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The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 |
Financial Statements in Annual Reports Investors, if you want to learn to read annual reports, you'll need to make sense of the various financial reports they contain. Here are brief descriptions of the three biggies in every annual report. |
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 23, 2004 |
Balance Sheet Basics Understanding the balance sheet can help you understand your investments. |
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005 |
Peek at a Balance Sheet Some assets can be bad, and some liabilities can be good. By studying a balance sheet, you can evaluate a company's current condition and also see whether its financial health is improving or failing. |
CFO March 2009 Leone & Reason |
How Extreme Is the Makeover? Two years from now, balance sheets might not balance. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Cracking the Accounting Code Financial statements are less confusing and more informative than you think. By learning to make sense of balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows, you can put some profitable ideas in your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool August 17, 2006 |
Comparing Companies Evaluate your investment candidates carefully -- here's how to start. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Gene G. Marcial |
Web Players Need What Keynote Has Internet stocks are back, but not Keynote Systems. With no debt and a cash stash of $148 million, or $7.50 a share even after the two acquisitions, investors are now paying just $5.50. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 |
Foolish Asset Allocation Moving in and out of the stock market every few months will not lead to success. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Chris Cather |
What Is a "Strong" Balance Sheet? Knowing how to measure balance sheet strength will help investors add another tool to their arsenal. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Rich Smith |
Xerox's Commercial Paper Jam Commercial paper is fancy-pants lawyer-speak for debt. Shareholders should be hoping that it doesn't take the company another year, and a likely doubling of interest rates, to address the problem. |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 |
When Debt Is OK Is debt good or bad? The answer is that not all debt is alike -- and not all debt is bad. Along the same lines, as investors we shouldn't assume that any debt on a company's balance sheet is a bad thing. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 |
Enterprise Value Explained The enterprise value reminds all investors, large and small, that debt is a cost to the business. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Ron Gross |
A Real Asset Learn how book value can lead you to interesting options. |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Bond Bubbles? You tell us. Investors are plowing into bonds with abandon. |
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 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 August 25, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: The Balance Sheet Investors, balance sheets are a good snapshot of a company's assets and liabilities at a given point in time. They can be intimidating -- until you take a little time to understand how they're set up, and what they can tell you. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Seth Jayson |
Fool by Numbers: FedEx FY 2005 The delivery company released its earnings for fiscal year 2005: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 |
"Flow Ratio" Explained Understand the flow ratio and you'll better understand many companies. |
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 |
Don't Forget Home Equity To business professor Dean Gatzlaff, your home should be part of any asset allocation plan. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: The Balance Sheet Balance sheets are a good snapshot of a company's assets and liabilities at a given point in time. But they can be intimidating for investors until you take a little time to understand how they're set up and what they can tell you. |
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 October 11, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Wal-Mart's Tempting Southern Subsidiary Wal-Mart shares are attractively valued, but Walmex might be the better deal. Already the largest retailer in Mexico, Walmex is expanding quickly throughout the country. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 |
China Unicom Connects: Fool by Numbers This Chinese mobile service provider released fourth-quarter and calendar year 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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 April 14, 2005 |
Stock Picking for Novices If you're a newcomer to investing, how should you begin to choose stocks in which to possibly invest? |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 |
Where to Invest Money for College Stocks? Bonds? Well, the longer the time period until you'll need the money, the more risk you can take. Here's a typical set of guidelines that some financial planners might offer you. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 |
Enterprise Value Explained Don't neglect debt and cash when determining a company's price tag. |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Sonic Dines In: Fool by Numbers The drive-in restaurant chain released its fiscal 2007 first-quarter earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Seth Jayson |
Fool by Numbers: H.B. Fuller Q2 2005 The company has released earnings for the second quarter: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 |
Book Value Explained Book value is an accounting concept that reflects a company's value according to its balance sheet. However, it is not as useful to investors as you'd think. |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Smart Stocks Selling Bonds These companies are loading up on cash while interest rates are cheap. |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Scrutinizing Staples The office-supply quartermaster reports earnings tomorrow. Analysts have the company pegged to produce $0.32 per diluted share in profits for the quarter on $4.2 billion in sales. Furthermore, analysts predict $1.11 in profits for this fiscal year, and $1.26 for fiscal 2006. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Understanding the Balance Sheet Many investors focus only on sales and earnings growth. While that's important, long-term investors should also study the balance sheet to see how sturdy the underlying business is. |
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 August 10, 2005 |
What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest. |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Atlantis' Dividend Magic Trick The company seemed to be undervalued and underfollowed -- a good recipe for a winning investment. The plastics maker is offering a huge payout, but it's financed with debt. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Book Value Know your terms before you dive head-first into investing: Book value is an accounting concept that reflects a company's value according to its balance sheet. It's equal to shareholders' equity, or the difference between assets and liabilities. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Look Who's Buying Bonds Now Even at high prices, some companies are buying back their own debt. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Sleeper That Soared To the surprise of many, emerging-market debt has performed well. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Should You Have Been in Bonds? When stocks are hurting, bonds look really attractive. But that doesn't mean you should dump your whole stock portfolio and run to their fixed income embrace at the first sign of trouble. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Huxley & Burns |
The Match Makers Advisors can use asset dedication to match client's cash flows to their liabilities. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 |
Book Value Explained Beware: Book value isn't as helpful a measure when valuing a stock as it used to be. |
Real Estate Portfolio July 2000 Elaine E. Derso |
Safe Harbors in a Stormy Sea Having been becalmed during run-up of the S&P 500 and, more recently, the NASDAQ 100, REIT stock prices may be on their way, at last, to approximating net asset values.... |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Oregon Steel Forges Ahead: Fool by Numbers The company released 2005 full-year earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Traa & Carare |
A Government's Net Worth A new tool in surveillance, the public sector balance sheet, can help diagnose vulnerabilities that are not immediately visible in the budget. |
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 March 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans. |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2004 Jim Mueller |
PG&E's Dividend At first glance, Pacific Gas & Electric seems to be using debt to finance its recently announced dividend. Say it isn't so! But don't jump to conclusions. Consumers and shareholders win on this deal. |