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The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ceradyne's High Hurdle If a little dilution is what it takes to acquire ESK Ceramics and its sales base (which now constitutes 17% of Ceradyne's total sales) and reduce the interest payable in relation to that acquisition, it's doubtful investors will mind.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Another Look at Cedar Fair's Secondary Cedar Fair's secondary offering is, on the balance, good for shareholders.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006	Enterprise Value, Explained Enterprise value (EV) represents a company's economic value -- the minimum someone would have to pay to buy it outright. It's an important number to consider when you're valuing a stock.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005	Capital Structure, Explained When evaluating a company's merits as a possible investment, you should examine the components of its value and explore how it finances its workings. It's all about cash, debt, and equity.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2005 Bill Mann	Let's Talk About Debt, Baby Individual investors seem to fear companies with debt. There's a reason they call it "leverage," though.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2008 Rich Smith	Ceradyne Gets a Tat There is good news, more good news, and some bad news for Ceradyne investors.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Bill Mann	General Electric Issues Equity?! When debt financing is the next best thing to free money, GE dilutes shareholders instead. In a surprise offering, General Electric announced on Monday that it was pricing 119 million shares of its stock at $31.83 to raise $3.8 billion for the company's planned takeover of some Vivendi assets.
Entrepreneur September 2006 Rosalind Resnick	Loan Lesson Is convertible debt the way to go?
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The Motley Fool March 29, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Straight Dope on Debt Investors should keep their eyes peeled for at least one item on a company's balance sheet: long-term debt. How much debt should a company carry?
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The Motley Fool December 27, 2005	Foolish Fundamentals: Enterprise Value Don't overlook debt and cash when you're valuing a stock.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006	When Debt Is Good Mortgage good, credit card debt bad. Investors, it's similar with companies. If a sizable chunk of income won't be eaten up by debt payment obligations, that means more flexibility and more opportunity. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005	Return on Equity: The Basics A company's return on equity (ROE) reflects the productivity of the net assets (assets minus liabilities) a company's management has at its disposal. Let it be your crystal ball when evaluating stocks.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004	When Debt Is Good vs. Bad Debt on a company's balance sheet can have two sides. Companies that can grow without using debt or issuing extra stock are in a more powerful position than others. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Seth Jayson	Ceradyne Ascendant The ceramics specialist is benefiting from an armor boom, but it's doing more than that. Ceradyne's stock may not look cheap, but it's likely a long way from seeing the top of the hill. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple	Singing a Holiday Tune or a Debt Dirge? Attack your debt if the holidays have you wringing your hands over credit card bills.
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 Raghuram Rajan	Straight Talk Debt Relief and Growth In a number of developed countries, debt relief for low-income countries has become an important political issue. Here's how to craft an optimal debt relief proposal.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005	Peek at a Balance Sheet Some assets can be bad, and some liabilities can be good. By studying a balance sheet, you can evaluate a company's current condition and also see whether its financial health is improving or failing.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Is Ceradyne Charmed? In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Ceradyne to slip on both sales and profits.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Rich Smith	Xerox's Commercial Paper Jam Commercial paper is fancy-pants lawyer-speak for debt. Shareholders should be hoping that it doesn't take the company another year, and a likely doubling of interest rates, to address the problem.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Not Cool, Ceradyne Shares take a beating, along with management's credibility.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Rich Smith	Ceradyne Shines A look at the ceramics specialist's first-quarter earnings report. With performance this good, a 13 P/E, and the perpetually pessimistic analysts predicting 15% growth going forward, Ceradyne looks like a buy
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The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Dollars and Cents in the Citi Healthy signs emanate from the consumer area as more pay off their credit card debt.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Portfolio Recovery on the Mend The market for bad debt may be showing signs of improvement. Investors love the news, pushing the stock up by more than 8% in Monday's midday trading.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2008 Rich Smith	Quick Take: Ceradyne Delivers on a Promise Defense contractor and ceramics specialist Ceradyne lands a $400 million contract to supply "ESAPI" body armor to the U.S. Special Forces command.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Rich Smith	Ceradyne-o-mite! The ceramics maker posted stellar earnings growth of 350% for the fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2004 Rich Smith	Ceradyne Protects Its Flank The Iraq war generates profits for now, but the company looks to the future. Diversification in this manner seems prudent, and Ceradyne should be commended for protecting its shareholders' investment this way.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2008 Rich Smith	Ceradyne Seared Ceradyne stuns the market with a third-quarter report that underperformed expectations in just about every manner imaginable.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Deep in Debt -- for Food Credit-card debt in America is more alarming than you imagine. Whether you're a credit card user living on the edge or an investor interested in banks and credit card issuers, this is an important arena to keep an eye on.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2005 Selena Maranjian	You May Owe More Money Soon Watch out -- credit card minimum payments are on the rise.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Tim Beyers	Kick Your Stocks Up a Notch When looking for dividend-payers, don't simply screen out debt. A little well-managed debt can help a company earn great returns.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Tim Beyers	Defying the Bubble Babble A home equity line of credit can still be a good plan to pay off higher-interest debt. Here are some other options, too.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2006 Selena Maranjian	How Does Your Credit Card Rate? Being aware of average rates and how they rise can also help you see the danger in credit card debt. Here are some benchmarks with which to evaluate your card.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Katrina Chan	9 Ways to Pay Off Debt Debt hovers like a carrion bird over a dying beast, often costing you more than 18% compounded monthly, month in and month out. You can't wish it away, but you can pay it down with determination.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Not All Debt Is Evil Debt-free companies can have their virtues, but debt has an undeserved bad rap with individual investors. When you find a company with debt, dig into the details.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Seth Jayson	The Hard Truth at Ceradyne This is a misunderstood company that Wall Street just doesn't "get." However, management has kept finding ways to make it more profitable, and it's looking toward the future.
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The Motley Fool December 6, 2005	When Debt Is OK Is debt good or bad? The answer is that not all debt is alike -- and not all debt is bad. Along the same lines, as investors we shouldn't assume that any debt on a company's balance sheet is a bad thing.
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The Motley Fool July 2, 2004 Seth Jayson	Ceradyne Bulks Up The technical ceramics maker broadens its horizons again.
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The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Ceradyne, Sera Fine So far this year, Ceradyne has now notched a 90% year-over-year improvement in sales. Earnings are up 195%, and earnings per share a less impressive but still impressive 169% (thanks to 10% stock dilution).
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Eternally Cera-fine Ceramics specialist Ceradyne is set to report first-quarter 2007 numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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