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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 October 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Xerox, Do You Copy? The world's most recognizable copier brand name has promised to report its third-quarter 2006 earnings numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you need to know.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Serving Williams-Sonoma The high-class home furnisher reports first-quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
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 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 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hello, Halliburton The energy, industry, and government contracting behemoth reports first-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow. Here's what Wall Street expects to see.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard in Session Blackboard's margins are nothing short of astounding, and the rate at which it is growing those margins leaves "astounding" in the dust. The downside to a record like that: Investors likely expect an earnings beat on Monday.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Harley in the Showroom Harley's margins have been expanding on the gross, operating, and net levels for 18 months now. If the firm can keep that up, its promises of earnings growth in excess of sales growth appear realistic. Investors, take note.
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 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 April 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Early News on Eaton Is danger beginning to build on the diversified industrial manufacturer's manufacturer's balance sheet? 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 April 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Nudging Netflix With its stock price now up more than 150% over the last year, can Netflix possibly go higher?
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 July 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Star Wars: Magic Words for Toys Hasbro earnings beat expectations on strong Star War toy sales. Shares are selling for 18.1 times 2005 estimated earnings. That's a fat premium for a stock expected to grow earnings 10% annually for the next five years.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Adobe Downloads Investors, this company is practically printing money. Or at least it was, until this quarter. There are several things to keep in mind if you're to make sense of tomorrow's first-quarter earnings release -- and the market's reaction thereto.
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 May 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard Ready to Squeak The educational software maker is due to report its much-anticipated, first-ever loss under generally accepted accounting principles early next week. Here's what the company has to say on the subject that has Wall Street all a-skitter.
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 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 April 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Getting Some Digital Insight Want to know what's happening at online banking facilitator Digital Insight? The company reports first-quarter 2006 results after close of trading tomorrow. In the meantime, let's take a look at a few facts that will help put the numbers in context.
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 October 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Dissecting Silicon Labs For market beating results, investors may want to turn their attention from the big semiconductor names to little Silicon Labs.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Boeing Approaches Humongous companies like Boeing are tricky beasts to analyze -- simply because there are so many moving parts that it's hard to keep a firm grasp on where the enterprise as a whole is headed. But investors, there's a trend afoot here -- and it looks like a good one.
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 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Children's Place Kids' clothing retailer Children's Place reports first-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow. Investors, will it be buy, sell or waffle? Here's what analysts say.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Columbia's Chill Columbia Sportswear releases first-quarter 2006 tomorrow afternoon. Here's what you need to know to prepare appropriately for the news.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Standard Flush? While the nation's most famous toilet maker isn't doing so hot in the toilet-selling department, its air conditioning, residential, and vehicle control systems units all turned in strong performances. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Netflix in the Mail Reviewing the company's recent performance, we see a pronounced trend toward lower gross margins, both sequentially and year over year. By any traditional valuation method, Netflix looks grossly overpriced.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Silicon Labs Gels The semiconductor company is up 47% over the past 52 weeks. Can its winning streak continue?
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond Share-count meanderings aside, Bed Bath & Beyond runs a great business, and it keeps getting better. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Stanley Survives Though others in this space have suffered a downgrade, it seems investors have enough confidence in the first quarter 2006 earnings news that Stanley Furniture will report tomorrow that they're willing to give the company the benefit of the doubt here.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Briggs & Stratton Suffers Things haven't been going too well at Briggs for quite some time. At last report, analysts agreed that the company would report strong sales growth but post a 10% decline in quarterly earnings, to $0.47 per diluted share.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: G-III's Q1 Clothier G-III Apparel reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Daktronics Out of Focus? Earnings and revenues rise, but a few questions arise as well.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Walgreen Diagnosed Walgreen investors need to keep a close eye on inventory growth to make sure it doesn't outpace sales. Otherwise, those inventories might need to be marked down, or even pitched in the dumpster one day.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: ATI Technologies Investors, the graphics chip supplier reports third-quarter 2006 results tomorrow, but to fully understand the lay of the game-playing land, you need to watch all the players.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: K-Swiss at the Gate The shoemaker reports first-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oxford Commences With Oxford's goods selling like hotcakes (albeit not terribly profitable hotcakes), the miniscule rise in inventories shouldn't bother investors.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Marine Products The boat maker reports its second-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Dollar General Strategizes The discount retailer opens its doors bright and early tomorrow morning, and the crowds are already forming to see what first-quarter 2006 earnings it will report. Want to know Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
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 June 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Marking the Finish Line The footwear retailer is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings numbers tomorrow after close of trading. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Standard for Success The commode manufacturer reports second-quarter 2006 results tomorrow. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Can Champion Prevail? As demand for its manufactured home products builds in the wake of last year's hurricanes, Champion is on the comeback trail. But the company still has a few issues investors need to keep an eye on.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2006	Foolish Fundamentals: Margins Margins are important, but how you use margin information is more important to your investing success. Don't stay on the surface when analyzing margins. Your portfolio will thank you for it later.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Urban Outfitters Unzips The hipster clothier is ready to report fiscal 2007 earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: A Fitting Day at Joe's Rolling gross, operating, and net margins have all climbed upwards over the last 18 months for the clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank. Investors, take note.
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 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.