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The World According to GAAP As earnings season heats up, investors may want to read up on the difference between GAAP and adjusted earnings.   |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2004 |
"Diluted" vs. "Basic" Earnings The terms reflect some interesting changes in how companies report their earnings. Learn the difference so you can focus on the right numbers when investing. |
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? |
InternetNews
April 21, 2011 |
EMC Q1 Revenues Grow on Customer Demand The market for storage continues to grow, propelling EMC to record revenues. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Good News: IBM Lowers Its Standards "Uncloaking" the operating results could boost the P/E ratio and stock. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2004
Rich Smith |
Valuation Soup Education software provider eCollege has too many metrics being sited as best measuring its performance. But both Wall Street and the company wound up wrong with their estimates, as the eCollege pulled in $0.12 of adjusted earnings. |
CFO
December 1, 2002
Ronald Fink |
Tuning In to Cash Flow Clarify cash flow from operations and you'll find reason for optimism about America's blue chips. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2009
Jim Mueller |
Dude! What's With All the Adjustments? Beating expectations isn't always beating expectations. Right, Pfizer? |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Investment Technology Group Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Investment Technology Group dropped 15% in intraday trading today after pre-announcing disappointing second-quarter earnings and cost reduction plans. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Brocade Communications Systems Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Brocade Communications Systems popped 14% in intraday trading today after first-fiscal-quarter non-GAAP ("before bad stuff") EPS of $0.12 beat the $0.10 consensus, and guidance for the current quarter was a penny above the consensus estimate. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Amgen's Anemic Again 2009 won't be stellar, but the future looks better. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
Jean Graham |
Nuance: Live Long and Prosper? The speech-recognition specialist has a gap in its GAAP numbers. Investors, take note. |
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
October 25, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Coach's Questionable Call The company's performing very well, so why resort to pro forma reporting? Investors may not want to run out and add Coach to their portfolios just yet. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Coinstar: Shareholder Value in Bills? The company had a great year in terms of growth rates; margins are a different story. Investors, take note. |
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... |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Volterra Semiconductor Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Volterra Semiconductor popped 20% in intraday trading today after reporting better-than-expected earnings. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2011
Seth Jayson |
Research In Motion's Horrible Quarter The info you need, the way you need it. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Starts the Blame Game Pfizer beat analysts' expectations for both revenue and adjusted earnings, but revenue was still lower than the year-ago quarter. Pfizer has excuses. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Stephen J. Marini |
Don't Be Fooled by Non-GAAP Numbers Make sure you understand what companies are excluding from EPS, and why they're doing it. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2007
Jean Graham |
Nuance Says "Call Home" It was another losing quarter for embedded speech application developer -- at least if you like your companies to play by GAAP rules. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Don't Judge This Stock by Its Earnings Release: Get Out Now QuinStreet appears to be on Easy Street ... until you dig beneath the surface. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2006
Anders Bylund |
IAC by the Book: Fool by Numbers The interactive conglomerate released third quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2008
Toby Shute |
JA Solar Shows Us the Other Hand Did JA Solar turn a profit in its most recent quarter? It all depends on your point of view. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2004 |
Don't Be Fooled by Earnings Growth Companies have ways to boost earnings without boosting sales. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Digital River's Choppy Waters The e-commerce outsource provider sees soaring revenues, but profits are hit by expenses. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
VanceInfo Technologies Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know VanceInfo Technologies dropped 12% in intraday trading today after reporting inline first-quarter earnings. |
InternetNews
February 22, 2011 |
HP Tops Forecast but Gets a Drubbing Anyway HP disappointed investors for its first fiscal quarter of 2011, mostly on the company's short term outlook. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Inspecting InfoUSA Analysts are optimistic about the data-collator, but disappointment is still possible for investors. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2000
Yungmann & Taube |
Operating Performance Reporting Over the past year, NAREIT members have re-evaluated the effectiveness of the real estate investment trust industry's supplemental performance measure---Funds From Operations (FFO)... |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Why Apple Is Cheaper Than You Think It just might be. |
InternetNews
May 18, 2010 |
HP Beats Street on Servers, PC Strength HP tops expectations amid a sign of returning strength in the hardware market. |
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
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
April 27, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Roll, Tidewater, Roll! Improving utilization and day rates leads to a year-over-year doubling of earnings for the marine services company. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2005
Rich Smith |
CheckFree's in the Mail Will tomorrow's earnings numbers clear or bounce? Investors, take note. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2001
Yungmann & Taube |
FFO: Earnings or Cash Flow? In 1991, funds from operations (FFO) was defined by NAREIT and became widely used by the industry. Users of the industry's financial statements have accepted FFO as a starting point from which to analyze the historical, as well as prospective profitability and value of companies... |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Cash in the Palm Potential buyers in this sector would serve themselves well by musing carefully on the competitive advantages of this company. For now, though, Palm is definitely bringing in the cash. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fourth-Quarter Results at Regions Financial: Fool by Numbers Regions Financial released fourth-quarter and year-end 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Ratio Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2007 |
Resisting BorgWarner Is Futile: Fool by Numbers The auto parts maker released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Robert Shiller Says Stocks Are Overvalued Again Ignore the GAAP gap and P/E10 at your own peril according to the Yale economist. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Marvell Technology Group Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Marvell Technology Group popped 12% in intraday trading today after upbeat guidance for the current quarter overshadowed a disappointing earnings report. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Intuit's Taxing Quarter Net earnings declined and Q4 could see a loss. What should an investor's intuition be saying? |
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
May 23, 2005
Rich Smith |
Intuit-ion Proves Correct Tax-prep software maker fulfills its future. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2011
Anand Chokkavelu |
Bank of America Is Back?! Bank of America could be good buy for investors with very high risk tolerances. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Shuffle Master's GAAP Flop Shuffle Master had a challenging year, but investors probably shouldn't give up on it yet. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2011
Evan Niu |
Aruba Networks Returns From Vacation The wireless networker finishes its fiscal year with a bang. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Steven Mallas |
An Interesting Day at the Office Office Depot had a decent quarter, but the market didn't see it that way. Overall, Wall Street's expectations were not met on the top and bottom lines, and investors sent the stock down by well more than 4% in yesterday's session. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2010
Susan H. Nadler |
Mind the GAAP What advantages does the income-tax basis accounting method offer? |
