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Moat Report Card: Medtronic This medical supplier's definitely got a heartbeat.   |
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August 5, 2010
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Moat Report Card: Dick's Sporting Goods It's time to see if Dick's Sporting Goods' strength is in its moat. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Bryan Hinmon |
Moat Report Card: Brinker International A look behind the restaurant chain. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
Bryan Hinmon |
Moat Report Card: Orbitz Worldwide Judging the health of the online travel site. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Bryan Hinmon |
Moat Report Card: Home Depot A look at the home improvement retailer's competitive positioning. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2010
Bryan Hinmon |
Moat Report Card: IBM It's time to see if IBM's strength is in its moat. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Bryan Hinmon |
Moat Report Card: Strayer Education It's time to see if Strayer Education's strength is in its moat. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Bryan Hinmon |
Moat Report Card: How It Works Warren Buffett's "moat" metaphor is well known and widely accepted: If your company's business is a castle, its ability to keep competitors at bay is that castle's moat. Here's a primer on the Motley Fool moat series. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2010
Jason Moser |
Measuring Up: Polo Ralph Lauren Versus Gap Using three common metrics to assess and compare two competitors. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Polo Ralph Lauren's Wholesale Gain The fashion company is relying on its wholesale unit to drive sales. Shares are trading at nearly 16 times this year's earnings forecast; with an expected 30% earnings growth rate this year and a 0.53% dividend yield, the shares look attractive. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Polo Hits Its Stride Polo Ralph Lauren picked up the pace in its fiscal first quarter. Judicious brand and inventory management are delivering robust results that make the clothier's stock worth a closer look. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Polo Ready to Run With Footwear Stiff competition in the athletic footwear area may put a damper on Polo's reacquisition of its footwear line. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Polo's Next Hurdle The luxury goods purveyor looks poised to finish strong in fiscal 2007, but keeping up the pace will present a challenge. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Polo Takes Back Its Jeans The luxury goods maker buys back its jeans business, ending legal hassles. But investors shouldn't expect too much. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Polo's Off and Running Polo Ralph Lauren's inventory management and retail expansion are showing results. At 14 times the low end of fiscal 2006 earnings projections, Polo could be worth a look. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Will Polo Gallop? A relaunch of the Lauren line and an emphasis on premium pricing could pay off. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Jim Royal |
Is Microsoft Doing Right By Investors? Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha's favorite ways to size up a stock. He calculates return on invested capital to help determine whether a company has an economic moat |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Polo Ralph Lauren's High Horse? Did Polo take on more than it should have with its major new branding opportunity? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2010
Jim Royal |
Is McDonald's Doing Right by Investors? Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha's favorite ways to size up a stock. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2007
Billy Fisher |
Phillips-Van Heusen Perseveres The retailer reports another quarter of double-digit sales growth. While it might be difficult at times to sort out the winners from the losers in the fashion world, this stock will remain a clear-cut winner for some time to come. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Polo Plays at Wimbledon The ball is in Ralph Lauren's court now that a tennis deal will help it reach new customers. But investors, there's plenty of opportunity to find a name trading at a more compelling valuation with a more consistent track record or a more stable business model with more visible growth prospects. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
This Metric Can Lead You to Winners Of all the measures you can use to search for quality companies, the metric known as return on invested capital can be one of the trickiest. But it's one way to find great businesses. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Polo Ralph Lauren's Missed Opportunity Premium apparel producer Polo Ralph Lauren dropped the ball with its retail development strategy. To use an equestrian metaphor, they have a winning horse in the stable, but management won't let him run. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2007
David Meier |
Liz: Take Your Dirty Laundry Private Liz's current price has very little growth baked into it: 4% per year, with a 10% discount. By regaining control of its brands, reducing its costs, and increasing and improving its retail presence, Liz could easily surpass those expectations. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Jim Royal |
Does Wal-Mart Pass Buffett's Test? Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha's favorite ways to size up a stock. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Polo Ralph Lauren Is Off to the Races The luxury apparel giant posts another great quarter. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2011
Jim Royal |
Does Crox Earn Its Keep? Crocs' returns on invested capital have fluctuated over the past five years, and are currently lower than they were five years ago. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2011
Rex Moore |
Let's See If Polo Ralph Lauren's Growth is for Real Here are Polo Ralph Lauren's numbers, as well as a bonus look at a few other companies in its industry. |
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
August 5, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Show Me the Money, Polo Ralph Lauren All cash flow is not created equal. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2010
Jim Royal |
Is Schlumberger Doing Right By Investors? Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha's favorite ways to size up a stock, using Schlumberger as an example. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Andrew Tonner |
Does lululemon athletica Deserve a Spot in Your Portfolio? A quick check of the numbers should help us get started. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Lawrence Rothman |
Polo Ralph Lauren Keeps Galloping Luxury-lifestyle company Polo Ralph Lauren posted pretty good numbers, too good to have sent the stock tumbling 13%. Any investment fears seem overblown; this horse should be galloping away again soon. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
Jim Royal |
Does ExxonMobil Pass Buffett's Test? Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha's favorite ways to size up a stock, with ExxonMobil as the example. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
Jim Royal |
Does Flowserve Earn Its Keep? Flowserve showed the kind of steady growth in its returns on invested capital that we like to see until it suffered a sharp decline on its returns in the last four quarters. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
A Brand on a Mission Ralph Lauren turns in strong earnings and continues its recent success. For investors, there's a lot to like. |
AskMen.com
Brandon Dyce |
Ralph Lauren Polo Black Ralph Lauren's Polo Black is a sophisticated fragrance that has varying degrees of usefulness. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
Jim Royal |
Does Packaging Corp. Earn Its Keep? Here's one of Buffett's favorite metrics for evaluating companies. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2011
Jim Royal |
Does Western Refining Earn Its Keep? Western Refining has improved its returns on invested capital dramatically from three years ago, but they are down from five years ago. |
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Style Icon: Ralph Lauren A chief reason behind Ralph Lauren's success is that what he sells is seductive to consumers. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2011
Jim Royal |
Does CR Bard Earn Its Keep? CR Bard has not seen significant changes in its returns on invested capital over the past five years, which suggests that it is effectively maintaining its competitive position. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Polo Still a Thoroughbred Polo's warning is depressing the stock, but the future still looks good. Investors, these shares seem to be worth a good look. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
David Meier |
Is Apple Growing Foolishly? There's a right way and a wrong way for businesses to grow. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2011
Jim Royal |
Does EarthLink Earn Its Keep? Here's one of Buffett's favorite metrics for evaluating companies: Return on invested capital. How does Earthlink do? |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Charly Travers |
Coach's Magic Formula With an earnings yield of 10.3% and a return on assets greater than 25%, Coach meets the criteria of this mechanical strategy screen. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2010
David Meier |
Is G-III Apparel Group Growing Foolishly? G-III Apparel Group's track record of creating value as it grows makes it well worth considering. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Polo's Limping Gallop Sales rise dramatically, but big expenses and share dilution hurt earnings. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2012
Subhadeep Ghose |
Why Brand Value Still Matters PVH's third-quarter performance puts one over other retailers. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
James Early |
Is Frontier Worth Its Salt? How does this company look on this critical metric? |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
James Early |
Is STEC Worth Its Salt? How does this company look on this critical metric? |
