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The Motley Fool
April 8, 2004
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Laidlaw's Bumpy Ride The reorganized bus giant emerged from bankruptcy last June, but it's a long road ahead.   |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
I Missed This Bus Bus operator Laidlaw has cleaned up its business, but is there much room left to ride? Turnarounds can be great opportunities for investors, but they require an above-average commitment to due diligence. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Laying Down the Laidlaw So far, this company's turnaround looks pretty successful. If it can achieve the further goals it has set for itself, the company's tightened focus on buses could well make this a profitable investment for long-term owners. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Rural/Metro Still in ICU Though the ambulance operator's stock has rebounded quite a bit, future survival or success isn't a sure thing yet. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
Rich Smith |
Laidlaw Laid Out Investors dropped shares of the busing titan nearly 5% on news of a weaker-than-expected quarter. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2004
Rich Smith |
Career Education's Class Rank Career Education is one of the cheaper companies in the education sphere. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2004 |
Aliases on Financial Statements Within financial statements, names for some items vary from one company to another. Sometimes it seems like management is trying to confuse you. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Margins of Error Profit margins matter. It's why we can get more excited about a company with rich margins when it grows sales -- we know that much more of the incremental dollar will work its way down to the bottom line unscathed. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Chris Mallon |
Harley Goes Hog Wild Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson's second-quarter results left expectations in the dust. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
McDonald's Fast-Forwards Mickey D's preannounces a zesty second quarter. But how much gold is left in those Golden Arches? |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Detroit Dreaming Chrysler is a mess, yet the COO gets a promotion. Explain that one, please. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Ben McClure |
Quality Earnings Count Here are three telltale signs of strong earnings. This reporting period, it's worthwhile taking a peek behind the earnings. Here are three telltale signs of earnings "quality" to guide your stock picks. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
United Natural Gets Slammed Investors viewed the company as an unhealthy investment today, pushing the stock down as much as 19% after the organic food supplier warned it will come in shy of profit expectations. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Bank of America Shows Its Strength The nation's No. 3 bank puts up solid second-quarter results. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2004
Phil Wohl |
American Greetings Trims Debt Investors respond favorably to the company's debt restructuring. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Fool Looks Ahead Yellow school buses and superheroes in red and blue color the week ahead. Let's take a closer look. Monday: On the eve of the holiday, stateside companies will be mum on the earnings front... Tuesday: Market closed... Wednesday: Oce chimes in... etc. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2004
Rich Smith |
American Standard Still Clogged American Standard reported strong results, but debt remains a factor. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
3 Stocks That Missed the Mark A peek at companies that over-promised and under-delivered. Aracruz Celulose... Laidlaw International... America's Car-Mart... |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2004
Rich Smith |
Covering Portfolio Recovery Portfolio Recovery Associates' performance over the past six months have been good with earnings of $0.81 per diluted share translating to an earnings growth of nearly 31% over the first half of 2003. |
BusinessWeek
April 7, 2011
Ben Austen |
The Megabus Effect After decades of decline, the bus is the U.S.'s fastest-growing way to travel, led by curbside service from Megabus, BoltBus, and others. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2004 |
Enterprise Value Explained Don't neglect debt and cash when determining a company's price tag. |
BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
Stephanie Anderson Forest |
Streaking Past Expectations Soaring profits bolster second-quarter earnings. Gains were especially notable in energy; the reinvigorated information technology sector; and among basic materials producers, which benefited from strong international demand. |
AskMen.com
April 1, 2002
Rashmikant Patel |
Can Debt Be Good For You? This might surprise you, but debt is not always a bad thing. It depends on how it's being used and what kind of debt holder you are... |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2004 |
When Debt Is Good vs. Bad Debt on a company's balance sheet can have two sides. Companies that can grow without using debt or issuing extra stock are in a more powerful position than others. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2004
J. Graham |
Earnings Madness Quarterly corporate earnings dominate the financial media. Earnings releases send investors into a flurry of buying the winners and selling the losers. But you should be looking beyond what you see in the news. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Erico Guizzo |
How to Keep 18 Million People Moving The Brazilian megacity of Sao Paulo operates the world's most complex bus system. Here's how it works. |
FDIC FYI
September 5, 2002 |
Corporate Earnings Growth Suggests Business Sector Recovery The recession that began in March 2001 has been termed a corporate sector recession because of pervasive weakness in the business sector. Recent earnings reports from companies in the S&P 500 index suggest that the trend of declining corporate profits may have run its course. |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. SYSCO... Perrigo... Bandag... Laidlaw... |
CIO
January 1, 2001
Ian Springsteel |
Money Talk - Financial Glossary Fluency in CFO-speak can help your company---and your career. |
Reason
March 2005
Ted Balaker |
Railroading the Poor The chief argument for public transit is that it's necessary for those who can't afford cars. But many cities tailor their transit services to those who need them the least. |
PC Magazine
September 21, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
A Moveable Mesh One of the last places you would expect to find cutting-edge technology is inside a city bus. But the bus system in Portsmouth, England, is an exception. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Erico Guizzo |
Q&A With Dario Hidalgo An interview with the Colombian engineer who was the deputy manager of the Transmilenio, Bogota's bus rapid transit system. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2003
Alyce Lomax |
Immucor Bloodied The maker of instruments used by hospitals, labs, and blood banks for blood transfusions sees its shares battered after a second-quarter earnings warning. |
