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The Motley Fool April 25, 2007	Ethan Allen Loses Style in Q3: Fool by Numbers The furniture company released earnings for the third-quarter 2007: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Ethan Allen Looks Solid Is the furniture industry turning around, or is Ethan Allen's success unique? Breaking with tradition, the furniture maker stated that it will achieve 8.5% earning growth in its third quarter, and it agrees with analysts estimates for its fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Should You Buy La-Z-Boy Now? La-Z-Boy reports a swing from losses to profits.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	A Well-Assembled La-Z-Boy La-Z-Boy turns in a healthy quarter of free cash flow. Investors get a company with a solid balance sheet, a commitment to reducing its debt, share repurchases, and a juicy 3.2% dividend yield.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	La-Z-Boy Lounging Around Not all great brands are great, or even good, businesses. Investors, that would seem to be the case for this furniture-maker.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2010 David Meier	Leggett & Platt, a Totally Cool Stock Residential and commercial furnishings manufacturer Leggett & Platt with a total return ratio of 1.51, seems like a totally cool stock to get to know.
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The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	Time to Sleep on Sealy? A look at the company's recent earnings report should have investors sleeping on any thought of acquiring the company's shares at this time.
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The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Ethan Allen's Masterful Q4 Decor Despite a difficult operating environment, Ethan Allen masterfully managed costs and inventory to preserve EPS in spite of a revenue decline.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Relax With Ethan Allen Not all furniture makers are struggling. Even better for its investors, analysts have again set the bar low for Ethan Allen tomorrow.
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The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Rich Smith	Ethan Allen Clears the Table Lowered expectations lead to a stock surge after the furniture retailer reports Q2 earnings.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Ethan Allen Takes a Seat Fine furniture doesn't translate to big stock returns.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2008 Rich Smith	Time to Dive Back In? It's been years since investors in the retail furniture industry have seen anything much resembling "good news." But, maybe it is darkest before the dawn.
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The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	Restless Times at Sealy The mattress maker makes sacrifices to maintain growth. Investors wonder if they will be enough.
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The Motley Fool October 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: I Dream of Sealy The mattress maker reports third-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
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The Motley Fool November 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax	A La-Z-Boy Letdown The company lowered third-quarter guidance down to $0.11 to $0.14 per share; the consensus estimate was previously $0.25 per share. Given the variables, it's no wonder investors soured on the stock today.
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The Motley Fool January 23, 2009 Anders Bylund	Take This Stock and Sleep On It Great companies will survive the downturn and thrive afterward. High-end bedroom expert Tempur-Pedic is one likely candidate.
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U.S. CPSC May 17, 2005	Ethan Allen Recall of Two Dining Tables These dining room tables can be missing sufficient stability blocks that could result in the table collapsing.
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