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The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard's Positive Equation The educational software maker is set to report its most recent quarterly earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reading Blackboard's Crib Sheet Will educational software maker Blackboard get another good grade when it reports next Tuesday?
The Motley Fool February 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard in Session Blackboard's margins are nothing short of astounding, and the rate at which it is growing those margins leaves "astounding" in the dust. The downside to a record like that: Investors likely expect an earnings beat on Monday.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Blackboard Ready to Squeak The educational software maker is due to report its much-anticipated, first-ever loss under generally accepted accounting principles early next week. Here's what the company has to say on the subject that has Wall Street all a-skitter.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Tom Taulli	Blackboard Chalks Up a Deal The leader in educational software continues its growth trend through an integration agreement with Microsoft. Blackboard investors were rewarded with a 15% surge in the stock price.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: TLC for TLC Vision? Will investors receive fourth-quarter and full-year numbers with tender loving care, or will they give the stock the boot? Whichever way it goes, here are the facts you'll need to evaluate whether Mr. Market's reaction is correct.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Marine Products The boat maker reports its second-quarter 2006 earnings tomorrow. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Palm Opens for 2007 For five straight quarters, the hand-held computer maker has wowed Wall Street with its consensus-beating earnings numbers. Can the company do it again? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Resources Connection The knock on Resources these days is that its success was due to companies being forced to pay up to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. Now that those revenues are drying up fast, so is Resources' stock price.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Under Armour Undresses Under Armour's short history doesn't tell investors much more than that gross margins are strengthening -- a strength that hasn't yet dropped to the bottom line.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Plumbing Mine Safety The safety-equipment manufacturer is set to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Blackboard Floored The educational software firm's guidance underwhelms investors.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Getting Some Digital Insight Want to know what's happening at online banking facilitator Digital Insight? The company reports first-quarter 2006 results after close of trading tomorrow. In the meantime, let's take a look at a few facts that will help put the numbers in context.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Raytheon Rumbles The defense contractor is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reading the Nuances Voice-recognition specialist Nuance Communications is prepared to report its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Resuming Progress? After posting back-to-back earnings misses, Progress Software pulled out of its slump last quarter and beat the estimators. Will it begin a new streak, and start off next week with a bang, when it reports second-quarter 2007 earnings?
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond the Miss The home furnishings retailer is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Richard Gibbons	Blackboard's Screeching IPO Educational software provider Blackboard has some strong competitive advantages, but investors should be cautious.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Talk America Talks Talk America's flat to declining sales, plus fewer profits earned on those sales, is not a recipe for earnings growth. 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 7, 2007	Blackboard Erases Profits: Fool by Numbers The educational software developer released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hoping for Progress The beleaguered software maker steps up to the plate to deliver its earnings report for fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Sportsman's Guide Shifting Wall Street has had more than a month to chew over January's guidance and has bid the company's shares up 14% in response. Can the stock go higher tomorrow? That will depend on two things.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Select Comfort Awakens The sleep number bed-maker is set to report its fourth-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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 March 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Charmed, I'm Sure Should investors like this chain of plus-sized women's clothing stores?
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Marine Products' Shallow Buyback The boat maker gets ready to report its third-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, can the company break its losing streak?
The Motley Fool February 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: International Page Turner Investors, look for signs that restructuring has produced a leaner and meaner International Paper, one that can execute more efficiently in the coming quarters.
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 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 9, 2009 Rich Smith	Blackboard Blasts Off In the middle of one of the worst recessions in recent memory, Blackboard, the educational-software provider and Google partner, closed out its year with a report of accelerating sales growth
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 12, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Final Exams at eCollege The educational software-maker is set to release its 2006 fourth quarter's earnings results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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 September 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Progress May Be Delayed In advance of earnings reports, management has raised revenue guidance, but unfortunately, not profits guidance.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hewlett Packs Earnings The computer maker is set to report its second-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: A Fitting Day at Joe's Rolling gross, operating, and net margins have all climbed upwards over the last 18 months for the clothing retailer Jos. A. Bank. Investors, take note.
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 July 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Resources Still Global Will the professional services firm make it three in a row for earnings misses when it reports its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 numbers Wednesday afternoon?
The Motley Fool March 29, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Best Buy Opens Early Best Buy is expecting to report same-store sales gains of 6% to 7% in the fourth quarter, and "strong" revenue growth overall. In contrast to its customers, Best Buy says it's been keeping tight reins on its own spending.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Best Buy Bounce Back? In advance of retailer Best Buy's quarterly report, analysts predict some sales growth and some decline in profits.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Sun Come Out Tomorrow? Anyone who thinks that penny stocks are by definition "cheap" needs to take a close look at Sun Microsystems.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Dassault? Das' Right. The product lifecycle management software maker is set to report third quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, take note.
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 November 2, 2007 Rich Smith	Blackboard Must Bounce A downgrade gives investors a chance to catch shares of this educational-software company on the rebound. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Rich Smith	Blackboard: Top of the Class Shares of educational-software specialist Blackboard tumble after second quarter earnings reports, but it doesn't seem warranted.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Sales Slip at Limited Brands In advance of the fashion retailer's earnings, analysts expect to see a drop in both sales and profits.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Can Johnson Control Its Numbers? The auto parts maker is set to report its fiscal first-quarter 2007 numbers shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
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 October 13, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Chalk Talk at Blackboard Blackboard outlines its expectations for 2005 and 2006 and announces an acquisition. The stock, at 34.2 times trailing earnings, looks fully priced.