| Margins matter. fool. com/investing/small-cap/2009/08/14/these-are-the-markets-biggest-opportunities. com/quotes/CTB/usa>) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Of course, over the short term, the sort of economic shocks we recently experienced can drastically affect a company's profitability. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market. If it can't make up for this problem by cutting costs -- and most companies can't -- then both the business and its shares face a decidedly bleak outlook. 3%, while operating margin is 4. dailyfinance. Here's the current margin snapshot for Cooper Tire why I like to look at five fiscal years' worth of margins, along with the results for the trailing 12 months, the last fiscal year, and last fiscal quarter (LFQ). You can't always reach a hard conclusion regarding your company's health, however, you can better understand what to expect, and what to watch. 2% and net margin is 6. |
Thursday 8 March 2012
Here's How Cooper Tire
