stock price rises such as the one Synopsys is currently enjoying.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Synopsys Oversimplified The maker of semiconductor design software is set to report its third-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to find.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Progress Report The small enterprise software maker Progress reveals its numbers tomorrow. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2005 Rich Smith	Too Early for a Full Synopsys GAAP numbers remain screwy for the software maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Superior Synopsys The company, which makes the software that controls the equipment that makes semiconductors, is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Synopsys The chip manufacturing software company reports fiscal third-quarter 2006 earnings after close tomorrow. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Clap for Palm? Palm shows its hand. Depending on a variety of factors, the company expects to report a profits number tomorrow that could range anywhere from $0.38 per diluted share, to $5.20 per share, or from $0.55 up to $0.65. Confusing? You bet.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Synopsys: You Can't Win 'Em All Synopsys' success is in the eye of the beholder. Shares are up nearly 2% in after-hours trading; whether or not that's justified.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Rich Smith	CheckFree's in the Mail Will tomorrow's earnings numbers clear or bounce? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Rich Smith	Synopsys of a Stock Slide Wall Street is right to sell Synopsys, but it's doing so for the wrong reason.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: 8 in a Row for Synopsys In advance of earnings, analysts wonder whether Synopsys will beat their estimates for the eighth quarter in a row.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Macrovision Checkup The digital media piracy fighter reports first-quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow after market close. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street is looking for? Want to get a better feel for the big picture?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004	When "Pro Forma" Is Bad Forma Don't let a company you own fool you with "pro forma" numbers. They're gussied-up numbers that companies would prefer you focus on instead of less attractive numbers that are often more accurate representations of their health or performance.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2002 John S. McClenahen	Pro Forma's Bottom Line Be careful what you say and how you say it. The Financial Executives International, Morristown, N.J., and the National Investor Relations Institute, Vienna, Va., have come up with guidelines for clear and consistent public statements of corporate earnings. Five key suggestions...
Knowledge@Wharton	Pro Forma Earnings Reports: A Deceptive View of Performance The Securities and Exchange Commission is concerned with a widespread corporate habit -- the growing practice of issuing "pro forma" earnings reports that tend to paint a rosy picture of company results...
The Motley Fool December 14, 2007 Rich Smith	Ciena Overshoots, Underpromises Telecom equipment maker Ciena trounced earnings expectations in their Q4 report, but projections didn't measure up.
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 May 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Synopsys Dodges Two Bullets Two shots of bad news leave the tech company's stock unharmed.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Standard American Standard's gross margin, which wasn't impacted at all by restructuring charges, has remained strong -- even growing slightly. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Should You Believe in Credence? When the semiconductor tester reports its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings, will this make for three quarters in a row of missing analyst projections? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Phillips-Van Heusen Analysts have high hopes for this clothier as it prepares to report its first-quarter 2006 earnings. Here's a quick rundown of what Wall Street expects, what the company's already done, and what you might want to look for in Tuesday's report.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Macrovision's Moving Picture The digital-media piracy fighter is set to report its quarterly earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Synopsys of Risks and Rewards In advance of earnings, analysts expect Synopsys to grow sales 12%, and profits even more.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Credence Clear Water? Can semiconductor-tester Credence Systems keep up its recent profitable trend, and make it three in a row for positive (pro forma only) earnings when it reports its fiscal third-quarter 2006 numbers on Thursday? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Macrovision's Blurry View With analysts focusing all their attention on Macrovision's guidance and pro forma results, "disappointing" results tomorrow just might present Foolish investors an excellent opportunity to zig when Wall Street zags.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Macrovision Takes a Hit Wall Street punishes the digital copy protector for the wrong reasons.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Deconstructing Adobe The software company is set to report it fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to find.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2005 Rich Smith	What's eCollege Got Cooking? The education software provider routinely confounds and bemuses investors with the plethora of information it gives for use in evaluating its performance.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Rich Smith	JDS Uniphase Sees the Light Shares of the telecom equipment maker are leading Wall Street lower today in the wake of an earnings report featuring better-than-promised sales growth.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena No Longer Burnt The telecom equipment maker has trumped Wall Street's earnings estimates for four quarters running. Twice, it even earned profits in the process. What will the company show when it reports its full-year results and fourth-quarter 2006 numbers?
CFO July 1, 2004 Alix Nyberg	A Matter of Emphasis Regulation G was supposed to end the abuses of pro forma reporting. Has it succeeded?
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Scorning Synopsys The semi-conductor design software maker is set to report its first-quarter numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Progress Regresses The software company beats estimates but makes a pricey purchase.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Monitoring Macrovision Tic-tac-toe, investors want to know: Will the digital media piracy-fighter make it three in a row for earnings beats when it reports its fiscal second-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow afternoon?
The Motley Fool December 11, 2007 Rich Smith	Synopsys: Time Traveler The semiconductor design software maker underpromised and overdelivered in Q4.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Progress Reboots After posting 15 straight earnings beats, application infrastructure software maker Progress Software stumbled badly last quarter and needs to reprove itself to the market tomorrow. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: SUPERVALU's Sale It seems that SUPERVALU will be ending this year as a slimmer operation after the sale of 20 Pittsburgh-area stores. For shareholders, that's a good thing.
CFO Edward Teach & Tim Reason	Lies, Damn Lies, and Pro Forma Pro forma earnings reports may be a cause du jour of reformers, but CFOs aren't about to back down from issuing them...
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Rich Smith	American Standard Earnings Preview What's in store for home fixture maker American Standard and its investors?
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Symantec Hits a Flat Note Symantec doesn't provide a complete picture in a quarterly report that shows sales increasing while profits are falling, and a cash flow statement that is suspiciously absent.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Novell News For three quarters running, business-software provider Novell has confounded the experts, reporting better-than-expected earnings. Can the company keep the good news coming when it reports its fiscal second-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow afternoon?
The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 Rich Smith	Has Macrovision No Shame? On Monday after the bell, California-based intellectual property rights defender Macrovision reported yet another fabulous quarter, whether judged by revenues, earnings, or pro forma (Latin for "ad lib") earnings.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Rich Smith	Sybase's Switcheroo The software maker offers nice earnings and great cash flow, but strange reporting.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Glimmers The telecom equipment maker's far from healthy, but the company does appear to be recovering -- at least at the top of the income statement. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2008 Rich Smith	Synopsys Sees Ghosts: Past, Present, and Future Although Synopsis turned in a great year, looking forward, cash from operations may be drying up.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Soothes The telecom equipment maker returns to Wall Street on Thursday to report its fiscal third-quarter 2006 results. Investors, will its winning streak continue?
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 Jim Schoettler	Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Secret Traditional stock option accounting practices lead companies to overstate their net income. Here is a look at how significant these overstatements are, who's responsible for fixing the problem, and what they're doing about it to place themselves and their investors in an advantageous position.
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