BP 1 Of 5 Potential Long-Term Growth Prospects To Consider
By Sol Palha:Five candidates based on the following criteria - suggested guidelines when searching for new investment ideas - have been picked and examined thoroughly below. These are not absolute rules but suggestions to get the novice investor started. The criteria can be adjusted to suit your own specific style of trading. A lot of key ratios will be used in this article and it would be good for investors to get a handle on some of the more important key ratios listed below. The payout ratio tells us what portion of the profit is being returned to investors. A payout ratio over 100% indicates that the company is paying out more money to shareholders than they are making. This situation cannot last forever. In general if the company has a high operating cash flow and access to capital markets, they can keep this going on for a while. As companies usuallyComplete Story »
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