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The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Mine Safety's Groundhog Day The safety-equipment manufacturer's report on operations for the first quarter of 2006 is scheduled for release before market open tomorrow. Investors, with the company in transition, it will be more important than ever to keep an eye on the company's balance sheet.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2005 Rich Smith	Cave-In at Mine Safety Company "misses estimates," stock plunges 15%. But the number investors need to watch is inventories.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Rich Smith	Mine Safety Sees Daylight After a rocky couple of months, the stock is digging itself out of a hole.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Shaky Ground at Mine Safety When the protective gear manufacturer reported earnings last week, it headlined a sales increase of 10%. So, why did Mr. Market respond by decreasing Mine Safety's market cap by nearly 10%? Investors, let's take a closer look at what really happened.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Mine Safety in Numbers Here's how this little stock helps workers and shareholders.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	That's One Safe Stock Chemical biological masks, advanced combat helmets, and self-contained breathing apparatuses are some of the products driving strong sales at Mine Safety Appliances, global leader in body protection gear it markets in 120 countries.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Unearthing a Bargain? Mine Safety has a strong quarter but misses analysts' earnings projections. The stock is now trading at 21 times trailing earnings.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Jason Mac Gurn	Mine Safety Hits a Speed Bump Weak third-quarter results are an indication that the company needs to diversify its business. Mine Safety's performance over the next year should reveal whether management is up to the challenge.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Mine Safety Needs a Repeat The hazmat equipment manufacturer is set to release its first-quarter 2007 numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2005 Rich Smith	Mine Safety Digs Itself The company will buy back shares from the estate of the deceased mother of Mine Safety's chairman and CEO. Shares opened on the day of the announcement at $51.15. The company will buy these shares for just $46.36.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Jason Mac Gurn	Mine Safety's "Mad Money" Boost If management can succeed in its efforts to preserve the top line while improving the bottom line, shareholders would be very pleased in the long run.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005	Foolish Fundamentals: Inventory Big gains in inventory aren't necessarily bad, but for investors they always bear watching.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Rogers' Remorse Oversupplies make for underperformance. The company, which makes a variety of products, ranging from silicon foams for shoe insoles to printed circuit board laminates used in cell phones, slashed its fourth quarter earnings guidance. Its stock fell 4.3% on the news.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Plumbing Mine Safety The safety-equipment manufacturer is set to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Rich Smith	The Tao of Dow Overall, and despite a slew of one-time benefits and charges that skew the results somewhat, Dow Chemical managed to increase its profits by 57% in comparison to its 2003 results, earning its shareholders $2.93 per diluted share in 2004.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006	Digging Into Mine Safety: Fool by Numbers The health, safety, and defense products maker released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Rich Smith	Cutter Bucks Up The turnaround story continues for the apparel maker Cutter & Buck. The company should end fiscal 2005 with about $13.4 million in free cash flow, giving it an enterprise value-to-FCF ratio of about 8.5 at its current price
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Rich Smith	Mine Safety? Not Very Between its inventory problems and its too-high stock price, analysts didn't really need to go fishing for additional reasons not to own Mine Safety.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Columbia Calling Even if sales rise a bit, as expected, investors need to watch those inventory levels closely; make sure the company isn't swamping itself in unwanted goods that it will need to unload at cut-rate prices in the future.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Rich Duprey	Answers in the Margins By just looking at operating margins, investors can find profitable industry leaders.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Rich Smith	Investors Ignore Sportsman's Guide Outdoor specialist still on track. But investors need to keep an eye on some yellow flags in future quarters.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	A Foolish Investing Strategy Is it ever OK to average up on a stock? Many times, the best use of your cash is in the same skyrocketing stock that you already own.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oxford Commences With Oxford's goods selling like hotcakes (albeit not terribly profitable hotcakes), the miniscule rise in inventories shouldn't bother investors.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Daktronics Out of Focus? Earnings and revenues rise, but a few questions arise as well.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Rich Smith	Three Tiny Treasures Earnings season is in full swing and the business press is chock-full of profits news -- here's three stocks to look closely at: Image Sensing Systems... Lakeland Industries... Preformed Line Products...
