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The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bouncing Baby CheckFree The online bill-pay facilitator reports fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results tomorrow. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects? Do you want to know what really matters?
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 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 January 21, 2004 Rich Smith	CheckFree Pretties Up Results CheckFree's growing up, but still relying on pro forma numbers.
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 January 21, 2005 Rich Smith	CheckFree Cashes In The online payment processor is swimming in free cash flow. CheckFree is one heavily shorted stock, with more than 14% of its float sold short.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Checking In on CheckFree The online bill payment facilitator is set to report fiscal second-quarter 2007 earnings results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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 November 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reading the Nuances Voice-recognition specialist Nuance Communications is prepared to report its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2005 Rich Smith	CheckFree Balances Its Books With six months still to go until calendar year 2006, it's already to check in on the e-bill processor and see how fiscal 2005 wrapped up. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	What's in CheckFree's Future? The electronic-payments processing company keeps on the path of profitability, but may not be the best choice for cautious investors.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Getting Some Digital Insight Want to know what's happening at online banking facilitator Digital Insight? The company reports first-quarter 2006 results after close of trading tomorrow. In the meantime, let's take a look at a few facts that will help put the numbers in context.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Should You Believe in Credence? When the semiconductor tester reports its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings, will this make for three quarters in a row of missing analyst projections? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Rich Smith	CheckFree Gets a Bounce The online bill payer's stock is up on news of a cheap acquisition.
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 August 4, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	CheckFree's Profitable Payments The electronic payment company swings to full-year profitability.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Rich Smith	CheckFree's Big Balance The online bill-paying service cashes in on demographic tsunami. Investors with a longer-term focus should take this chance to purchase discounted CheckFree shares.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: CheckFree Clears The more time that goes by and the bigger its base of business gets, the stronger CheckFree's margins are becoming. This company is truly a force to be reckoned with. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Macrovision's Blurry View With analysts focusing all their attention on Macrovision's guidance and pro forma results, "disappointing" results tomorrow just might present Foolish investors an excellent opportunity to zig when Wall Street zags.
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 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 January 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Standard American Standard's gross margin, which wasn't impacted at all by restructuring charges, has remained strong -- even growing slightly. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Synopsys The chip manufacturing software company reports fiscal third-quarter 2006 earnings after close tomorrow. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool November 8, 2007 Rich Smith	Macrovision Moves Sales rocketed 32% in the third quarter, and GAAP profits per share nearly doubled, with performance far exceeding analysts' predictions on both counts.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cash Flow Cisco Absent the prospect of supercharged growth numbers, what should investors look for from Cisco tomorrow? Analysts aren't too sanguine on the company's chances to wow them this time.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: G-III's Q1 Clothier G-III Apparel reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ciena Soothes The telecom equipment maker returns to Wall Street on Thursday to report its fiscal third-quarter 2006 results. Investors, will its winning streak continue?
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.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cracking Coke Open Whatever happens tomorrow with the net margin under GAAP, it's more important for investors to watch Coca-Cola's free cash flow, which usually exceeds accounting profits by a considerable amount.
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 July 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reading Blackboard's Crib Sheet Will educational software maker Blackboard get another good grade when it reports next Tuesday?
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 March 29, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Stride Rite Laces Up Investors may want to look past the slew of one-time, non-cash charges to GAAP earnings due to the Saucony acquisition and focus on cash profitability instead when the company reports its fiscal first-quarter 2006 numbers.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Rich Smith	American Standard Earnings Preview What's in store for home fixture maker American Standard and its investors?
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Rich Smith	CheckFree No More Fiserv locks up a rival. Which party walks away the winner? 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 November 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Online Weirdness Shares of payments facilitator and online banking software provider Online Resources took a tumble. The schizophrenic descriptions of how the company is doing helped to destabilize the stock.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Chris Cather	The World According to GAAP As earnings season heats up, investors may want to read up on the difference between GAAP and adjusted earnings.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2005	Foolish Fundamentals: GAAP Understanding how companies make adjustments to GAAP earnings will help investors round out their tool kit.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2010 Susan H. Nadler	Mind the GAAP What advantages does the income-tax basis accounting method offer?
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Rich Smith	Unacceptable Accounting The problem with GAAP, better known to its practitioners as "generally accepted accounting principles," is that it simply doesn't reflect reality as it relates to investors and the companies in which they invest.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Dollar General Strategizes The discount retailer opens its doors bright and early tomorrow morning, and the crowds are already forming to see what first-quarter 2006 earnings it will report. Want to know Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	CheckFree Woos Wachovia The electronic-commerce leader inks a contract extension with the nation's fourth-largest bank.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Trying on Perry Ellis The clothier reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? Investors, take note.
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 June 29, 2007 Rich Smith	3Com Grants 1Wish Now fully in control of H3C, the company should outperform growth estimates moving forward. It's possible that in the near future, this stock could look like a real bargain.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Applied Materials Gets Cheap In advance of earnings, analysts wonder if Allied Materials will beat their estimates once again.
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?
InternetNews January 2, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	CheckFree Now in Digitizing Business Financial e-commerce services provider CheckFree Corp. today announced an agreement to purchase Carreker Corp. for its software technology and consulting business.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reveille for General Dynamics The defense contracting powerhouse gets ready to report its third-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, take note.