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The Motley Fool
August 22, 2005
Rich Smith |
Possis' Possible Pitfalls The medical device maker reaffirms earlier guidance, but it's still not enough to justify the stock price.   |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
Rich Smith |
The Positive Side of Possis Check on the valuation of the medical device maker's badly wounded stock, based on latest earnings. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2006
Rich Smith |
Can Possis Recover? Predicted by itself to make at least $15.5 million in sales, Possis Medical reported instead just $15.2 million. As a result, the company's stock has already fallen 10% as of this writing. That's just the beginning of the bad news. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2005
Rich Smith |
Possis Medical in Critical Condition Six months after a clinical study first questioned the effectiveness of its AngioJet blood clot-clearing system, Possis Medical remains a company in shock. Investors, take note. |
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
May 19, 2004
Rich Smith |
Possis Flush With Profits This company does one thing and does it very well. Sales of its AngioJet catheter system make up 98% of the company's revenues. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Trial Letdown Hits Possis Medical Disappointing trial data regarding the AngioJet catheter takes a 38% bite out of Possis Medical's stock. |
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
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
July 12, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Meet the P/E Ratio You're about to get to know the most maligned metric in investing, the P/E. Why all the hate? Investors, read on. |
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
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. |
| 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 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
May 24, 2006
Rich Smith |
More Dangerous Growth Investors need to be aware of the hazards of wishful thinking and relying too heavily on Wall Street guesswork when valuing investments. |
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... |
InternetNews
April 21, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
eBay Nation Powers its Q1 Financials If the online marketplace were a country, it would be the world's eleventh most populous nation, behind Japan and ahead of Mexico. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2008
Joe Magyer |
Dismantling the PEG Ratio Breaking down a broken-down metric. |
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. |
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
May 23, 2006
Rich Smith |
Dangerous Growth Growth is only good if it actually happens, and bigger is just a hypothetical until you're no longer small. Investors, trust Wall Street's growth estimates, and you'll generally find they're overoptimistic -- the growth simply won't materialize. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2010
Anders Bylund |
This Stock Rocks: Micron Growth, value, strong fundamentals -- choose any three. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2005
Rich Smith |
Marine Products Runs Aground Marine Products reported Q1 sales that were up 17% over the year-ago quarter. Profits rose even faster, to $0.17 per diluted share -- a 21% year-on-year increase. But none of that impressed investors. So let's examine what red flags they might have fixated on. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Robert Shiller Says Stocks Are Overvalued Again Ignore the GAAP gap and P/E10 at your own peril according to the Yale economist. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Does the PEG Ratio Really Work? How useful is the price-to-earnings-to-growth ratio? Let's backtest it and see. |
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
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
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
June 21, 2011
Andrew Dominguez |
Flight to Safety: 25 Commodity Stocks Undervalued by PEG Ratio If you agree with their bullish long-term view and are looking for cheap commodity stocks, check out these companies. |
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
March 3, 2004
Rich Smith |
We're a Migration Nation More than two years after 9/11, Americans are beginning to travel again. |
