A high dividend yield can look attractive, but a rising yield may also result from a falling share price. Learn how dividend sustainability, cash flow, payout ratios and debt can provide important context.
Share buybacks can increase earnings per share even when company profit remains unchanged. Learn how a lower share count affects EPS, why net income and EPS can move differently and what investors may examine when assessing buybacks.
Higher revenue does not always mean higher profits. Learn how rising costs, profit margins, business mix, operating leverage and cash flow can affect the relationship between sales growth and profitability.
Earnings revisions show how analysts’ expectations for company performance are changing. Learn why forecasts are revised, how they can affect valuations and why share prices may move before scheduled results are published.
Credit spreads measure the additional yield investors demand for holding corporate debt over government bonds. Learn why they widen and narrow, what they can reveal about financial conditions and why markets watch them for signs of economic stress.