* is the no. of share keep stable ...if not ..any good reason to support ?
* any share option to managment which is at unreasonable price ...e.g. < book value
* is the share option too much which will dilute the future interest of existing shareholder
* if the co. keep too much inventory / cash on hand instead of pay div. ?
* if the co. focus on core business ...or invest $ in stock or ....
* cost sturture of each business sector
* director payroll / bonus make sense or not ...vs the profit level / competitor
* accounting policy chanage
* profit breakdown into operating or non-operation one
* fix asset to equity ratio ....says many industrial stock may have ratio closed to 1 .... which means that if the co. wind up ...shareholder cannot get back much
* debt to equity make sense in relation to the business you study ?
* be careful when u noted that the M.I. pay a important % in P&L or B/s ...pay extra attention to study !!
...may more to add .......etc
Reminder: if u find it diffcult to find out the source of profit amongst those business sector of this co. ...be careful !