Reading Financial Data - Step by Step
Reading a company's financials
Use SEC companyfacts to read revenue, margins, EPS, the balance sheet, and growth.
Lessons
- What is revenue? - Revenue is the top-line amount a company reports from its business activity.
- Gross, operating, and net margin - Margins turn income-statement dollars into percentages of revenue.
- What is EPS? - Diluted EPS is earnings per share after including dilutive shares.
- Balance sheet basics - A balance sheet shows what a company owns, owes, and what remains for shareholders.
- Revenue growth - Revenue growth compares one fiscal year with the immediately prior fiscal year.