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The Motley Fool
February 14, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Servicemaster's Bad Rap The growth isn't obvious, but the cash flow is there, and the underlying business of this lawn-care, pest-control, and plumbing service company is sound. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2004
Rich Smith |
ServiceMaster Smiles Home maintenance guru ServiceMaster, owner of such well-known brands as American Home Shield, TruGreen, Merry Maids and Terminix, doubled its earnings per share in the first quarter of 2004. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
ServiceMaster Does the Job While the stock hardly promises bottle-rocket performance, its slow, steady growth in both income and dividends can provide a market-matching or market-beating total return for you |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Serving the Master ServiceMaster reports a weak quarter but still sticks by 2005 guidance. So, is the stock tempting? |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2005
Tim Beyers |
ServiceMaster Serves Cash The exterminator-cum-lawn care company boosts cash flow by $500 million over last year. Good companies with steady cash flows are rarely available at good prices. In that sense, ServiceMaster is about as good as it gets. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Rich Smith |
ServiceMaster Spins It's been a rough couple of trading days for investors in the company behind such brands as Terminix, ChemLawn, and TruGreen, ever since the company reported earnings. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Rich Smith |
Dominion Feels The Heat In addition to citing the higher cost of fuel used for electricity generation, the company also mentioned that it lost money on its hedges against changes in the price of natural gas. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Service Bundling Sweeps Up ServiceMaster profitably bundles services and pays a healthy 3.5% dividend. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
World Fuel Services Still Pumping Up The volatility of energy prices may be giving investors in gas and oil stocks some gray hairs, but it's not exactly bad news for World Fuel Services. Business continues to run smoothly for the company. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2004
Salim Haji |
Gleaning Insights From Berkshire Other than Comcast and ServiceMaster additions, it's been a quiet quarter of trading for this portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2011
Adam J. Crawford |
Natural Gas Finds Its Niche Meet the newest fleet fuel. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: ServiceMaster's House Call With its historically weakest first quarter behind it, home, lawn, and wood-destroying insect warrantor is all set to report its historically strongest second-quarter earnings numbers tomorrow morning. Need some clues on how the company's doing? |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2004
Bill Mann |
ServiceMaster Looks Clean to Berkshire The purchase of ServiceMaster and Comcast, along with Pier 1, seems to fit into a pattern of Berkshire Hathaway stock purchases of the last few years -- all seeming to focus on the home. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Calling ServiceMaster Wall Street wasn't amused when home warrantor, termite zapper, and grass fertilizer ServiceMaster missed earnings estimates back in February. Can this corporate handyman regain the Street's graces when it reports first-quarter 2006 earnings news? Tune in Monday morning to find out. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Cohen & Steers... Carlisle... ServiceMaster... Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers... |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Sean Williams |
Airlines' New Motto: We've Got a Fee for That Higher fees are the bee's knees of the airline industry. |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
Jill Amadio |
Cruise Control Whether you've got 3 or 30, there's a fleet management program to help you manage your vehicles. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Fleet Management Solution Saves Land O'Lakes $500,000 in Fuel Costs Combination of technology and new driving technique lead to significant cost reductions. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2004
Rich Smith |
ServiceMaster Slips A massive charge to earnings put ServiceMaster in the red for 2003. |
National Defense
August 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Power Homes, Vehicles in Japan Next year, companies including Panasonic, Toshiba and Toyota will begin selling residential fuel cell systems across the nation, says Hisashi Yano, director of the Japan Hydrogen Fuel Cell demonstration park. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Fuel Cell Industry Gains Traction Opportunity grows with increased desire for energy efficiency and awareness of climate change. |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2009
Mike Allen |
How 35.5 MPG Will Change Our Vehicles and the Way We Drive: Analysis The EPA's role in fuel economy |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Dean Foust |
AMR: Making Every Gallon Count American Airline's all-out fuel-efficiency drive may help put it back in the black. |
CRM
June 2004
Emmy Favilla |
CRM in Action: Turn Agents Into Experts If the agents ask the right questions, customers feel more comfortable. |
National Defense
July 2010
Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Force: To Save Fuel, We Must Change How We Fly The Pentagon in recent years has launched umpteen projects to promote the use of renewable energy and lower consumption of fossil fuels. |
National Defense
June 2013
Insinna & Tadjdeh |
Air Force Making Headway on Fuel Efficiency Goals The Air Force is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The service requires massive amounts of fuel to power its aircraft, but in a budget crunch, officials know they must curb consumption in order to save money and be less susceptible to a volatile oil market. |
National Defense
May 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Air Force energy-saving plans face technical, financial hurdles The Air Force is proposing new measures to cut aviation fuel consumption by 10 percent within the next six years. Among the initiatives is to conventional fuel with synthetic alternatives. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2005
Rich Smith |
Hydrogen Has Its Day Is that a light at the end of the fuel cell tunnel? Ballard Power cuts the viability date in half to 2010. What does it mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2011
Sean Williams |
This Is the Sector to Own as Fuel Prices Rise No joke, this sector could be your saving grace as fuel prices rise. Railroad companies use far less fuel than a standard diesel truck |
National Defense
January 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Air Force Tells Biofuels Industry to 'Bring It' The Air Force within the next five years wants to be able to go on a shopping spree to snap up several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels produced within U.S. borders. |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2008
Mike Allen |
How to Monitor Your Fuel Economy in Real Time on the Road Pick up a cheap toy for the garage, change your driving habits, and you'll see more efficiency on your very next trip. |
CIO
June 16, 2010
John Brandon |
Should Fuel Cells Power Your Data Center? Fuel cells are highly reliable and environmentally friendly, making them attractive to companies that want a greener data center. But they aren't for everyone. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Washington's Latest Regulatory Target: The Gas Gauge Congress is exploring ideas on how to improve the fuel efficiency of over-the-road trucks and other transportation vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
May 22, 2008
Mike Allen |
7 More Fuel-Sipping Myths Debunked: Mechanic's Diary The real fear when gas prices get high may not be what you pay at the pump as the snake oil everyone's trying to sell outside of it. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Ready For Prime Time Fuel cells remain a work in progress, but products are available for purchase now. |
National Defense
April 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Navy's Energy Reform Initiatives Raise Concerns Among Shipbuilders The secretary of the Navy's announcement last fall of several initiatives to wean the sea service off fossil fuels has generated excitement but also some trepidation among energy researchers and defense contractors. |
