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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
September 13, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Why Margins Matter What are margins? Investors, there are three that matter when studying an income statement. Let's run though each, one at a time. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2010
Bryan Hinmon |
Moat Report Card: Medtronic This medical supplier's definitely got a heartbeat. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2004
Rich Duprey |
Answers in the Margins By just looking at operating margins, investors can find profitable industry leaders. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Margins Margins are important, but how you use margin information is more important to your investing success. Don't stay on the surface when analyzing margins. Your portfolio will thank you for it later. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2006 |
Comparing Companies Evaluate your investment candidates carefully -- here's how to start. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2005 |
Behold the Income Statement The income statement is easy -- and important -- to understand. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Nasty Jolt to Greatbatch Disappointing margins take a bite out of the company's market cap. While valuation here is a bit difficult, any way you slice it, the stock doesn't look too interesting. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Motorola's Marginal Success By taking the low road to profits, the company is finally getting some respect from Wall Street for turning around its business and producing big, heaping piles of cash, quarter after quarter. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Hello, Halliburton The energy, industry, and government contracting behemoth reports first-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow. Here's what Wall Street expects to see. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2005
David Meier |
The Power of Margins The way you think about margins can give you an investing edge. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2005 |
Foolish Fundamentals: The Income Statement A look at how companies report their sales and profits and what it means to investors. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
The Advantage of High Profit Margins When companies have high margins, they also have cushions. They can afford to lower prices if they need to and to put pressure on competitors. Consider it a big plus when a company you're looking at sports a fat net margin. |
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
March 27, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Paychex It's the next best thing to payday for investors in this payroll processor. The Paychex story just keeps getting better. Over the past year and a half, rolling gross margins are up 390 basis points -- of which 380 points made it all the way down to the bottom line. Incredible. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Andy Cross |
A Mixed 2005 for Comcast: Fool by Numbers Subscribers pay more dollars for more services, but net income takes a hit. The company released fiscal year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Here's How Paychex May Be Failing You With recent TTM operating margins below historical averages, Paychex has some work to do. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Genentech Under the Microscope Despite Genentech's gross margins declining somewhat over the past 18 months, the company has consistently expanded its operating and net margins. Investors, take note. |
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
June 22, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Family Dollar Still No Bargain Another quarter, another minor earnings surprise for low-budget retailer Family Dollar. The business is fine, but investors, why pay full price? |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2008
Rich Smith |
Paychex: Better Than You Think And better than Wall Street gives it credit for. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2006
John Reeves |
Johnson & Johnson Robust in 2005: Fool by Numbers Johnson & Johnson released fiscal year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
St. Jude's Healthy Heartbeat Medical device maker St. Jude continues to be boosted by ICD market share gains, and new businesses are coming on line, as well. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
HP's Stuck in the Margins Hewlett-Packard's third quarter shows an improvement in operating margins, but there's still room to improve. The stock is leading the New York Stock Exchange's most actives list and is one of the top five percentage gainers for the day. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Busy Day for St. Jude In addition to announcing a major acquisition, St. Jude also reported very solid financial results for the third quarter. Analysts keep raising the bar, and the medical equipment company continues to surpass it. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Braskem Shows Signs of Strength Margins should continue to gradually improve at the Brazilian petrochemical company. Investors, these shares are intriguing, given that the share price is still just about where it was six months ago. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Paychex Still Cashing In Sales, earnings, margins -- however you slice it, this payroll processor is looking good. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Good Old Paychex: Fool by Numbers The payroll and human resources processor released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Oregon Steel Forges Ahead: Fool by Numbers The company released 2005 full-year earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Home Depot Nails Q4: Fool by Numbers The retailer released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Becton, Dickinson: More Boring Growth This company may seem to be just a collection of boring businesses making things like syringes, reagents, and safety products. But shareholders aren't feeling too bored with today's strong stock performance. |
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
August 18, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Medtronic Keeps the Beat Strong growth in the ICD and spinal businesses keep Medtronic running. The stock is trading more or less at par to the market with respect to its P/E-to-growth ratio. Investors must decide for themselves whether that's a fair price to pay. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bear Rebuttal Existing stores' sales growth is flagging, and margins aren't getting any sweeter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Low-Margin Companies Are Still Compelling Whenever you run across an otherwise attractive company that sports some slim margins, give it a chance. Take a closer look. |
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
April 24, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Earnings-eluting Time at Boston Scientific: Fool by Numbers The medical device firm released first-quarter 2007 results: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2006
Vitaliy Katsenelson |
The Profit Margin Paradigm The broad market index fund investor may be in a pickle when a cheap market suddenly becomes more expensive. If today's corporate profitability reverts to the mean profit margins observed over the last 25 years, corporate profits would decline almost 19%. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Paychex Keeps Humming Along After a brief dip and some nervousness about the outlook for Paychex, shares are heading back toward $37 a stub. |
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
March 24, 2011
Jacob Roche |
Paychex: Still Best in Class The payment processor boosts revenue and clients, despite a troubled economy. |
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
January 18, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
IBM's Profits Jump: Fool by Numbers The company released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2003 |
Buying Stocks on Margin Learn how to amplify your stock gains -- and losses. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2006
Emil Lee |
Steelcase's Iron-Willed Ambitions Can the office-furniture powerhouse double its operating margins by 2010? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Matthew Crews |
At Ross, a Discount in the Margins Sales numbers look good, but those margins aren't what they used to be. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Big Payday for Paychex: Fool by Numbers The company released earning for fiscal year 2006: 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. |