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The Motley Fool October 5, 2005 Jason MacGurn	Mine Safety Goes Ballistic Entering the body armor market can only help the firm's top line. But this organic expansion is only part of Mine Safety's growth strategy; it's also growing by acquisition. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Steven Mallas	Coinstar: Shareholder Value in Bills? The company had a great year in terms of growth rates; margins are a different story. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Andy Cross	Mine Safety's Bright Q4: Fool by Numbers Mine Safety released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Street Spurns Stanley's Sweet Talk Furniture maker's solid quarterly numbers came with some baggage that may have unnerved potential suitors.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Andy Cross	Mine Safety's Rock-Solid 2005: Fool by Numbers Mine Safety released full-year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Rich Smith	Select Comfort's Q1 Lullaby The company's news lets Wall Street rest easy.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 Rich Smith	Veni Vidi Ventiv The pharma facilitator boosts revenues and profits. Were the company to rein in its dilution, it's not inconceivable that in the months to come, it might earn itself a recommendation as a Hidden Gem.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Marine Products Runs Aground Marine Products reported Q1 sales that were up 17% over the year-ago quarter. Profits rose even faster, to $0.17 per diluted share -- a 21% year-on-year increase. But none of that impressed investors. So let's examine what red flags they might have fixated on.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	All Talk, No Action Talk America may be improving, but the bottom line is that earnings per share fell from $0.37 to $0.30.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2011	Mine Safety Appliances Earnings Preview Mine Safety Appliances will unveil its latest earnings on Thursday, July 28.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	CNS Is All Stuffed Up The company that gave us Breathe Right nasal strips missed analyst estimates and the stock gets crushed.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Mine Safety in Numbers In advance of third quarter earnings, analysts expect Mine Safety to turn in another quarter of increased sales growth and profits.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005	Foolish Fundamentals: Cash Conversion Cycle Profits don't mean much until they're converted to cash. A company that does a poor job of bringing in cash, even if it's selling lots of stuff, should be avoided.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Tim Beyers	Another Intel Inventory Story The stark reality is that inventory is still very much a problem for the chip maker, and it seems to be getting worse. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	New York & Co.: Not as Bad as Advertised Comps may have lagged estimates, but reasons for optimism remain. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Seth Jayson	The Right Trend Is Your Friend It's amazing how often smart people miss the movements that matter. The trends really are your friends, so long as everyone else is ignoring the ones that matter. Keep your eyes on the business and buy what looks strong while others are still scoffing.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Mine Safety Back in the Dark Hazmat equipment maker Mine Safety has reported decreasing gross margins for the past three quarters, and operating margins are even worse. Will we see anything different when they report next week?
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Bill Mann	Intel's Mongolian Contortionist Act Intel missed its earnings projection, but its inventories dropped. Or did they? Things are not what they seem at Intel.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2008 Rex Moore	Signs of Trouble One way to avoid stocks ready to tumble.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Cost Plus Piles Up the Inventory Cost Plus needs to get its balance sheet under control. The underlying company does have potential and the shares are not expensive.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Reebok's Blue-Ribbon Quarter In the third quarter, the shoe maker sold nearly $1.2 billion worth of products, a 12% gain over Q3 2003 sales. Net earnings rose even more strongly, up about 42% over the year-ago period to $1.36 per diluted share.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Rich Smith	Sex, Lies, and Ticker Tape There are a million reasons a stock might rise (or fall) in the short term. But in the long term, there's only one: valuation.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006	Inventory: Less Is More As investors review a company's financial statements, it can be useful to compare the growth rate of inventories with the growth rate of revenues. You generally don't want to see inventories growing faster.