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The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Rich Smith	Cutter Bucks Up The turnaround story continues for the apparel maker Cutter & Buck. The company should end fiscal 2005 with about $13.4 million in free cash flow, giving it an enterprise value-to-FCF ratio of about 8.5 at its current price
The Motley Fool March 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Cutter Connects In his first appearance at the head of a company conference call, Cutter & Buck's CEO Ernie Johnson was able to report results that trounced analyst estimates. This company treats its shareholders with respect and takes seriously its duty to keep those shareholders informed.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cutter Plays Through Nearly everyone else has reported already, but apparel maker Cutter & Buck's still playing. The company has been making some moves that demonstrate both a commitment to responsible corporate governance and a willingness to entertain buyout offers.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Rich Duprey	Cutter & Buck Clears the Rough Cutting unpopular lines boosts the retailer's sales and profits. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cutter to Putt Golfing clothier Cutter & Buck reports its fiscal first-quarter 2007 earnings tomorrow morning. For the first time in 18 months, analysts are expecting the firm to report an improvement in earnings versus the year-ago quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cutter Swings Management shakeups often give investors the willies, but at golfing clothier Cutter & Buck, investors will just heave a sigh of relief.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Woodmark Surplus The cabinetmaker is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors want to know: Has it finally gotten its inventories under control?
The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oxford's Commencement Analysts expect big things tomorrow, but might see big inventories instead from this manufacturer of private-label and branded clothing. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Nike Ready to Run Investors, an established retailer like Nike will probably have well-managed inventory, but keep an eye on the inventories tomorrow, just to be sure.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2010 Alex Dumortier	7 Stocks Raising a Red Flag Pay heed to this powerful indicator.
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The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Playing Polo Ralph Lauren Laying out tomorrow's change of earnings at the clothing designer: Polo promised to raise its standards, and set a new earnings goal of $2.85 to $2.92 for fiscal 2006.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Clear Sailing for Lakeland? Judging from the firm's performance over the past year and a half, perhaps investors should give Lakeland the benefit of the doubt here for the time being.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Rich Smith	Hooker Furniture Marked Down Bad news and more bad news for the embattled furniture maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Walgreen Diagnosed Walgreen investors need to keep a close eye on inventory growth to make sure it doesn't outpace sales. Otherwise, those inventories might need to be marked down, or even pitched in the dumpster one day.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Columbia Sportswear Gets With the Program Columbia addressed concerns about its swelling inventories in the last quarter. In the latest quarter, those efforts began bearing fruit.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	CNS Is All Stuffed Up The company that gave us Breathe Right nasal strips missed analyst estimates and the stock gets crushed.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Rich Smith	Dress Barnstorming While Dress Barn saw its comps slide in its second quarter, new store growth and new-store revenues helped the retailer's total sales rise.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 James Mehring	Inventories: Time To Restock The Warehouses If demand holds up, the economy should get a boost as companies allow inventory growth to keep pace with demand.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Rich Smith	No Luck for United Technologies Pulling rabbits from hats is still easier than hitting these free-cash-flow goals. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: 3Com Picks Itself Up The networking equipment maker added to a string of losses last quarter. Might this quarter be the turnaround? The company is set to report its fiscal third-quarter 2007 numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oxford Commences With Oxford's goods selling like hotcakes (albeit not terribly profitable hotcakes), the miniscule rise in inventories shouldn't bother investors.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Rich Smith	Way Too Much Furniture Brands Inventories grow far too fast at this furniture furnisher. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Rich Smith	Gymboree's Growth Spurt The kids' clothes retailer is getting its inventories back under control.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Rich Smith	Parsing Haverty Does it really mean what it says? Haverty may truly believe that it needed to raise inventories in order to properly serve its customers. Or it may just be putting a brave face on the situation. Investors, beware.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Rich Smith	Beautiful FormFactor Packaging company's free cash flow is in the bag. The stock is already up 21%, but investors need to be wary of danger signs. Yellow flags are still waving over inventories and accounts receivable.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Cutter & Buck's New Threads The upscale golf-apparel retailer agrees to be acquired by a Swedish corporate-gift firm. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2009 Rich Smith	Tuck and Scrub: Bed Bath & Beyond Gives Details Bed Bath & Beyond's earnings report was no worse than expected, certainly. In fact, a bit better, as the company managed to "beat" the midpoint of its self-reduced guidance.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cost Plus, Profits Minus? The retailer is set to close out another miserable year shortly when the World Market operator reports fourth-quarter and full-year numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2009 Rich Smith	Under Armour, Over Budget Selling, general, and administrative costs are still running away with the athletic wear manufacturer's profits.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2009 Rich Smith	Bed Bath's Bugaboo, Begone! In the second quarter, price remains a concern for the retailer, but the towering pile o' inventories is gone.
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.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Cutter Bucking the Trend The golf apparel maker will report its third-quarter 2007 results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Is It HOTT in Here? Investors, focus on inventories and free cash flow. That's where you'll find the first evidence of a turnaround, if one exists.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Rich Smith	Lowered Standard It's getting a little harder to like American Standard. Investors have a few issues to watch.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Ignoring This Could Put Your Investment at Risk A couple of recent events should have you a little more focused on drugmakers' inventories.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Urban Outfitters Unzips The hipster clothier is ready to report fiscal 2007 earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 Rich Duprey	Cutter & Buck's Off-Par Performance Litigation and an industry slowdown make for a rough quarter for the golf clothing maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pier 1 in Port The troubled retail reports earnings news tomorrow. Investors, don't expect much.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006	Inventory: Less Is More As investors review a company's financial statements, it can be useful to compare the growth rate of inventories with the growth rate of revenues. You generally don't want to see inventories growing faster.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005	"Inventory Turnover" Explained Crunching a few numbers yields great insights.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Folly Volley: Christopher & Banks The women's apparel retailer came through with knockout results. How did it go from negative same-store sales to strong single-digit comps all in the span of one quarter? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Rich Smith	Investors Ignore Sportsman's Guide Outdoor specialist still on track. But investors need to keep an eye on some yellow flags in future quarters.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	Mothers Work Needs Work The maternity clothing retailer struggles to deliver positive results. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Rich Duprey	Cutter & Buck Plays Through: Fool by Numbers The sports apparel company released second-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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The Motley Fool April 6, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Christopher & Banks Is Taking Inventory Inventory and evolution make up the retailer's strategy for 2006. But investors will want to continue monitoring its comps growth in the quarters ahead to see whether it can move this metric back into positive territory after inventories are brought up to adequate levels.
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