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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
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
August 11, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Nails on a Chalkboard From Blackboard Guarded guidance trumps good results yet again. |
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
August 1, 2007
Rich Smith |
Blackboard Floored The educational software firm's guidance underwhelms investors. |
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
November 10, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Bored With Blackboard Wall Street yawns at Blackboard, which should be just fine for long-term shareholders who don't mind getting shares cheap and waiting. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2004
Rex Moore |
eBay's Stellar '03 Meg's company rolls into 2004 at full throttle. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2007
Rich Smith |
Macrovision Moves Sales rocketed 32% in the third quarter, and GAAP profits per share nearly doubled, with performance far exceeding analysts' predictions on both counts. |
InternetNews
January 18, 2006
Susan Kuchinskas |
Record eBay Earnings Not Good Enough Online marketplace eBay reported record quarterly revenues on Wednesday. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Blackboard's Clean Record The educational software maker is set to report fourth-quarter 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
May 9, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Blackboard Breaks Through Now that Blackboard seems to be getting through WebCT without falling apart, it looks more and more like a growing mini-monopoly -- in the right place at the right time. The market tends to pay a premium for companies like that, and for good reason. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Blackboard's Green Blackboard is building a standard for education software solutions. The company increased its full-year guidance to between $0.84 and $0.86, up from a range of $0.78 to $0.81. |
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. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
eBay Reports Rising Profits, Settles With AT&T Year-over-year results rock; just don't ask about Q3. eBay Runs Into Wall Street's Expectations |
InternetNews
April 22, 2009
Paul Shread |
eBay, Apple Beat the Street Solid results from eBay and Apple bode well for the tech sector. |
InternetNews
April 21, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
eBay Nation Powers its Q1 Financials If the online marketplace were a country, it would be the world's eleventh most populous nation, behind Japan and ahead of Mexico. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Blackboard: Enticing Math, but Fuzzy Blackboard looks to be doing well. Figuring out what that's worth is a tougher task for investors. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Clap for Palm? Palm shows its hand. Depending on a variety of factors, the company expects to report a profits number tomorrow that could range anywhere from $0.38 per diluted share, to $5.20 per share, or from $0.55 up to $0.65. Confusing? You bet. |
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. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2005 |
Blackboard's New Site: Communitysite Blackboard's CommunitySite is a new site that encourages interaction among the growing community of Blackboard users. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
Jean Graham |
Nuance: Live Long and Prosper? The speech-recognition specialist has a gap in its GAAP numbers. Investors, take note. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Pro Forma Earnings Reports: A Deceptive View of Performance The Securities and Exchange Commission is concerned with a widespread corporate habit -- the growing practice of issuing "pro forma" earnings reports that tend to paint a rosy picture of company results... |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Best Small Cap: Blackboard In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, here are stock challenges from the publication's writers: Blackboard is the kind of stock you should tuck away for a long time. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
eBay's Q3 So-So The online auctioneer posts solid but modest results in the third quarter. While the merits of the Skype acquisition -- the largest in eBay's history -- can be debated, a good case can be made for eBay's long-term future. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Scoping Out Synopsys The microchip manufacturing software developer is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters? |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Rich Smith |
Blackboard Asks: "Recession? What Recession?" The educational software provider defied the downturn in tax revenues, the soaring costs of public education, and the general anemic economics of this jobless recovery, turning in a real eraser-clapper of a quarter last night. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2007
Rich Smith |
3Com Grants 1Wish Now fully in control of H3C, the company should outperform growth estimates moving forward. It's possible that in the near future, this stock could look like a real bargain. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2005
Rich Smith |
Macrovision's Blurry View With analysts focusing all their attention on Macrovision's guidance and pro forma results, "disappointing" results tomorrow just might present Foolish investors an excellent opportunity to zig when Wall Street zags. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2004
Rich Smith |
Has Macrovision No Shame? On Monday after the bell, California-based intellectual property rights defender Macrovision reported yet another fabulous quarter, whether judged by revenues, earnings, or pro forma (Latin for "ad lib") earnings. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2005
Rich Smith |
Unacceptable Accounting The problem with GAAP, better known to its practitioners as "generally accepted accounting principles," is that it simply doesn't reflect reality as it relates to investors and the companies in which they invest. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2004
Rich Smith |
Macrovision Takes a Hit Wall Street punishes the digital copy protector for the wrong reasons. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Blackboard's Textbook Quarter The educational software solutions provider reports strong growth and upped its guidance for the year to earnings of $22 million to $23 million, which translates into $0.78 to $0.81 per share. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
eBay Back on Track The online auctioneer finally delivers some decent news with a relatively solid first quarter. eBay's stock still carries a respectable premium, but if you were going to sell, you probably should have done it before. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Pro Forma's Bottom Line Be careful what you say and how you say it. The Financial Executives International, Morristown, N.J., and the National Investor Relations Institute, Vienna, Va., have come up with guidelines for clear and consistent public statements of corporate earnings. Five key suggestions... |
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
December 19, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Progress Report The small enterprise software maker Progress reveals its numbers tomorrow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Phillips-Van Heusen Analysts have high hopes for this clothier as it prepares to report its first-quarter 2006 earnings. Here's a quick rundown of what Wall Street expects, what the company's already done, and what you might want to look for in Tuesday's report. |
InternetNews
August 24, 2006
Paul Shread |
eBay Slumps on Downgrade eBay shares lost nearly 5% Thursday on a downgrade, while the rest of the market treaded water... The broader market rose slightly... Creative Technology was a big mover... etc. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2006
Andy Cross |
Blackboard Passes the Test in Q4: Fool by Numbers Blackboard released fourth-quarter 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Rich Smith |
Sybase's Switcheroo The software maker offers nice earnings and great cash flow, but strange reporting. |
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... |
Information Today
October 17, 2005
Doris Small Helfer |
E-Learning Service Leaders Blackboard and WebCT Merge On Oct. 12, 2005, Blackboard and WebCT, the two leading providers of course management software for e-learning services to the education market, announced plans to merge their companies. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2005
Rich Smith |
Marine Products Runs Aground Marine Products reported Q1 sales that were up 17% over the year-ago quarter. Profits rose even faster, to $0.17 per diluted share -- a 21% year-on-year increase. But none of that impressed investors. So let's examine what red flags they might have fixated on. |
CFO
July 1, 2004
Alix Nyberg |
A Matter of Emphasis Regulation G was supposed to end the abuses of pro forma reporting. Has it succeeded? |
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
November 10, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
1 + 1 = Value at Blackboard The education software provider is turning in good growth and rising margins with two hot products. While the company's sales and margins are expanding, the current market valuation looks right on target. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2005
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Summing Up Synopsys The software maker expects profits -- pro forma and otherwise. Investors will be faced with a common quandary among companies whose "analysts" insist more on confusing investors than educating them. |
