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The Motley Fool
July 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
I Missed This Bus Bus operator Laidlaw has cleaned up its business, but is there much room left to ride? Turnarounds can be great opportunities for investors, but they require an above-average commitment to due diligence.   |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Champion Enters the Ring Last quarter, the manufactured housing company didn't just reverse its year-ago loss -- it crushed the Street's estimates. Will Champion retain its title when it reports earnings tomorrow morning? |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Not So Fast, Laidlaw Third quarter earnings give this bus a boost, but this company is no speedster. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: General Dynamics Forms Ranks The defense contracting powerhouse reports its second-quarter earnings results early tomorrow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Delta & Pine Land When considering this farming company's margin trends, it's best for investors to focus on rolling gross and operating margins and be leery of drawing conclusions from the net results. |
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
January 8, 2007
Rich Smith |
Laidlaw Laid Out Investors dropped shares of the busing titan nearly 5% on news of a weaker-than-expected quarter. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Laidlaw's Bumpy Ride The reorganized bus giant emerged from bankruptcy last June, but it's a long road ahead. |
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
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
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 4, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Watching Washington Post The Washington Post reports first-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow. Should investors pass on this, or is it a deal? |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: 1-800-Flowers in Season In its fiscal first-quarter earnings release back in November, the company promised improved margins later in the year. Investors, don't expect to see the whole bump all at once. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Corinthian's Q2 Report Card The past couple of quarters have not been kind to Corinthian's margins (or its stock, either). Primarily as a result of the firm's weak margins, its stock looks a bit pricey. |
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
March 28, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Resources Connection The knock on Resources these days is that its success was due to companies being forced to pay up to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. Now that those revenues are drying up fast, so is Resources' stock price. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Trying on Perry Ellis The clothier reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: American's Wobbly Standard With two earnings misses, a beat, and a match to its credit over the last four quarters, the kitchen and bath fixture-maker hasn't exactly set the standard for consistent outperformance lately. What is in store for the third quarter? 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
May 9, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: TOM on the Line TOM Online, one of China's leading Internet portals and wireless service providers, reports its first-quarter 2006 earnings numbers tomorrow. |
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: Smith & Wesson Loads After putting together back-to-back quarters in which it "beat" consensus estimates for its earnings, can Smith & Wesson Holding make it three-in-a-row when it reports its fiscal second-quarter 2007 earnings? |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Under Armour Undresses Under Armour's short history doesn't tell investors much more than that gross margins are strengthening -- a strength that hasn't yet dropped to the bottom line. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Is It Your Best Buy? Stock shoppers, start your engines. The electronics retailer reports its fiscal first-quarter 2007 numbers tomorrow before market open. Should investors be nervous? |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Will Sun Come Out Tomorrow? Anyone who thinks that penny stocks are by definition "cheap" needs to take a close look at Sun Microsystems. |
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
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
April 13, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Genuine News Investors, when the CEO of a company that derives more than half its revenues and profits from the troubled auto industry pronounces himself "pleased" with what happened in 2005, you have to take notice. |
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
October 24, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Dassault? Das' Right. The product lifecycle management software maker is set to report third quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. SYSCO... Perrigo... Bandag... Laidlaw... |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
3 Stocks That Missed the Mark A peek at companies that over-promised and under-delivered. Aracruz Celulose... Laidlaw International... America's Car-Mart... |
