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The Motley Fool
November 4, 2004
Rich Smith |
Valuation Soup Education software provider eCollege has too many metrics being sited as best measuring its performance. But both Wall Street and the company wound up wrong with their estimates, as the eCollege pulled in $0.12 of adjusted earnings.   |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2005
Rich Smith |
eCollege Opens its Books Financials become more transparent, and the company looks like a better investment because of it. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Macrovision Checkup The digital media piracy fighter reports first-quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow after market close. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street is looking for? Want to get a better feel for the big picture? |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2004
Rich Smith |
eCollege Takes an Incomplete The provider of outsourced education solutions will delay filing its 10-Q. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Summing Up Synopsys The software maker expects profits -- pro forma and otherwise. Investors will be faced with a common quandary among companies whose "analysts" insist more on confusing investors than educating them. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2004
Rich Smith |
Reed Elsevier's Fine Print European publisher illustrates how pro forma accounting knows no borders. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2004 |
When "Pro Forma" Is Bad Forma Don't let a company you own fool you with "pro forma" numbers. They're gussied-up numbers that companies would prefer you focus on instead of less attractive numbers that are often more accurate representations of their health or performance. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Clap for Palm? Palm shows its hand. Depending on a variety of factors, the company expects to report a profits number tomorrow that could range anywhere from $0.38 per diluted share, to $5.20 per share, or from $0.55 up to $0.65. Confusing? You bet. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Progress Report The small enterprise software maker Progress reveals its numbers tomorrow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Phillips-Van Heusen Analysts have high hopes for this clothier as it prepares to report its first-quarter 2006 earnings. Here's a quick rundown of what Wall Street expects, what the company's already done, and what you might want to look for in Tuesday's report. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Tom Taulli |
eCollege Drops Out By selling out at a premium, the company can leverage Pearson's power. At $22.45 per share, or $477 million total, the deal should benefit both sides. It may even signal more dealmaking to come in the educational sector. |
CFO
July 1, 2004
Alix Nyberg |
A Matter of Emphasis Regulation G was supposed to end the abuses of pro forma reporting. Has it succeeded? |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2004
Rich Smith |
Macrovision Takes a Hit Wall Street punishes the digital copy protector for the wrong reasons. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: eCollege to Fail Final The reason that eCollege's quarterly profits will be down so very much, year over year, is that last year's fourth-quarter was exceptionally good for eCollege. This year's will be just average. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2004
Rich Smith |
Has Macrovision No Shame? On Monday after the bell, California-based intellectual property rights defender Macrovision reported yet another fabulous quarter, whether judged by revenues, earnings, or pro forma (Latin for "ad lib") earnings. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: eCollege's Lesson in Semantics Three quarters out of the last four, the educational software maker succeeded in trumping Wall Street estimates. Today, the stock is off 19% from its post-first-quarter high. What can investors expect when second-quarter 2006 numbers are posted? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Pro Forma Earnings Reports: A Deceptive View of Performance The Securities and Exchange Commission is concerned with a widespread corporate habit -- the growing practice of issuing "pro forma" earnings reports that tend to paint a rosy picture of company results... |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Evaluating SkillSoft Online IT educator SkillSoft reports first-quarter 2007 earnings tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Hewlett Packs Earnings The computer maker is set to report its second-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2006
Tom Taulli |
eCollege Getting Good Marks eCollege is a leader in the booming online-education trend. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Will Credence Clear Water? Can semiconductor-tester Credence Systems keep up its recent profitable trend, and make it three in a row for positive (pro forma only) earnings when it reports its fiscal third-quarter 2006 numbers on Thursday? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2005
Rich Smith |
American Standard vs. the Street's Standard Sometimes, even "great" isn't good enough. Investors in this home fixture maker, take note. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Pro Forma's Bottom Line Be careful what you say and how you say it. The Financial Executives International, Morristown, N.J., and the National Investor Relations Institute, Vienna, Va., have come up with guidelines for clear and consistent public statements of corporate earnings. Five key suggestions... |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Deconstructing Adobe The software company is set to report it fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to find. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2005
Paul Shread |
CA, Tech Data Disappoint Wall Street Computer Associates and Tech Data reported results after the close on Thursday that weren't quite as strong as Wall Street analysts were looking for... Wind River soared... Novell fell... etc. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2005
Tom Taulli |
eCollege's Mixed Report Card Revenues are up, but the e-learning company's growth spurt may be over. The stock has fallen more than 10%. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Final Exams at eCollege The educational software-maker is set to release its 2006 fourth quarter's earnings results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Resuming Progress? After posting back-to-back earnings misses, Progress Software pulled out of its slump last quarter and beat the estimators. Will it begin a new streak, and start off next week with a bang, when it reports second-quarter 2007 earnings? |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2004
Rex Moore |
Constellation Brands Shines On The pieces are falling in place for the world's largest wine producer. |
CFO
Edward Teach & Tim Reason |
Lies, Damn Lies, and Pro Forma Pro forma earnings reports may be a cause du jour of reformers, but CFOs aren't about to back down from issuing them... |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2005
Rich Smith |
Progress Regresses The software company beats estimates but makes a pricey purchase. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
Rich Smith |
WebSideStory Opens New Chapter While Wall Street went ga-ga over the newly re-named marketing data analyzer's first-quarter pro forma profits, investors should be aware that from a free cash flow perspective, things don't read as nicely. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
Rich Smith |
Symantec Hits a Flat Note Symantec doesn't provide a complete picture in a quarterly report that shows sales increasing while profits are falling, and a cash flow statement that is suspiciously absent. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Chalk Talk at Blackboard Blackboard outlines its expectations for 2005 and 2006 and announces an acquisition. The stock, at 34.2 times trailing earnings, looks fully priced. |
