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Deceptive Free Cash Flow Free cash flow is a great metric for measuring the cash profitability of a business over time. But it's possible to overestimate it if you don't pay careful attention to details. Here are a few items to check for when analyzing a company's free cash flow.   |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Engineered Support's System Solid profit margins and successful acquisitions are helping the military contractor grow. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2004
Rich Duprey |
K2 Slays the Competition Sporting goods manufacturer reports soaring sales, profits, and margins. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Blyth's a Party Pooper The home decoration retailer is set to report its first-quarter 2008 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2005
Mike Cianciolo |
Stanley Works Acquires Its Way to Growth The nation's leading toolmaker continues to build solid growth. The company projects full-year earnings of $3.20 to $3.30 per diluted share, which would represent an increase of 12% to 16% over last year's earnings. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Talx... Blyth... Cascade... Trinity Industries... |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2005
Chris Cather |
The Buyback Cash Cow Companies are flush with cash on their balance sheets, and stock buybacks are increasing. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Yankee Candle Gets Waxed Flat comparable-store sales burn Yankee Candle. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Blyth's Spirits Fall in the U.S. The home decor retailer can't shake declining domestic sales. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2005
Bill Mann |
Watch Where the Earnings Go Earnings are great. What management does with the earnings is the difference between mediocre returns and great ones. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Blyth... Village Super Market... Umpqua Holdings... Highland Hospitality... |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
Yankee Candle on Fire? Investors looking to own a niche player that does a great job with its business should consider this company. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Blyth Not Ready to Party The home decor retailer finds hope in international sales as the domestic market contracts. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious: General Electric... LCA-Vision... Mattel... |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2004
Rich Duprey |
How to Spot a Serial Acquirer Acquisitions can juice sales but can also lead to messy balance sheets. A simple test can sort them out. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Yankee Candle's Slow Burn Yankee Candle's strategy to improve marketing and branding might be working. Investors, is this stock worth a look? |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Yankee Candle Snuffed The candle retailer agrees to be acquired after a mediocre third-quarter earnings report. Investors, take note. |
CFO
July 15, 2011
Marielle Segarra |
A Feel for the Deal Companies with a long history of M&A may want to think twice before acquiring again; a new report finds that on average, serial acquirers create less value during deals than infrequent acquirers. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Univision: Broadcasting Growth? Is the Spanish-language media programmer's stock poised to grow over the long term? |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Russ Berrie Not So Cuddly The toy and gift maker rejects an unsolicited takeover offer as unworthy of further consideration. Shareholders apparently agreed that the unsolicited offer was too low and bid up the stock. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 5, 2004
Jim Heskett |
Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction? Research tells us that the short-term value in an acquisition accrues primarily to shareholders of acquired companies. On the other hand, short-term value is more often destroyed than created for shareholders of acquiring organizations. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2011 |
Microsoft Loses Two Acquisition Execs Microsoft bids farewell to two leaders of its mergers and acquisitions division, including the executive who was enmeshed in the company's effort to purchase Yahoo in 2008. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Think Like a Dealmaker Acquisitions can be great for investors. Here's how to identify acquisition targets before deals are announced. |
U.S. CPSC
June 26, 2006 |
The Swiss Colony Recalls Money Bag Candles for Fire Hazard The decorations on the candle can ignite, posing a fire hazard. Also, excessive pooling of wax from the burning candles poses a burn hazard. |
BusinessWeek
September 4, 2006
Steve Hamm |
A Big Blue Feeding Frenzy Rapid-fire acquisitions have made software IBM's fastest-growing business. |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Blyth's Bleak Outlook The home decor seller is set to report is fourth-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to find. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2007
Brian Lawler |
The Perfect Pharma Acquisition The pharmaceutical industry has been busy consolidating in the past year. With so much buying and selling going on, here is speculation on what would constitute the perfect pharma acquisition. |
U.S. CPSC
December 20, 2001 |
Dillard's Recalls Pine Tree Candles The candles can collapse, causing the flame to spread and ignite decorative glitter and paint, which poses a fire hazard to consumers... |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2008
Brian Orelli |
AOB Is A-OK Growing through acquisitions seems to be working. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Brady's Crazy Growth Ominous signs of low growth loom for this eclectic ID-product maker. Investors, beware. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Andrew Sawers |
Do Mergers Add Value After All? The perception that mergers and acquisitions destroy shareholder value may be out of date. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Is Electronics Boutique's Strategy Sound? The video game software and hardware retailer shows revenue growth, but profits don't follow the same trend. Are the acquisitions worth it? Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2010 |
Tech Sector's M&A Climate Improving: Study Search, security and cloud computing are three of the most attractive markets for mergers and acquisitions in 2010 according to the latest study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
