i do want to talk a little bit and briefly about the power of the return on invested capital calculation. If you assume we have two companies, areay, company a and company b, that both aim to grow their earnings at a rate of five % per year. They don't rely on other people's money for their growth. Then i said, they likely operate in an alegoply or duopoly with limited competition, wide moates and very high barriers too. And im one of those that i do want to drill down on, just because this is a segment on on key performance indicators, pis and ke a, metrics that drive value.
A company's financials are more than just a set of numbers. They can tell a story that helps us understand the core of a business and where its growth opportunity lies.
John Rotonti talks with fellow Motley Fool senior analyst Auri Hughes about the financials to watch before putting your money into a publicly traded company. They discuss: - Profit drivers in a company’s balance sheet - The portions of a 10-K that investors should pay close attention to - Metric that provide insights about a company’s growth prospects
Stocks discussed: AAPL, SBUX, CPRT, CNSWF
Host: John Rotonti Guest: Auri Hughes Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl
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