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The Motley Fool
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The Advantage of High Profit Margins When companies have high margins, they also have cushions. They can afford to lower prices if they need to and to put pressure on competitors. Consider it a big plus when a company you're looking at sports a fat net margin.   |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Marginal Performance at Adobe Systems With recent 12-month-period operating margins below historical averages, Adobe Systems has some work to do. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2005
Tim Beyers |
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. |
InternetNews
June 23, 2006
Paul Shread |
Oracle Can't Help Stocks Strong earnings from Oracle did little to help the broader market Friday... The Nasdaq slipped... Yahoo rose... Blackboard soared after raising guidance... etc. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2011
Becca Lipman |
Investing 101: Highly Profitable Stocks Undervalued by the Graham Number We used the Graham Number to screen for potentially undervalued stocks. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Marginal Performance at Alcoa Here's the current margin snapshot for Alcoa and some of its sector and industry peers |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Siebel and PeopleSoft: Separated at Birth? Slowly improving financials put Siebel on the thin line between deep value and permanent decline. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Buying on Margins Profit margins are one useful tool for finding great stock values. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2006 |
Calculating Return on Assets Investors, here's a way to see how capital-intensive a company is. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Schwab's Turnaround Tale Charles Schwab has managed to reverse its fortunes in a relatively short period of time thanks to a smart ad campaign and major cost-cutting. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2006
Tim Beyers |
When Margin Makes Sense Margin can be an incredibly dangerous way to enhance stock market returns, especially if your specialty is volatile fast growers. But as a backup fund for emergencies, margin can be not only appealing but also relatively safe. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Adobe's Strong Foundation: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on Adobe's fourth-quarter earnings, in which the digital media expert reported both record sales and net GAAP income. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Attractive Low Profit Margins You shouldn't always avoid meager margins. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2009
Rob Plaza |
Is Big Lots the Real Discount Star? With a little top-line growth, it will be. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2005
Nick Baker |
Margins Aid Amgen: Fool by Numbers The biotech released second quarter financial results: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... Cash Flow Highlights... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2011
Becca Lipman |
Dow Jones Transportation Average Takes a Nosedive Are these transportation companies in trouble? |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2006 |
Margin Buying, Explained Did you know you can invest with lots of borrowed money? Be careful, though. Only experienced investors should use margin. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Margin Debt: Investors Partying Like It's 1999 The return of leverage. Or is it? |
InternetNews
March 25, 2010 |
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
October 5, 2010
Rich Smith |
Earnings Watch: Alcoa Shows the Way Here's what you want to look for in this week's report. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Seth Jayson |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
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. |
Investment Advisor
January 2007
James J. Green |
Schwab To Sell U.S. Trust Unit Charles Schwab announced that it would sell its U.S. Trust unit to Bank of America for $3.3 billion in cash in a deal that should close in the second quarter of 2007, assuming it passes the necessary regulatory hurdles. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Investing With Borrowed Dimes Only invest on margin if you know what you're doing -- and maybe not even then. |
The Motley Fool
March 13, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Get Yer Fat Profit Margins Here Many top-notch companies are marked by hefty profit margins. SLM... Qualcomm... Microsoft... Goldman Sachs... Oracle... etc. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Oracle Earnings Oracle's stock has risen 35% since hitting a low of $10 per stub back in September 2004. Yet strangely, this rise in stock price has mirrored a slide in the company's profitability. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2003 |
Buying Stocks on Margin Learn how to amplify your stock gains -- and losses. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2005
John Reeves |
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... |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2011
Katie Spence |
So You Want to Buy on Margin? Run, Fool, run! |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
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
February 10, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Beware These Marginal Activities Investing with borrowed money can backfire badly. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2011
Becca Lipman |
Investing 101: Highly Profitable, Undervalued Mega Cap Stocks Do you think these companies are undervalued?: Pfizer... Cisco... Statoil... Canon... UnitedHealth Group... Time Warner... |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
John Finneran |
New CME Dominates Derivatives CME Group, the new exchange formed from the merger of the Chicago Mercantile Market and the Chicago Board of Trade, enjoys the benefits of an 85% market share. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Checking the Margins at Check Point Software Here's the current margin snapshot for Check Point Software and some of its sector, and industry peers and direct competitors. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Screening for the Best Stocks Why not let the computer pick your next investments for you? |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Marginal Performance at PepsiCo With recent 12-month-period operating margins below historical averages, PepsiCo has some work to do. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2011
John Grgurich |
1 Stock That Deserves Your Respect Oracle is doing everything right, so why the low price and P/E? |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: Simmer Down, Dow The rising Dow meant everything for Alcoa shareholders (and maybe something for people trading Dow futures), but nothing for the rest of us. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007 |
Generalizing Amgen: Fool by Numbers The biotechnology company released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Tim Hanson & Brian Richards |
Stocks to Bet the House On Margin is a dangerous game. The easiest way to crush the market over the next few decades is to be the patient long-term owner of great companies. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2010
David Meier |
Could Amgen Be a Multibagger? Strong returns on equity can generate powerful shareholder returns. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Andy Cross |
A Mixed 2005 for Comcast: Fool by Numbers Subscribers pay more dollars for more services, but net income takes a hit. The company released fiscal year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2007
David Meier |
Oak Value Interview: Meet the Portfolio Part 2: Understanding business models is a must in building your portfolio. An interview with Oak Value Capital managers David Carr and Larry Coats about their portfolio. |
InternetNews
July 29, 2009 |
Yahoo Plunges, Microsoft Gains as Stocks Slip Investors sort winners and losers as Microsoft and Yahoo finally pair up. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2004
Mark Mahorney |
Adobe Anomaly It's impossible to say exactly why shares of Adobe Systems sold off 2% today given the company's prospects. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Do Dynegy's Margins Measure Up? Here's the margin picture for Dynegy over the past few years. |
Registered Rep.
April 15, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Trading, Fees Lift Schwab Profits Higher Continued growth in client trading and fees helped drive profits at Charles Schwab Corp. to higher-than-expected levels for the first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Adobe Downloads Investors, this company is practically printing money. Or at least it was, until this quarter. There are several things to keep in mind if you're to make sense of tomorrow's first-quarter earnings release -- and the market's reaction thereto. |
