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  Why Company Earnings Matter to Investors Of all the factors that can   affect the price of a stock —potential growth, changes to a company’s leadership, overall market sentiment, hype, rumors, and about a dozen other elements—perhaps the most important and straightforward is a company’s earnings. If you were considering buying an existing business, you would review its accounting records to see multiple components. These include how much money the business made in the past year (and probably longer), how much it spent to operate, and how much money was left over—i.e., its profit. Investors who buy shares of publicly owned companies want the same information. Understanding how to interpret a company’s earnings report will help you become a better investor. In this article, we will look at the components of an earnings report and explore the different ways that earnings are expressed. What Is an Earnings Report? Publicly traded companies in the US are required to issue an earn...