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The Motley Fool June 21, 2011 Seth Jayson	Check This for a Glimpse of the Future for Itron On a trailing-12-month basis, finished goods inventory was the fastest-growing segment, up 28.6%. On a sequential-quarter basis, work-in-progress inventory was the fastest-growing segment, up 22.9%.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2011 Seth Jayson	What's Hiding in the Back Room at Xerox? Is the current inventory situation at Xerox out of line?
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Seth Jayson	A Hidden Reason for Power-One's Bright Future Don't just ask, "How much inventory?" Ask, "What kind?"
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The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Seth Jayson	A Hidden Reason Why the Future Looks Bright for A123 Systems Although A123 Systems shows inventory growth that outpaces revenue growth, the company may also display positive inventory divergence, suggesting that management sees increased demand on the horizon.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2011 Seth Jayson	A Hidden Reason Why the Future Looks Bright for NVIDIA Don't just ask, "How much inventory?" Ask, "What kind?"
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2011 Seth Jayson	A Hidden Reason the Future Looks Bright for Baxter International What's going on with the inventory at Baxter International? I chart the details below for both quarterly and 12-month periods.
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The Motley Fool June 10, 2011 Seth Jayson	A Hidden Reason Why the Future Looks Bright for 3M Although 3M shows inventory growth that outpaces revenue growth, the company may also display positive inventory divergence, suggesting that management sees increased demand on the horizon.
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The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Seth Jayson	See the Future for Autoliv by Checking This With inventory segments moving opposite directions for the periods considered, the inventory situation is unclear at Autoliv.
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The Motley Fool July 5, 2011 Seth Jayson	A Hidden Reason Why the Future Looks Bright for STEC Although STEC shows inventory growth that outpaces revenue growth, the company may also display positive inventory divergence, suggesting that management sees increased demand on the horizon.
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The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Seth Jayson	Why Standard Microsystems May Be About to Take Off Is the current inventory situation at Standard Microsystems out of line?
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