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Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key financial metrics. In a perfect world, we'd like to see a company investing more capital into its business and ideally …

It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. Unfortunately, there are also plenty of examples of share prices declining precipitously after insiders have sold shares. So we'll take a look at whether insiders have been buying …

Computer with UK flag Questor’s recommendation that readers buy the Herald Investment Trust has been one of this column’s quiet successes. Since we tipped the shares in early 2019 they have risen by 78.7pc as the manager, Katie Potts, has built on her extraordinary …

The big shareholder groups in Picton Property Income Limited (LON:PCTN) have power over the company. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time. Companies that have been privatized tend to have low insider …

When we're researching a company, it's sometimes hard to find the warning signs, but there are some financial metrics that can help spot trouble early. Typically, we'll see the trend of both return on capital employed (ROCE) declining and this usually coincides with a …

Market forces rained on the parade of Genetic Signatures Limited (ASX:GSS) shareholders today, when the covering analyst downgraded their forecasts for this year. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with the analyst seeing grey clouds on the horizon. Following …

Market forces rained on the parade of Cyclopharm Limited (ASX:CYC) shareholders today, when the covering analyst downgraded their forecasts for this year. Both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates were cut sharply as the analyst factored in the latest outlook for the business, …