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The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Salesforce.com Calling With its resulting price-to-free cash flow ratio of 65, Salesforce.com won't be cheap even if it achieves the 45% long-term compounded earnings growth that analysts project for it.   |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Donning the Red Hat Here is further evidence of why investors love software companies. Red Hat today is 66% more profitable than it was a year and a half ago on an operating basis, and 24% more profitable on a net basis. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Progress Boots Up Over the past four years, application infrastructure software maker Progress has beaten consensus estimates for its earnings 15 times in a row. Can the company make it a streak of "sweet 16" trouncings of the Wall Street Wise? |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Oracle Prophecies Shortly, investors will get another earnings report from database and business software giant Oracle, followed by what promises to be an entertaining conference call. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2007
Anders Bylund |
What Oracle Sees in Its Future: Fool by Numbers The enterprise software titan released third-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: American Woodmark Investors, if sales numbers come in weaker than expected for the cabinet maker, that might actually be good news. Just make sure that the sales the company keeps are the high margin ones. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Siebel's Not Worth the Risk Siebel's preliminary earnings forecast is encouraging, but the stock is not cheap. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2011
John Grgurich |
1 Stock That Deserves Your Respect Oracle is doing everything right, so why the low price and P/E? |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2011
Brian Wilson |
IBM and Oracle: 2 Competing Bets on IT The IT industry is booming; IBM and Oracle have been fighting over it. Who is better positioned? |
InternetNews
March 25, 2010 |
Oracle Expected to Match Earnings Projections Oracle, a bellwether in the IT sector, should match analyst expectations handily despite the margin pressure following its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Cisco Sending Cisco's gross margins have been on a long, slow slide over the past 18 months. But until last quarter, the company's operating and net margins had been moving in the opposite direction. What does it mean for investors? |
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
February 3, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Rent-A-Center Returns Here's what you need to know to make sense of the market's reaction to the company's impending fourth-quarter and full-year earnings release. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2006
Rich Smith |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Spending Pays Off: Fool by Numbers The software mammoth released second-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
InternetNews
September 12, 2005 |
Oracle to Buy Siebel For $5.85 Billion Oracle is again shaking up the enterprise software world with a $5.85 billion cash and stock deal to buy customer relationship management software maker Siebel Systems. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Pushing the Limited Judging from the rolling margins, the company appears to be slipping, becoming less profitable over time, and thus unlikely to turn in a profits improvement three times better than its sales improvement. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Reading Oracle's Silence The enterprise software architect is set to report its quarterly earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to find. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Green Light For Siebel-Oracle Merger The European Commission said a merged Oracle/Siebel offering wouldn't impede effective competition in its member countries and gave the purchase its blessing today. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2006
Rich Smith |
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." |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Tickled by TIBCO? The software maker is getting ready to report third-quarter 2006 earnings. Here's a look at what investors should know today. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: You're Fired PeopleSoft employees wait anxiously for 5,000 FedEx packages containing pink slips. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Williams-Sonoma Sounds Off The home furnisher's margin improvements won't set any speed records, but they're definitely moving in the right direction. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2010 |
Sun Seen Boosting Oracle's Business Immediately Sun's impact on Oracle's revenue and earnings will take time to grow, but UBS sees indications that there will be at least some positive impact right away. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Hello, Ruby Tuesday The company's rolling gross margins have been on a long, slow slide over the past 18 months. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
April 29, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Report: Oracle in Talks to Buy Siebel The enterprise software maker is reportedly in talks to buy the CRM specialist in a deal that could be worth $5B. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Dig Into Oracle The business software maven is set to report its third-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Pricing Cost Plus How do rising sales turn into falling profits? Sadly, that's exactly what's going on at Cost Plus. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Foolish Forecast: Rolling With Oracle's Punches In advance of earnings, let's take a look at how database giant Oracle compares to some of it's peers and competitors. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Larry Ellison: At It Again This time, it's a $5.8 billion buyout of rival Siebel. So, if this deal passes regulatory muster, Oracle will have gained an enormous base of new customers. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
June 23, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Oracle Tops Estimates, Execs Come Out Swinging Oracle's full-year revenues grow as the company takes shots at rivals and provides hints on Sun. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Oracle Is Cheaper Than You Think Oracle's free cash flow multiple suggests it is much cheaper than many investors think. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Monitoring the Citi Trends Citi Trends has been public for less than a year. Still, five quarters should be enough to give investors an idea as to where the company is trending. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Polo Mounts Up The company's net profits are riding a wave of strong gross margins, which have risen for the past 12 months. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Cambridge Display Shows Off? Will there be anything to cheer about on Monday when cutting-edge display maker Cambridge Display reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 earnings. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
September 21, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Shatters 1Q Estimates Another blockbuster earnings report from Oracle ratchets up the pressure on arch-rival SAP. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2011
Eric Bleeker |
Can Foreign Sales Keep Oracle Growing? Where's Oracle generating its sales? |
InternetNews
February 10, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Oracle to Cut Staff Oracle plans to layoff 2,000 staffers, or 3.5 percent of its workforce, as a result of the acquisition of customer relationship management software maker Siebel Systems. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Snap-On The company's cash from operations has been on a general downward trend for quite a while. Investors need to look for signs that this trend has truly reversed before jumping in. |
InternetNews
December 17, 2009 |
Oracle Easily Tops 2Q Profit Estimates Oracle managed to hurdle analysts' second-quarter profit and sales targets. |
InternetNews
February 1, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Oracle-Siebel a Done Deal Oracle today said shareholders have accepted its $5.85 billion cash bid for Siebel Systems, making the company the top dog in the market for customer relationship management software. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Oracle Fulfills Its Prophecies: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on business software maker Oracle, who just posted their 13th consecutive quarter of 20% or better growth. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2011
Eric Bleeker |
Why Tech Stocks Dragged Down the Dow Today Oracle was to blame. Last night the company not only missed on earnings and revenue but also forecasted forward revenue well below analyst expectations. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Cracking Coke Open Whatever happens tomorrow with the net margin under GAAP, it's more important for investors to watch Coca-Cola's free cash flow, which usually exceeds accounting profits by a considerable amount. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2005
Michael Singer |
Ellison: Partners Key to Merger Success Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said key partnerships will help make the acquisition of PeopleSoft a complete success. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Oracle Isn't SAP Was this much of a sell-off warranted? |
InternetNews
September 13, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Oracle + Siebel = CRM Consolidation Oracle's $5.85 billion acquisition bid of Siebel Systems stirs another debate over best-of-breed vs. integrated suite in software deployment. |
InternetNews
August 23, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Who Will Win The SAP, Oracle Battle? While SAP and Oracle continue to slug it out for the lion's share of the estimated $30 billion-plus that companies spend for business applications and services each year, Salesforce.com's software-as-a-service model is propelling the company to record sales and earnings. |
InternetNews
October 17, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Siebel CEO: No Slowing Down Despite the pending merger with Oracle, George Shaheen says Siebel Systems continues to innovate. |
