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Acuity Brands Inc (AYI)

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  • The Earnings Season Debacle that Wasn't [View article]
    "The Earning Season Debacle That Wasn't" YOY, how are the earnings ? And what is the P/E of the S&P ? The debacle is on the way.
    Comment by Mr. Ed, Jr.
    Aug 12 19:56 pm |
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  • The Earnings Season Debacle that Wasn't [View article]
    Yes, imagine that if fantasy was reality, then reality would be allowed to stay fantasy. What about all the BAD debt on the... Never... More »
    Comment by j-dub
    Aug 12 15:51 pm |
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  • The Earnings Season Debacle that Wasn't [View article]
    With the low volumes and program trading going on, and the Fed's blatant manipulations, the value of the stock market as an indicator is... More »
    Comment by Davewmart
    Aug 12 08:57 am |
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  • The Earnings Season Debacle that Wasn't [View article]
    This is a case of under promise and over deliver. Compared to last year, earnings were not all that great!
    Comment by BlueOkie
    Aug 12 08:19 am |
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  • The Earnings Season Debacle that Wasn't [View article]
    You've said it all: We had the ".... the worst earnings decline in history", yet the markets are jumping, only because... More »
    Comment by Chandragupta
    Aug 12 06:40 am |
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  • Four Home Furnishing Stocks for a Housing Recovery [View article]
    Joe; I don't want to quibble over the small stuff, but thought I'd comment on point # 2 in your rebuttal to Chris B. You state,... More »
    Comment by Rico44
    Aug 8 11:07 am |
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  • There’s Magic in Joel Greenblatt’s 'Magic Formula' [View article]
    Prof. Greenblatt at the end of the day is finding good quality companies that have durable competitive advantages at attractive prices. ... More »
    Comment by nport
    Jun 4 17:33 pm |
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  • Four Home Furnishing Stocks for a Housing Recovery [View article]
    As someone who worked for Ethan Allen, I wouldn't touch their stock at ANY price....the companies agenda is seriously flawed, especially... More »
    Comment by LCM
    Mar 30 11:45 am |
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  • Four Home Furnishing Stocks for a Housing Recovery [View article]
    1) Those trailing P/E's won't turn negative, as the earnings already happened and we are looking at the present, unless you theorize a... More »
    Comment by Joe Kunkle
    Mar 27 14:10 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Four Home Furnishing Stocks for a Housing Recovery [View article]
    Chris B has done an excellent job of splashing cold reality on the notion that any of these stocks has real legs. Sure, a trader might... More »
    Comment by mac.barron
    Mar 26 18:23 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Four Home Furnishing Stocks for a Housing Recovery [View article]
    1) Furniture/fixture manufacturing and sales is rather capital intensive. Those trailing earnings PE's could quickly turn negative on... More »
    Comment by Chris B
    Mar 26 15:06 pm |
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  • There’s Magic in Joel Greenblatt’s 'Magic Formula' [View article]
    I've always thought highly of Greenblatt's formula, and like SMM (comment above), am reluctant to start imposing my own biases on the... More »
    Comment by campbel
    Mar 15 14:08 pm |
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  • There’s Magic in Joel Greenblatt’s 'Magic Formula' [View article]
    That's a great point, SMM. These types of approaches are trying to put the odds in your favor. They are not trying to get every stock... More »
    Comment by John Reese
    Feb 18 18:15 pm |
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  • There’s Magic in Joel Greenblatt’s 'Magic Formula' [View article]
    Just be careful about overthinking it. The stocks picked by Greenblatt's system are all based on the now (the current balance sheet... More »
    Comment by SMM
    Feb 10 13:26 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • There’s Magic in Joel Greenblatt’s 'Magic Formula' [View article]
    Great piece! It helped me. You summarized Greenblatt’s approach in just two paragraphs. And the most important point for me was ... More »
    Comment by John DiStanislao
    Feb 1 12:51 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1