I received 3 hard copies of annual reports recently. What insights can you gain from the annual reports?
You can also read about the various milestone reached by the Company and in this instance, the Company commissioned 6 production lines in Dec 2012 and the production capacity ...
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Let's use a simple annual report on Riverstone as example. The link to the soft copy is here and can be found on the SGX website.
Company's Vision
It is important to know what the Company's vision is and whether the vision has changed from prior year. In this instance, the vision is as follows:
Profitability Trend
You can also see at one glance the profitability trend, financial ratios and the dividends declared. In this instance the revenue is growing nicely and the company has zero debt but the net profit is not growing as quickly, probably due to decline in margin.
Milestones
You can also read about the various milestone reached by the Company and in this instance, the Company commissioned 6 production lines in Dec 2012 and the production capacity ...
