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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2003
Page
16
The Fool outlines how to gauge market value via market capitalization and explains intrinsic value as a less precise measure. It reviews what annual reports reveal, from the CEO letter to balance sheets, income statements, and cash flows, and how buybacks affect dividends on repurchased shares.
Tips from The Motley Fool guide readers on cutting heating and gas costs. Insulate attics walls and crawl spaces seal leaks with caulk or weather stripping warm windows with plastic covers use a humidifier maintain filters and insulated ducts install a programmable thermostat close crawl space vents and run ceiling fans to circulate warm air. A shift to Florida is advised for lower cooling costs.
The firm began as a 1943 Cleveland store founded by immigrants from Nazi Germany. It grew into America's leading fabric and crafts chain with nearly 1,000 locations and 20,000 employees. It joined the NYSE in 1976 as Fabri-Centers of America and later acquired Clothworld in 1994.
A reader recalls retiring in 1981 with 43000 and a stockbroker friend who urged utilities. He trusted the advice and tripled his money, but the Fool notes brokers profit from trades, not growth. Deregulation hit the sector. a 2002 mutual fund loss exceeded 20 percent.
The late 1990s buys of Dominick's in Chicago and Randall's in Houston for 2.5 billion total hurt Safeway. A 1 billion fourth quarter loss on 10 billion in sales followed, and unloading Dominick's remains elusive. Weak economy and discounters pressure retailers, while growth-focused, independent expansion is advised.
The Homer Laughlin China Co founded in Ohio in 1871 by Shakespeare and Homer grew to 110 kilns by 1907 and produced 10 percent of America's dishware. In the 1930s its Fiesta line with Art Deco colors appeared, red glazed uranium-containing pieces were harmlessly radioactive. Fiesta was reintroduced in 1986 and Harlequin ware became a Woolworth best seller.
A USC demographer warns California’s housing market risks creating a split society of housing haves and have-nots as prices push out middle class families. High rents and slow construction, aided by Proposition 13 limits and litigation fears, leave many renting or seeking cheaper states while current homeowners profit from market demand.
Salesforce.com, led by Marc Benioff, aims for profitability with about 100 million in yearly sales and 6 000 customers paying 75 monthly on average. The company rents software as a service, betting on growth while some rivals doubt sustained success. Benioff touts a flamboyant culture including pricey events at Pac Bell Park and Carnegie Hall.
Barbara Phillips promoted to vice president at Henkel North American Consumer Businesses with expanded HR duties for Schwarzkopf & DEP. Brian Bastock named vice president of strategic sourcing at Henkel Consumer Adheives. Other promotions include Jennifer Dodge as executive director at the Child Care Resource Center and Terri Bosko joining Northern Savings & Loan.
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