24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | yesterday
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EatingStock.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... balance sheets, return on assets, and return on equity. Barron’s recently made a comment about Colgate-Palmolive (CL): As a manufacturer of deodorant, dishwashing soap, and pet food, Colgate-Palmolive is a purveyor of “must-have products,” putting it in a strong position, and on track for double-digit earnings growth in 2009. It may be true that CL has a certain “recession proof”...
Fool.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
To , you can examine its return on equity (ROE). This ratio is composed of a company's profit margin multiplied by its asset turnover, multiplied by its financial leverage. It measures how efficiently the company employs its owners' capital. In a nutshell, it essentially measures your bang per buck as an investor. Take Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: ), which rocks a whopping ROE of 83, as an example....
The Street (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... debate with Jim "El Capitan" Cramer, got totally schmeissed yesterday. Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Colgate-Palmolive, General Mills, Kellogg, Campbell Soup and Kraft were all down between 2 and 4 points apiece on Monday. With the recent share price pasting, coupled with the magnitude of the drop in materials costs, it is growing increasingly clear that my concerns regarding generic competition...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... 2412); Cisco (NASDAQ: ); CNinsure (Nasdaq: ); Coelce - Cia Energetica do Ceara (BOVESPA: COCE5); Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: ); Copel (BOVESPA: CPLE6); COSCO International Holdings (HKG: 517); Credit Suisse (NYSE: ); Crucell (Euronext: CRXL); CSN - Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (NYSE: ); Danske Bank (OMX: DANSKE); DSM (Euronext: DSM); Dufry South America (BOVESPA: DUFB11); E*TRADE FINANCIAL...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Consider the way militant unions have been allowed to operate with impunity. Last month, New York-based Colgate-Palmolive Co. announced that it would sell off its Nepalese operations. The annual report of the company, which produces dental products in Nepal, described frequent interruptions due to "unprecedented blockades and bandhs [strikes]" by its Maoist trade union. Another Maoist-affiliated...
