Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool June 29, 2004 Phil Wohl	American Greetings Trims Debt Investors respond favorably to the company's debt restructuring.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Card Earnings Don't Rhyme American Greetings' fourth-quarter results were weighed down by charges. Despite today's earnings shortfall, American Greetings did have some good news to share.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	No Verse for American Greetings With anemic growth, it's hard to find a reason to buy American Greetings.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2003 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	American Greetings' Wild Card Is it "Get Well Soon" or "Congratulations" time for American Greetings?
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Earnings and Noise From a Cash Cow American Greetings announces new initiatives along with earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Cruelest Card Is it "Get Well Soon" or "Congratulations" time for American Greetings? The company has restructured its debt and shaved its overhead to deliver a healthier bottom line despite a sector that, quite frankly, is lucky to be stuck in neutral.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2006 Anders Bylund	Get Well Soon, American Greetings American Greetings got unfairly pummeled in the market today because it showed red where investors wanted black, a psychological warning sign that triggered an overreaction.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	A Greeting-Card Comeback? American Greetings sheds additional light on its turnaround plan. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Greetings From a Cash Cow American Greetings' revenue is flat, but the cash keeps on flowing. Investors who believe that cash is king might find American Greetings worth a glance.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2004	The Big Hole We're In The average household with credit cards owes a whopping $9,000. How much is your credit card debt really costing you, and what can you do?
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Richard Gibbons	Share Buybacks Aren't All Equal In the right circumstances -- when a company has excess capital and undervalued shares -- share repurchases are great for shareholders. But if the company is repurchasing overvalued shares, the buyback can actually be a sign of poor management.
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 David Henry	American Greetings: Happy Shopping These days, American Greetings inspires more people on Wall Street with its birthday cards than its shares.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Greetings Bring Bad Tidings American Greetings loses ground after cutting full-year guidance.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Brian Gorman	American Greetings' Surprises The earnings aren't on fire for the greeting-card company, but management is on the right track. Despite the declining top and bottom lines, Wall Street had bid up the firm's stock by 10.3% by the close of trading Thursday.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2006	What's So Bad About Credit Card Debt? Credit cards may be convenient, but they can also devour your financial future. Use them carefully.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hello, American Greetings To sum up, the greeting-card company is selling less, making less profit on what it does sell, its stock price is lagging, and management has spent $200 million of shareholders' money to buy back shares at 11% higher prices than those shares are worth today.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 Roger Friedman	The Best Strategy Now There comes a time when every investor should listen to his inner value investor. When looking to get rich slowly, it's best to invest like an adult.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3 Stocks That Blew Away The Market Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door. WD-40... Monsanto... American Greetings...
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Steven Mallas	Kraft's Confident Buyback Plan The supermarket staple serves up another helping of share repurchases. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	American Greetings: Get Well Soon It's another quarter and another round of disappointing results for the card maker.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2004	Some Debt Is OK Pay attention to the interest rates you're paying on your debt.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	American Greetings Sends Notice Investors are increasingly interested in the card company as its outlook keeps improving.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Rich Smith	The Credibility Gap Sales and profits stagnate, while share dilution continues for the Gap.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005	Capital Structure, Explained When evaluating a company's merits as a possible investment, you should examine the components of its value and explore how it finances its workings. It's all about cash, debt, and equity.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian	A Daring but Doomed Proposal What if shareholders decided how companies spent their money?
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006	When Debt Is Good Mortgage good, credit card debt bad. Investors, it's similar with companies. If a sizable chunk of income won't be eaten up by debt payment obligations, that means more flexibility and more opportunity. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2011	American Greetings Earnings Preview American Greetings will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, June 29.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Not All Debt Is Evil Debt-free companies can have their virtues, but debt has an undeserved bad rap with individual investors. When you find a company with debt, dig into the details.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious ones. Carnival... American Greetings... Smucker... Procter & Gamble...
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006	Some Debt Is OK The important thing is the interest rate -- and your ability to pay.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2006 Tim Hanson	How to Make the Most of Your Money If you are in credit card debt, it's absolutely crucial that you develop a plan now to pay it off and get your bank account going in the right direction (up). And beyond that, it's important to make sure you save -- and eventually invest -- for the future.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2005 Bill Mann	Let's Talk About Debt, Baby Individual investors seem to fear companies with debt. There's a reason they call it "leverage," though.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Dayana Yochim	Should You Delay Your Debt Payoff? Got a great APR and a plan to pay off a debt? There are pitfalls to putting off financial obligations.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Tim Beyers	Taking Too Much Credit Apparently, we're moving away from checks and toward credit cards. OK. But wouldn't we be better off just spending less? Here are four fast tips to help free you of debt.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005	Foolish Fundamentals: Enterprise Value Don't overlook debt and cash when you're valuing a stock.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005	Meet the Cash Flow Statement It's the least-known but perhaps most important report. The cash flow statement shows how much money a company is really making as it works through operations, makes investments, and borrows money.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Happy Earnings Day From American Greetings The greeting card maker reverses their loss from a year ago by increasing revenue and getting expenses under control.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Selena Maranjian	You Might Be Overextended If ... Even if you're overextended, you can get out of debt.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006	Enterprise Value, Explained Enterprise value (EV) represents a company's economic value -- the minimum someone would have to pay to buy it outright. It's an important number to consider when you're valuing a stock.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Another Look at Cedar Fair's Secondary Cedar Fair's secondary offering is, on the balance, good for shareholders.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Billy Fisher	Greeted With Profits Profits double at American Greetings as new initiatives gain traction.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Heinz's Debt- and Equity-Holders Duel The ketchup giant's choices benefit one group at the other's expense. Shareholders and debtholders alike should keep an eye on company developments, though they affect each group in different and sometimes opposite ways.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Year to Forget at Hot Topic: Fool by Numbers The clothing retailer released full fiscal year 2005 results: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Rich Smith	American Standard Still Clogged American Standard reported strong results, but debt remains a factor.
PC Magazine September 7, 2004 Sally Wiener Grotta	Belltech Greeting Cards Designer 1.2 Belltech Greeting Cards Designer 1.2 lets you create personalized greeting cards with templates or your own custom designs.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005	Return on Equity: The Basics A company's return on equity (ROE) reflects the productivity of the net assets (assets minus liabilities) a company's management has at its disposal. Let it be your crystal ball when evaluating stocks.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Tim Beyers	Step Away From the Plastic Have you ever taken inventory of your credit cards? You should. Being in debt can be a shameful experience, but it doesn't have to be.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2003	Warn Collegians About Credit Don't let them start adulthood with massive debts.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Dial "M" for More Money For anyone who hasn't made the phone call yet to ask their credit card company for a lower rate on their account, do it now.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2008 Rich Duprey	Don't Buy the Buyback Hype Are share buybacks little more than a tool for management to massage earnings? As for the benefit to individual shareholders, is it all it's cracked up to be?