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Key Fundamentals: Sales, Margins, Return On Equity

 

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1. If a company's earnings per share growth has been accelerating for several quarters, then sales growth is not a critical factor to consider.
  True False  
 
2. A company showing increasing profit margins is, by definition, also increasing its earnings growth.
  True False  
 
3. Even if a company's most recent sales growth is less than 25%, at least three to four quarters of accelerating sales growth also indicates a solid trend.
  True False  
 
4. Profit margins and ROE are often misleading performance indicators since they vary from industry to industry.
  True False  
   
   
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