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The Motley Fool
March 15, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Pricing Cost Plus How do rising sales turn into falling profits? Sadly, that's exactly what's going on at Cost Plus. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Williams-Sonoma Sounds Off The home furnisher's margin improvements won't set any speed records, but they're definitely moving in the right direction. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Dean Foods Dean's gross margins ebbed and flowed over the course of the past 18 months. At last report, they wound up right back where they started, averaging about 24.3%. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Rent-A-Center Returns Here's what you need to know to make sense of the market's reaction to the company's impending fourth-quarter and full-year earnings release. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Cummins Roars Despite skyrocketing raw materials and energy costs the company has improved gross margins slightly in recent quarters. Investors, what's not to like here? |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Talk America Talks Talk America's flat to declining sales, plus fewer profits earned on those sales, is not a recipe for earnings growth. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Hasbro Hits Play Over the past two quarters, the company's inventories have grown almost in lockstep with sales growth -- no danger signs there. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Monitoring the Citi Trends Citi Trends has been public for less than a year. Still, five quarters should be enough to give investors an idea as to where the company is trending. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Snap-On The company's cash from operations has been on a general downward trend for quite a while. Investors need to look for signs that this trend has truly reversed before jumping in. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Triangulating Garmin Garmin's rolling margins don't seem to be revealing much of a trend in its business. One quarter they're up, the next they're down. If analysts are correct in their estimates, the fourth-quarter will turn out to be a down quarter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Is It HOTT in Here? Investors, focus on inventories and free cash flow. That's where you'll find the first evidence of a turnaround, if one exists. |
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
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 10, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Cambridge Display Shows Off? Will there be anything to cheer about on Monday when cutting-edge display maker Cambridge Display reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 earnings. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Braving the Amazon.com Tomorrow, investors will see whether the company can pick up the pace again and reverse its slide with some real, honest-to-goodness cash profits. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Cracking Coke Open Whatever happens tomorrow with the net margin under GAAP, it's more important for investors to watch Coca-Cola's free cash flow, which usually exceeds accounting profits by a considerable amount. |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Sportsman's Guide Shifting Wall Street has had more than a month to chew over January's guidance and has bid the company's shares up 14% in response. Can the stock go higher tomorrow? That will depend on two things. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Guess? Gains: Fool by Numbers Guess? released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights.. Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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
January 25, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Columbia Calling Even if sales rise a bit, as expected, investors need to watch those inventory levels closely; make sure the company isn't swamping itself in unwanted goods that it will need to unload at cut-rate prices in the future. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: NYT Goes to Print With New York Times' plan for increased profitability largely resting on attempts to raise advertising and subscription rates, the company appears to be swimming against the tide here. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2006 |
Whole Foods' Healthy Q4: Fool by Numbers The health food retailer released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: TLC for TLC Vision? Will investors receive fourth-quarter and full-year numbers with tender loving care, or will they give the stock the boot? Whichever way it goes, here are the facts you'll need to evaluate whether Mr. Market's reaction is correct. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann Gets Needled in Q4: Fool by Numbers The arts-and-crafts retailer released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Pushing the Limited Judging from the rolling margins, the company appears to be slipping, becoming less profitable over time, and thus unlikely to turn in a profits improvement three times better than its sales improvement. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Patchwork Quilt at Jo-Ann Stores The arts-and-crafts retailer is set to report first-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to find. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: International Page Turner Investors, look for signs that restructuring has produced a leaner and meaner International Paper, one that can execute more efficiently in the coming quarters. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Home Depot Nails Q4: Fool by Numbers The retailer released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2007 |
Spruced-Up Jo-Ann Stores: Fool by Numbers The arts and crafts retailer released fourth-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Best Buy Opens Early Best Buy is expecting to report same-store sales gains of 6% to 7% in the fourth quarter, and "strong" revenue growth overall. In contrast to its customers, Best Buy says it's been keeping tight reins on its own spending. |
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
January 24, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: General Dynamics Musters Last year was good to defense contractor General Dynamics, the shares of which bucked the market's overall stagnant trend to rise as much as 20% toward year's end. Will 2006 be similarly kind? |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
Jeremy MacNealy |
Jo-Ann's Threadbare Days The retail fabric and craft operator remains in a challenging environment. Still, investors anticipated the weakness well in advance -- witness its cratered stock in the latter half of 2005 -- and good things may be just around the corner. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
David Meier |
Turnaround at Jo-Ann Stores?: Fool by Numbers The arts-and-crafts retailer released its third-quarter 2006 earnings report: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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
March 7, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann's Full-Year Flop: Fool by Numbers The retailer released fiscal year 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Jo-Ann Weaving In Thin Margins Jo-Ann Stores continues to grow despite some disappointing numbers. Investors looking to start a position in this company are not getting much margin of safety at this price. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Lukewarm Topic: Fool by Numbers Clothing retailer Hot Topic released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
John Reeves |
Eaton's Electric Quarter: Fool by Numbers Eaton released fourth-quarter earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
Toby Shute |
Jo-Ann Stores Redecorates This arts and crafts dealer isn't hemmed in by declining same-store sales. As far as Jo-Ann's valuation is concerned, things are somewhat complicated because earnings were negative last year. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Progress Boots Up Over the past four years, application infrastructure software maker Progress has beaten consensus estimates for its earnings 15 times in a row. Can the company make it a streak of "sweet 16" trouncings of the Wall Street Wise? |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Cost Plus, Profits Minus? The retailer is set to close out another miserable year shortly when the World Market operator reports fourth-quarter and full-year numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007 |
A Little Less for A.C. Moore: Fool by Numbers The arts-and-crafts retailer released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Jo-Ann Trims Losses: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on Jo-Ann's second-quarter report. While sales and comps were up, thanks to an easy comparison, earnings were still deep in negative territory. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2006
Andy Cross |
Glee at Gymboree in Q4: Fool by Numbers The children's clothing retailer released fiscal fourth-quarter earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Jo-Ann's Mixed Results: Fool by Numbers The arts and crafts retailer released first-quarter 2008 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann Looking Raggedy Despite a bad year and a big writedown for the retailer, things could be worse. Value investors with the capacity to handle a bit of risk would do well to take a hard look at these shares. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: A.C. Moore Story Still Unraveling The arts-and-crafts supplier will cobble together first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Michaels Carves Out EPS Growth Despite weak sales, the retailer was able to substantially improve profitability. But investors need to keep a watchful eye here. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Jo-Ann Stores on the Mend The fabric and crafts retailer seems on the way to recovery, turning in their fourth straight quarter of positive comps. |
