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The Motley Fool November 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Woodmark Surplus The cabinetmaker is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors want to know: Has it finally gotten its inventories under control?
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Rich Smith	Beautiful FormFactor Packaging company's free cash flow is in the bag. The stock is already up 21%, but investors need to be wary of danger signs. Yellow flags are still waving over inventories and accounts receivable.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Through Tiffany's Window The high-end jeweler reports first-quarter 2006 earnings results tomorrow morning. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oxford's Commencement Analysts expect big things tomorrow, but might see big inventories instead from this manufacturer of private-label and branded clothing. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Growth at Conn's? The retailer is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2008 earnings results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Walgreen Diagnosed Walgreen investors need to keep a close eye on inventory growth to make sure it doesn't outpace sales. Otherwise, those inventories might need to be marked down, or even pitched in the dumpster one day.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2005 Rich Smith	The Crystal Ball Deficit of 2006 Investors -- don't count on anyone accurately predicting the future. Not even your CEOs.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Rich Smith	FARO Less Frightening FARO no longer appears to be the superior performer it was, but it does appear to be heading back in the right general direction. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Nobility Homes The manufactured-homes builder is scheduled to report fiscal second-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow giving investors a chance to take a closer look. Will it be a buy?
The Motley Fool December 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Signs of Steelcase The office furniture specialist is set to report fiscal third-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Clear Sailing for Lakeland? Judging from the firm's performance over the past year and a half, perhaps investors should give Lakeland the benefit of the doubt here for the time being.
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.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Triangulating Garmin Garmin's rolling margins don't seem to be revealing much of a trend in its business. One quarter they're up, the next they're down. If analysts are correct in their estimates, the fourth-quarter will turn out to be a down quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Water Torture Water Pik's latest results are a painful read, but history suggests the company should recover. The company at least looks cheaper than its competitors, such as Pentair, with a 24.6 ratio, and A.O. Smith, with negative annual free cash flow.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Urban Outfitters Unzips The hipster clothier is ready to report fiscal 2007 earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Time to Select Solectron? The electronics maker reports its fiscal third-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Grunts or Groans for Garmin? In advance of earnings, analyst's expect GPS specialist Garmin to show 29% sales growth, but flat profits.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Oil-Dri Hung Out The kitty-litter maker's stock declined 4% on good news. Investors, what gives?
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Rich Smith	Beware Bed Bath & Beyond The retailer offers some positive numbers, but look a little closer.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pier 1 in Port The troubled retail reports earnings news tomorrow. Investors, don't expect much.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Smith & Wesson Loads After putting together back-to-back quarters in which it "beat" consensus estimates for its earnings, can Smith & Wesson Holding make it three-in-a-row when it reports its fiscal second-quarter 2007 earnings?
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Will Dollar General Show Investors the Money? Is this discount retailer a value or a value trap? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Intuit's Unimportant Quarter The software maker is thriving, but this quarter's report doesn't give a true indication of by just how much. Investors, for the big picture, let's take a look at the entire year.
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 March 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Drilling Down on Herman Miller The furniture company is set to report its third-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: 3Com Picks Itself Up The networking equipment maker added to a string of losses last quarter. Might this quarter be the turnaround? The company is set to report its fiscal third-quarter 2007 numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Hooker Furniture Marked Down Bad news and more bad news for the embattled furniture maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cost Plus, Profits Minus? The retailer is set to close out another miserable year shortly when the World Market operator reports fourth-quarter and full-year numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 Rich Smith	Sonoco: Which Side Is Up? The packaging firm's P/E looks reasonable, but free cash flow has dried up.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Nike Ready to Run Investors, an established retailer like Nike will probably have well-managed inventory, but keep an eye on the inventories tomorrow, just to be sure.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Standard Looking Good The company is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Rich Smith	United Technologies Back on Track Inventories are no longer an issue for the defense contractor. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Steel Technologies Softened The metals processor is set to report fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings results. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Winnebago Sells Less, Earns More The RV maker's accounting profits may be down on the year, but its cash profits are way up. Mr. Market seems to have recognized this, and bid the shares up accordingly.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: It's Herman Miller Time In advance of the office furniture specialist's first-quarter 2008 earnings results, analysts are expecting an increase in sales, although at a slowing pace.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Rockwell Collins Rocks The aviation electronics maker reports first-quarter 2007 earnings shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hewlett-Packard's Ahead of the Pack The computer maker is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Palm Harbor's Shady Quarter The manufactured homebuilder reports third-quarter 2007 earnings results shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool August 24, 2005 Rich Smith	American Wood Markup Wall Street cheers, but the inventory counters remain nervous about cabinet maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Rich Smith	American Woodmark Polishes Margins The cabinetmaker takes a rasp to low-margin sales, but American Woodmark needs to keep tighter reins on its inventories if it wants to maintain the higher margins it seeks. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: FTD Blooms The flower company reports its fiscal third-quarter 2006 earnings news on Monday. Investors, here's what you'll need to know to put those numbers in context.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2005 Rich Smith	Retail Misadventures Sometimes for an investor, there's nothing truer than the old saying that "when it rains, it pours." DSW/Value City owner Retail Ventures can't seem to catch a break.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2005 Rich Smith	Dow's One Word: Plastics The chemical giant gets a big boost from its plastics sector. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 Rich Smith	Under Armour, Over Budget Selling, general, and administrative costs are still running away with the athletic wear manufacturer's profits.
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 12, 2005 Rich Smith	Cutter Aiming True The clothing retailer's results weren't as bad as they look. While the company seems to be getting back on track, there will be plenty of possibilities for its stock to fall further. Look for "buying opportunities" in the months ahead.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Lowe's Lowdown The home improvement retailer is set to release fourth quarter and full-year 2006 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2010 Rich Smith	Obama Doesn't Want Your Guns Free cash flow at Smith & Wesson -- which wasn't all that good even last year -- fell off the proverbial cliff in fiscal Q1 2011, as the company burnt through $14 million.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2006 Rich Smith	Lakeland Pleads for Patience Things may get better, later. The problem is that Lakeland investors have already been patient -- but with inventories still rising, sales again falling, and the share price down 16% over the last year against a 6% rise in the S&P, so far, they've been waiting for nothing.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Scholastic's Exam The educational publisher is set to report its fiscal second-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?