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RE: "I included a column called "leverage", which is Assets divided by Equity. The higher that ratio, the more obligations or liabilities the company has."

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Your concept of "leverage" is distorted. Apple has $25 BILLION in cash and $ZERO debt. How can it, in fact, be "leveraged"?

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RE: "When a company reports a loss, say 10 cents, it is difficult to assess what is meant by "missed by 003" -- does that mean the estimated loss was 7 cents or 13 cents?"

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Expectation was -0.07.
An actual loss of -0.10 means an ADDITIONAL LOSS of 0.03, or a miss of 0.03.