Stock Screening

Find the best potential employer the same way you would find a profitable stock.  Strong leading indicators, such as Earnings per Share, Earnings Growth Rate, and Return on Equity point to a company in the hiring mode.

Selected terms:

Earnings per Share (EPS)
Total earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding. Companies often use a weighted average of outstanding stock over the reporting term.
earnings
Revenues minus cost of sales, operating expenses, and taxes, over a given period of time.
debt/equity ratio
A measure of a company's leverage, calculated by dividing long-term debt by common shareholders' equity, usually using the data from the previous fiscal year.
yield
The annual rate of return on an investment, expressed as a percentage. For bonds and notes, it is the coupon rate divided by the market price. For securities, it is the annual dividends divided by the purchase price; here, also called dividend yield or current yield.
market value
A security's last reported sale price (if on an exchange) or its current bid and ask prices (if over-the-counter); i.e. the price as determined dynamically by buyers and sellers in an open market. also called market price.

Search parameters: 
150%+  increase in Earnings per Share last Quarter AND a growth rate over 50% for the past 5 years.

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