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The Motley Fool
October 19, 2009
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Is Fairchild's Rally Over? Predictably, Fairchild Semiconductor's third-quarter results came in ahead of analyst estimates. Like other semiconductor companies, it benefited from improving customer demand and inventory restocking. But is the rally over?   |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2011 |
Fairchild Semiconductor International Earnings Preview Will Fairchild Semiconductor International top analyst expectations for the fifth consecutive quarter on Thursday, July 14? |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2005
Dan Bloom |
Texas Instruments' Long Run While results look great now, will margins ever erode? Investors in this semiconductor company may want to either wait for a price drop or be totally convinced this company is not closer to a cyclical peak than a trough. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
National Semiconductor: Semirecovered? Despite a tough market that's hurt other semiconductor companies, National Semiconductor seems to be on a slow but steady road to recovery. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Evan Niu |
Fairchild Semiconductor Shares Jumped: What You Need to Know Shares of Fairchild Semiconductor are jumping today, up by as much as 13%, after peer Linear Technology reported strong guidance, leading the sector higher. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is Fairchild a Fair Bet? Internal company trends are improving at the specialist in power semiconductors, but can that continue as the end-markets for its commodity products look shaky? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Seth Jayson |
Fairchild Semiconductor International Beats Up on Analysts Yet Again Fairchild Semiconductor International reported earnings on Jan. 19. Here are the numbers you need to know. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2007
Anders Bylund |
National Turns Up the Heat: Fool by Numbers The fast facts about National Semiconductor's first-quarter results. Sales are down due to the challenging conditions facing cell phone manufacturers. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Fairchild Fumbles: Fool by Numbers The mixed-signal and power-control chip maker released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Silicon Labs Gels The semiconductor company is up 47% over the past 52 weeks. Can its winning streak continue? |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
Dan Bloom |
National Semiconductor's Gross Improvement Gross margins at National Semiconductor are much stronger than they were a couple of years ago. Are these shares a buy? |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: American's Wobbly Standard With two earnings misses, a beat, and a match to its credit over the last four quarters, the kitchen and bath fixture-maker hasn't exactly set the standard for consistent outperformance lately. What is in store for the third quarter? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
Keki Fatakia |
Stormy Economic Weather for Fairchild Fairchild Semiconductors reports lower revenues, flat earnings. |
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
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
June 17, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
A Tease That Could Pay Off Big Circuit City recently turned down a cash buyout offer for more than the company is now worth -- what lies ahead for the consumer electronics retailer? |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Wrigley's Flavor Fades: Fool by Numbers The company released second-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights... |
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
June 9, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
National Semiconductor: A Second Bite at the Cherry A tech slide gives folks another shot at an improving semiconductor story. Investors, take note. |
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
February 22, 2006
Andy Cross |
2005 Lookin' Good for TJX: Fool by Numbers The off-price retailer released full-year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
Fairchild Semiconductor Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Fairchild Semiconductor popped 10% in intraday trading today after reporting a slightly better than expected quarter. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Campbell Soup's On Campbell's is indeed turning its ship around. Rolling gross, operating and net margins have been on the rise sequentially for the last four quarters. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2006
Anders Bylund |
National Semi Chooses Margins Over Volume National Semiconductor reported steady-as-she-goes earnings last night, with 9.6% revenue growth and a 46% boost in earnings per share over last year, despite this being the first quarter of reporting stock-based compensation. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Shedding a Little Light on Rofin-Sinar Valuations on this small-cap laser company are modest, but so are expectations. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2006 |
Comparing Companies Evaluate your investment candidates carefully -- here's how to start. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Hurting on the Margin Although operating margins at Hewlett-Packard are improving, they still are below peer levels. At today's stock price, the company offers investors marginal value. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Fairchild Should Swing That Cost-Cutting Axe The semiconductor company should cut costs before this window closes. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Back In Step at National Semi? The semiconductor company is set to release its fourth-quarter and full fiscal year earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Jabil's Sparkling Circuits Given its industry environment, the circuit-board maker posted strong operating margins: 3.8% in the latest quarter and 3.5% on a trailing annual basis. Investors, take note. |
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
April 21, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Intel's Inventory Mess Sales and margins down, inventories up, and some interesting spin on the conference call. In the end, Intel has enough balance sheet strength to survive, and it trades at a reasonable valuation. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2004
Rich Smith |
Daktronics Out of Focus? Earnings and revenues rise, but a few questions arise as well. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
National Semi's Full-Scale Improvement The stock has already had a strong recovery, but business seems to still be improving. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2011
Rex Moore |
Let's See If Fairchild Semiconductor's Growth Is for Real Fairchild Semiconductor International carries $244.2 million of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Lexmark's Earnings, Inventory Grow The tech world's No. 2 printer maker, Lexmark International, saw its shares take a bit of a nosedive this morning. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2006
Seth Jayson |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011 |
Intersil Earnings Preview Intersil will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, July 27. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Here's How Advanced Semiconductor Engineering May Be Failing You With recent TTM operating margins below historical averages, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering has some work to do. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
NBTY Makes a U-Turn While the supplement-maker's stock is up about 17%, it still wasn't a great quarter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is LSI Lying in Wait? LSI Logic will need to change from within if it wants to be anything more than a plaything of the semiconductor cycle. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2010 |
Fear and Loathing in the Chip Sector Several semiconductor companies have seen downgrades the past few days, including Intel, Atheros, ON Semiconductor, National Semiconductor, Texas Instruments, and Taiwan Semiconductor. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Audiovox More Bark Than Bite The electronics company is delivering on its strategy only in the narrowest sense. Investors may be better off with some of the larger competitors, which have all shown a better ability to manage pricing and margins. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
W.D. Crotty |
ARM Holdings Works Out The semiconductor concern reports a strong fourth quarter. Investors would be wise to see whether it's a good fit for their own portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Very Same Furniture Brands The furniture maker reports its second-quarter earnings tomorrow morning. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2009
Anders Bylund |
National Gears for Growth Even a stellar fourth-quarter report and a brilliant outlook weren't enough to justify National Semiconductor's overheated share price. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Buying on Margins Profit margins are one useful tool for finding great stock values. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2006
Andy Cross |
Drew Drives Growth in 2005: Fool by Numbers The RV manufacturer released fiscal year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2005
Dan Bloom |
LSI Logic Joins the Party Business is on the up circuit at many semiconductor firms. It's instructive to look at a chart of LSI Logic to compare the business outlook with the stock performance |
