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The Motley Fool May 25, 2006	When Debt Is Good Mortgage good, credit card debt bad. Investors, it's similar with companies. If a sizable chunk of income won't be eaten up by debt payment obligations, that means more flexibility and more opportunity. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004	When Debt Is Good vs. Bad Debt on a company's balance sheet can have two sides. Companies that can grow without using debt or issuing extra stock are in a more powerful position than others. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005	Foolish Fundamentals: Enterprise Value Don't overlook debt and cash when you're valuing a stock.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005	Capital Structure, Explained When evaluating a company's merits as a possible investment, you should examine the components of its value and explore how it finances its workings. It's all about cash, debt, and equity.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005	Enterprise Value Explained The enterprise value reminds all investors, large and small, that debt is a cost to the business.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006	Enterprise Value, Explained Enterprise value (EV) represents a company's economic value -- the minimum someone would have to pay to buy it outright. It's an important number to consider when you're valuing a stock.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004	Enterprise Value Explained Don't neglect debt and cash when determining a company's price tag.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Not All Debt Is Evil Debt-free companies can have their virtues, but debt has an undeserved bad rap with individual investors. When you find a company with debt, dig into the details.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Bill Mann	General Electric Issues Equity?! When debt financing is the next best thing to free money, GE dilutes shareholders instead. In a surprise offering, General Electric announced on Monday that it was pricing 119 million shares of its stock at $31.83 to raise $3.8 billion for the company's planned takeover of some Vivendi assets.
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The Motley Fool June 21, 2006	Some Debt Is OK The important thing is the interest rate -- and your ability to pay.
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The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Shruti Basavaraj	Free Sailing With Free Cash Flow What do you look at when you're trying to value a company? It's best to side-step income statement accounting traps and manipulations and go straight to the cash -- free cash flow.
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The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards Spur Suicides Massive debt is alarming, but there's hope. You can pay it off.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Heinz's Debt- and Equity-Holders Duel The ketchup giant's choices benefit one group at the other's expense. Shareholders and debtholders alike should keep an eye on company developments, though they affect each group in different and sometimes opposite ways.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005 Rich Smith	Market's Knickers in a Twist Ceradyne is raising some cash. So what? When a company whose share price has roughly doubled over the past six months decides to convert some of that equity into cash that it can use as it wishes, this is at worst a non-event.
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The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 Chris Mallon	Honda's Value Balances Out Honda Motors adds value where its competitors can't. Is the stock appropriately priced?
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