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Stock fundamentals explained: the numbers to check before buying
Stock fundamentals describe the business behind the share: how it earns revenue, what it keeps after costs, how cash moves, what it owes and how ownership is divided. Read the numbers together rather than searching for one ratio that decides everything.
Revenue growth, profit growth or EPS growth: what matters most?
Revenue, profit and EPS answer different questions. Read them together to see whether growth reaches the business's owners and what drove the change.
Is a company becoming profitable? How to read an earnings inflection
A first profitable quarter is a starting point for research. Check which profit measure turned positive, what changed and whether the business still needs funding.
What is revenue per share, and why can it fall while revenue grows?
Revenue per share compares a company's sales with its share count. Sales can rise while this measure falls if the share count grows faster.
7 checks behind a company's revenue growth
Revenue can grow because customers bought more, prices rose or an acquisition added another business. Check those drivers before attributing the increase to stronger demand. Then compare sales with cash collection and profit.
How much debt is too much? 7 checks for a company's financial strength
To assess company debt, find out when it must be repaid and where the money will come from. These seven checks cover available cash, repayment dates, interest costs, loan conditions and the cash the business generates.
Stock dilution explained: 6 checks for share counts and funding risk
Cash that keeps shrinking, debt coming due and expensive equipment plans can give you reasons to investigate dilution before an offering is announced. Check how the company plans to pay its bills, whether it has arranged the funding and what securities could become shares.
6 checks when a company's profit and cash flow disagree
Profit measures earnings over a period. Cash flow shows money coming in and going out. Customer payments, inventory, equipment spending and debt can move cash at different times from the related income or expense. These six checks explain why the two figures diverge.