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Sturdy State Street State Street has delivered solid performance for 215 years. Again and again, this firm has proven that a seemingly boring business can still be beautiful to investors. |
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From Gross to Net at Becton Dickinson With recent margins exceeding historical averages, medical device company Becton Dickinson looks like it's doing fine. |
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ICU, You Look Healthier An incredible third quarter shows what operating leverage can do for this little medical technology company. Investors, take note. |
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Becton, Dickinson's Boring Reliability This broadly diversified medical device company doesn't grow fast, but it is consistent. Investors looking for a stable and dependable company with broad exposure to the medical industry should take a look for themselves at Becton, Dickinson. |
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Stability From a Likely Source Becton Dickinson's earnings are solid. The medical device and lab supply company has reported growth in earnings and increases in margins. |
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St. Jude Is a Fighter The medical device maker continues to kick the competition while it's down. |
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Foolish Forecast: Sportsman's Guide Shifting Wall Street has had more than a month to chew over January's guidance and has bid the company's shares up 14% in response. Can the stock go higher tomorrow? That will depend on two things. |
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Why Margins Matter What are margins? Investors, there are three that matter when studying an income statement. Let's run though each, one at a time. |
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Buying on Margins Profit margins are one useful tool for finding great stock values. |
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St. Jude's Healthy Heartbeat Medical device maker St. Jude continues to be boosted by ICD market share gains, and new businesses are coming on line, as well. |
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Family Dollar Still No Bargain Another quarter, another minor earnings surprise for low-budget retailer Family Dollar. The business is fine, but investors, why pay full price? |
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January 26, 2006
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Little Bits Add Up at Becton Dickinson Nothing flashy here, but consistent performance has delivered exceptional value for this health care and medical technology company. This stock has been nearly a 46-bagger over the past 20 years. |
The Motley Fool
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St. Jude Makes It Better: Fool by Numbers The medical device maker released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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Foolish Forecast: New York, New Year Analysts are looking for clothier New York & Co. to hit the top of its latest guidance of $0.33 to $0.36 per share for the quarter. That 9% increase might be a bit optimistic, however, in light of the already confirmed "revenue miss." |
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The Power of Margins The way you think about margins can give you an investing edge. |
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Foolish Fundamentals: Margins Margins are important, but how you use margin information is more important to your investing success. Don't stay on the surface when analyzing margins. Your portfolio will thank you for it later. |
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Meet the Margin Hogs These stocks offer fat margins and fatter returns: FactSet... Paychex... Medtronic... Genentech... |
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Hey, Jude! Party Hearty St. Jude's ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) business is on fire and fueling strong profit growth for this medical device maker. Whether your cut-off makes St. Jude a mid-cap or a large-cap, this company is certainly growing -- and the stock's valuation reflects that. |
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Phase 2 for Intuitive Surgical Now that the initial rush is over, it's time for Intuitive Surgical to build a lasting business. Investors need to be careful with this one. |
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Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bear Rebuttal Existing stores' sales growth is flagging, and margins aren't getting any sweeter. Investors, take note. |
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January 6, 2006
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Accenture Mark on Cash Flow The consulting and outsourcing company continues to rake in the cash. Investors should be able to look forward to many happy returns. |
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January 25, 2006
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Foolish Forecast: 1-800-Flowers in Season In its fiscal first-quarter earnings release back in November, the company promised improved margins later in the year. Investors, don't expect to see the whole bump all at once. |
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Armor Holdings Holds the Line: Fool by Numbers The body-armor maker released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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Behold the Income Statement The income statement is easy -- and important -- to understand. |
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Foolish Forecast: Braving the Amazon.com Tomorrow, investors will see whether the company can pick up the pace again and reverse its slide with some real, honest-to-goodness cash profits. |
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Good Wood A commitment to upgrade the quality of business is slowing sales but sparking solid earnings performance at Universal Forest Products. Investors, take note. |
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Dollar Tree's a Dud This boring business is fine, but investors, should wait for a better price. |
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A Quarter That's Hard to Rectify Power management company International Rectifier forecasts a first quarter that will miss guidance. I wouldn't call Wall Street wrong for discounting this company. |
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Chips Stacked Against Intel? Intel's sales and earnings are strong, but the decline in margins is troublesome. Investors, take note. |
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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. |
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February 28, 2006
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Small Advantages, Big Wins Here's why so many value investors ignore the next big thing to concentrate on the boring ideas right under our noses, like big retailers. |
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New York & Co.: Not as Bad as Advertised Comps may have lagged estimates, but reasons for optimism remain. Investors, take note. |
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Does Corning Measure Up? With recent TTM operating margins exceeding historical averages, Corning looks like it is doing fine. |
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August 2, 2006
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Foolish Forecast: O'Charleys Is Marginal The restaurant will announce its earnings for the second quarter tomorrow. Analysts are expecting a margin decline. Will they be right, or will management's initiatives begin to take hold? Investors, take note. |
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Advance Auto Parts Hopes to Steer Past Trouble Though business is not exactly booming, fear might prove to be the long-term investor's friend here. |
