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Step 3 of 5 · Learn stocks

Ratios & tools

Use numbers as evidence, know when they mislead.

P/E, ROE, ROCE, debt, cash flow — one idea each.

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What is P/E ratio?

Price to earnings — formula, intuition, and classic traps.

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What is EPS?

Earnings per share — the denominator behind many headlines.

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What is P/B ratio?

Price to book — useful for some sectors, misleading for others.

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What is ROE?

Return on equity — engine quality with a debt caveat.

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What is ROCE?

Return on capital employed — capital efficiency in practice.

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Debt to equity ratio explained

Leverage basics — when debt helps and when it hurts.

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Interest coverage ratio

Can operating profit comfortably service interest?

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What is EBITDA?

Operating profitability before interest, tax, depreciation.

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EV/EBITDA explained

Enterprise value thinking when debt matters.

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Operating margin & net margin

How much of sales survives as operating and net profit.

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What is free cash flow?

Cash left after keeping the business running and investing.

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Working capital basics

Receivables, inventory, payables — growth can eat cash.

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What is PEG ratio?

Growth-adjusted P/E — useful idea, fragile estimates.

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Dividend yield explained

Cash returned to shareholders — and when a high yield warns you.

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Promoter holding & pledging

Ownership skin in the game — and leverage risk on promoters.

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