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Beware Margin Borrowing High levels of margin may suggest an increase in reckless investing in the market, which might possibly lead to some kind of market meltdown. |
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Family Dollar Still No Bargain Another quarter, another minor earnings surprise for low-budget retailer Family Dollar. The business is fine, but investors, why pay full price? |
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Buying on Margins Profit margins are one useful tool for finding great stock values. |
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Meet the Margin Hogs These stocks offer fat margins and fatter returns: FactSet... Paychex... Medtronic... Genentech... |
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Here's How Paychex May Be Failing You With recent TTM operating margins below historical averages, Paychex has some work to do. |
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Investing With Borrowed Dimes Only invest on margin if you know what you're doing -- and maybe not even then. |
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Low-Margin Companies Are Still Compelling Whenever you run across an otherwise attractive company that sports some slim margins, give it a chance. Take a closer look. |
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From Gross to Net at LAN Airlines S.A. Here's the current margin snapshot for LAN Airlines and some of its sector and industry peers and direct competitors. |
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Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bear Rebuttal Existing stores' sales growth is flagging, and margins aren't getting any sweeter. Investors, take note. |
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Family Dollar Not So Cheap Investors, take a page from the customer here, and pass on the overpriced goods. |
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Fool by Numbers: Alcoa Q2 2005 The world's largest aluminum company released second quarter earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... Gross Margin... |
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Guess? Delivers More Than Jeans Guess? Inc. shows that revenue and margin growth can be had in the retail marketplace. |
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The Absolute Worst Reason to Invest Don't look to the stock market to save you. As tempting as it can be for an inexperienced investor, you can't afford to treat the stock market like your own personal casino. |
The Motley Fool
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Siebel and PeopleSoft: Separated at Birth? Slowly improving financials put Siebel on the thin line between deep value and permanent decline. |
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Oracle's Spending Pays Off: Fool by Numbers The software mammoth released second-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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5 Stocks That Look Great on the Margin Look beyond the usual numbers at these: Mosaic... Potash... Chesapeake Energy... NRG Energy... IBM... |
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Stocks the Rich Executives Are Buying Sometimes insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's at it this week? Take a look at insider buying at these companies: A. Schulman... Greenbrier Companies... Oracle... Stericycle... Worthington Industries... |
The Motley Fool
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Get Yer Fat Profit Margins Here Many top-notch companies are marked by hefty profit margins. SLM... Qualcomm... Microsoft... Goldman Sachs... Oracle... etc. |
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Wal-Mart's Powerful Performance: Fool by Numbers The retailing giant released full-year 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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Margin Buying, Explained Did you know you can invest with lots of borrowed money? Be careful, though. Only experienced investors should use margin. |
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Flourishing Family Dollar Stores: Fool by Numbers The deep discount retailer released earnings for its second-quarter 2007: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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How to Save for College College is expensive, no doubt about it -- but you can afford it. |
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Fool by Numbers: Accenture Q3 2005 The IT consultant released third quarter earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... |
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Dollar Tree's a Dud This boring business is fine, but investors, should wait for a better price. |
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Good Old Paychex: Fool by Numbers The payroll and human resources processor released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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1 Stock That Deserves Your Respect Oracle is doing everything right, so why the low price and P/E? |
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Oracle Expected to Match Earnings Projections Oracle, a bellwether in the IT sector, should match analyst expectations handily despite the margin pressure following its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
The Motley Fool
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Larry Ellison: At It Again This time, it's a $5.8 billion buyout of rival Siebel. So, if this deal passes regulatory muster, Oracle will have gained an enormous base of new customers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
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Does US Airways Group Measure Up? With recent TTM operating margins exceeding historical averages, US Airways Group looks like it is doing fine. |
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Here's How Thor Industries May Be Failing You With recent TTM operating margins exceeding historical averages, Thor Industries looks like it is doing fine. |
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Paychex Increases Dividend Checks The payroll firm's shareholders get a holiday bonus of sorts. |
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Marginal Performance at Apple I'm looking for the absolute numbers, comparisons to sector peers and competitors, and any trend that may tell me how strong Apple's competitive position could be. |
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Yum! Brands Hits the Spot: Fool by Numbers The fast-food conglomerate released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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Worst Stock for 2008: Wal-Mart Could this company be the worst buy? This analyst thinks Wal-Mart could be the worst stock of 2008. |
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Wal-Mart Rings Up Solid Results: Fool by Numbers The retail giant released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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California Water Floats On: Fool by Numbers The water company released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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Fool by Numbers: General Mills FY 2005 The packaged foods giant released earnings for the fiscal year 2005: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... |
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Read Oracle's Tea Leaves: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on software provider Oracle's second-quarter earnings, in which sales of business applications grew all over the globe. |
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A Steady Picture at Corning The market has reacted badly to Corning's quarterly report. Let's take a step back and review the damage, and see if it's quite as bad as everyone else seems to think. |
The Motley Fool
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All Hail the Amazing American Consumer! Buying luxury with aplomb -- while pinching every penny! Sales were up at both deep discounter Dollar Tree and luxury retailer Williams-Sonoma. |
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Pursuing Profits? Meet Margins! Baffled by talk of gross, operating, or net margins? We're here to help. |
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Has Coach Gone Out of Style? Despite higher costs and frugal consumers, the handbag purveyor may be a bargain now. |
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15 Companies Working for You Insider ownership and strong metrics make these contenders for your portfolio. |
