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The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Jo-Ann Trims Losses: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on Jo-Ann's second-quarter report. While sales and comps were up, thanks to an easy comparison, earnings were still deep in negative territory.   |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann Looking Raggedy Despite a bad year and a big writedown for the retailer, things could be worse. Value investors with the capacity to handle a bit of risk would do well to take a hard look at these shares. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
Toby Shute |
Jo-Ann Stores Redecorates This arts and crafts dealer isn't hemmed in by declining same-store sales. As far as Jo-Ann's valuation is concerned, things are somewhat complicated because earnings were negative last year. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann Patches Things Up The fabric and crafts chain does some cutting and stitching. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Jo-Ann Stores Looking Threadbare Despite incremental revenue growth, the crafts company reports a loss. The company's shares have fallen by more than 50% over the past year. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
Jeremy MacNealy |
Jo-Ann's Threadbare Days The retail fabric and craft operator remains in a challenging environment. Still, investors anticipated the weakness well in advance -- witness its cratered stock in the latter half of 2005 -- and good things may be just around the corner. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Jo-Ann's Patches Prove Attractive The retailer shows its turnaround may be working. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Jo-Ann Stores on the Mend The fabric and crafts retailer seems on the way to recovery, turning in their fourth straight quarter of positive comps. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann Sticks to Its Knitting The sewing retailer's second-quarter earnings release reveals a company that's still moving through a tough transition but gaining ground. Investors seemed particularly impressed, bidding the stock up nearly 10%. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Patchwork Quilt at Jo-Ann Stores The arts-and-crafts retailer is set to report first-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to find. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Jo-Ann's Mixed Results: Fool by Numbers The arts and crafts retailer released first-quarter 2008 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2004
Marko Djuranovic |
Jo-Ann Stores Threading Water Sales are flat for the retailer, but the valuation still appears to be fair. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Jo-Ann Weaving In Thin Margins Jo-Ann Stores continues to grow despite some disappointing numbers. Investors looking to start a position in this company are not getting much margin of safety at this price. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2005
Rich Duprey |
An Artful Quarter for Michaels Specialty retailer lowers guidance for the quarter and year but still crafts record revenues. With a trailing P/E ratio of 20 and a forward ratio of 14, Michaels looks as though it's still reasonably priced. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Minding Jo-Ann's Knitting Fourth-quarter sales actually rose 2.2%. That won't be enough to offset the terrible margin and inventory trends, but it's a start. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007
Rich Duprey |
A.C. Moore Takes Stock of Its Future Out-of-control inventory problems hold back the arts-and-crafts retailer. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Just Another Tuesday Morning The discount retailer continues to hang on with modest sales growth. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
David Meier |
Turnaround at Jo-Ann Stores?: Fool by Numbers The arts-and-crafts retailer released its third-quarter 2006 earnings report: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Mike Cianciolo |
Gymboree Bounces Back The children's clothing retailer reports strong comps on top of soaring earnings and increased its guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter to a range of $0.40 to $0.42 per share. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2007 |
Spruced-Up Jo-Ann Stores: Fool by Numbers The arts and crafts retailer released fourth-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Could This Crafty Stock Make You Money? Turning consumers into makers: Jo-Ann Stores could beat the tough economy. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann's Full-Year Flop: Fool by Numbers The retailer released fiscal year 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2005
Mike Cianciolo |
Making the Grade at A.C. Moore The arts and crafts retailer reports flat earnings growth for the quarter, but predicts a strong year. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2005
Rich Duprey |
More Is Better at A.C. Moore Arts and crafts retailer reports dip in comps, but predicts beating quarterly estimates. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
HOTT Is Still Not Results at this teen retailer still look about as depressed as its target shoppers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Children's Place Pleases The retailer reports a 52% increase in earnings ahead of its Disney Stores acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Same-Store Sales Every month, retailers announce their sales and comps growth. Comps are a useful gauge for investors to measure how well a company is increasing store revenues. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
A Stitch in the Ditch Linens 'n Things sews up a solid quarter, but are these threads too pricey? |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2005
Rich Duprey |
A Lot Less From A.C. Moore The crafts supplier is set to report a third-quarter loss and keeps making excuses. The stock price, which had been flying high at more than $33 a share as recently as early July, has been cut nearly in half since then. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: A.C. Moore Story Still Unraveling The arts-and-crafts supplier will cobble together first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Same-Store Sales Every month, retailers announce their sales and comps growth. Comps, which refer to comparable same-store sales, can help investors gauge the strength of a company's brand. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2005
Jeremy MacNealy |
Michaels Carves Out EPS Growth Despite weak sales, the retailer was able to substantially improve profitability. But investors need to keep a watchful eye here. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Fool's Look Ahead Who's reporting this week: J. Crew... Boston Beer... Staples... Jo-Ann Stores... Shuffle Master... Sun Communities... |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Shop Through the Storm July wasn't all bad for retail -- which shows savvy retailers can still excel. Read on to see who did well. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2007
Mike Cianciolo |
Nobody's Home at Children's Place The retailer lowers its outlook after same-store sales fall. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Michaels: Everything Must Go The arts-and-crafts retailer puts itself up for sale. So who will make an offer? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Retail's Wintry Mix Can retailers do well this holiday season, with so many concerns weighing on consumers? |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2007
Todd Wenning |
When Bad News Goes Good A.C. Moore beats the Street with an EPS net loss of $0.02. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Jo-Ann Gets Needled in Q4: Fool by Numbers The arts-and-crafts retailer released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Ragging on Rag Rag Shops has a suitor, but others may have been shooed away. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Retail's Frosty February Last month wasn't too bad. The months ahead? Fasten your seat belts. |
