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The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	No Donaldson Discount This strong filtration company keeps rolling, but the price is no bargain.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Donaldson: Paying for Reliability The filtration specialist is solid, but is there much value left here for investors?
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Clean Air for CLARCOR This business supplies all manner of filtration products for powered vehicles, though autos are not a major driver, and the slowdown in domestic auto sales isn't really hurting the business. But valuations are beginning to look a bit stretched, so investors need to tread carefully.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	CLARCOR's "S.O.L.": Strong Operating Leverage Modest revenue growth becomes strong bottom-line growth for this filtration supplier. However, the stock has had a pretty nice run and no longer looks all that cheap.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Filtration Biz Bustling Price increases and new products fueled sales for CLARCOR. The stock is a worthy addition to any investor's watch list.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Anders Bylund	Margins Are Your Pals, Pall How will the filtration company revive flagging growth and thinning margins? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Chris Jones	Clarcor Filters Out the Bad Economy The filtration industry refreshes investors with its growth.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	CLARCOR Clearly Overvalued This isn't a bad company, but overvaluation is no respecter of quality. Perhaps the much-beloved filtration market wasn't quite as good as everyone had so recently hoped. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Nothing to Pall Over Filtration, separation, and purification giant Pall reported an 11% increase in revenue for the first fiscal quarter. While Pall is the global leader in its markets, there is mounting competition from industrial giants.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Why Pay for Pall? Filtration is still a good business, but this firm's modest performance doesn't impress shareholders.
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 August 30, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Can Donaldson Be Your Trump Stock? Filters and exhaust products maker Donaldson posts strong bottom- and top-line growth.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2011 Keki Fatakia	Clarcor's Earnings Up, but Street Gives a Thumbs-Down The maker of industrial filtration and packaging products reports a 13% increase in profits; shares slide on cautious outlook.
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The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Ron Vlieger	This Ugly Duck Turns Heads Despite its lofty status as a "global leader in filtration technology," the company fails to captivate investors.
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 19, 2006 Emil Lee	Steelcase's Iron-Willed Ambitions Can the office-furniture powerhouse double its operating margins by 2010? Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool April 20, 2011 Andrew Sullivan	CLARCOR Sets the Bar High Why this leader in filtration is worth watching.
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The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Rich Smith	Daktronics Out of Focus? Earnings and revenues rise, but a few questions arise as well.
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The Motley Fool November 28, 2006 Anders Bylund	A Squeaky Clean Quarter From Donaldson: Fool by Numbers The industrial filtration specialist released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... Cash Conversion Checkup...
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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 October 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is SuperValu Either? Too many excuses prevent this grocer from being a bargain. A P/E of about 14 exceeds not only the company's growth rate over the past decade but also analyst expectations for the future.
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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.
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