There are many links below to help in your research. Just get a free stock quote and click on the Profile button. Not all of these ideas below will apply to every type of company. For Canadian investors try this site or go to this site's Canadian page . Conference calls are the most informative single tool we know of.
Most conference calls are highly complex and often very technical.
However, depending on the company, certain portions are more understandable to the novice investor and non-technical person, usually during the question and answer portion. The percent growth rate to look for depends on the current economic conditions. As the economy has slowed dramatically the percent gains in revenues and profits will be much less. As of August 2001 a growing number of companies are losing money. Chart Patterns Technical analysis is high on our barometer of useful data.