Would you buy stock in this company? Are there questions you would want answered before answering the original question?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of this company?

One can not answer this with a couple of ratios and a few sentences. It could take a couple of paragraphs to start to analyze the company.

Millions, except per share data				XXX1	XXX2	XXX3
Revenues				8,984	9,189	13,289
Net Income
Operating Results				440	489	493
Items impacting comparability				13	31	91
Total				453	520	584
Earnings per Diluted Common Share
Operating Results				1.55	1.82	1.82
Items impacting comparability				0.05	0.12	0.34
Total				1.7	1.94	2.16
Dividends Paid per Common Share				0.76	0.81	0.86
Total Assets				11966	13239	16137
Capital Expenditures and Equity Investments				941	947	1483
NYSE Price Range
High				34.625	39.375	47.5
Low				26.75	28	34.625
Close December 31				30.5	38.125	43.125
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities				460	-15	1,040
Trade Receivable - Gross					1,116	1,847
Less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts					-12	-6
Trade Receivables - Net					1,104	1,841

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1 Yes I would buy stock of this company as on observing the given data I myself find that this company is profitable for me While observing the follow... View the full answer