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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
June 5, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: La-Z-Boy La-Z-Boy's fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 earnings report is due out tomorrow afternoon. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? |
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
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
November 4, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Service Bundling Sweeps Up ServiceMaster profitably bundles services and pays a healthy 3.5% dividend. |
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
February 17, 2004
Rich Smith |
ServiceMaster Slips A massive charge to earnings put ServiceMaster in the red for 2003. |
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
May 9, 2006
Jeremy MacNealy |
ServiceMaster Still Serviceable? Why is the market shunning this residential and commercial services company? Here is a closer look. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Church & Dwight Means Business Arm & Hammer is producing excellent results on all fronts. The company's third-quarter earnings numbers are downright fantastic. |
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
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
March 9, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
More Fun for Everyone Amusement park operator Cedar Fair raises its dividend for the 13th time in 10 years. |
