Value Line University

Historical Financial Data

The center section of every Value Line page, known as the statistical array, contains a wide range of historical performance information for a company and its stock.

• Some of the historical information is reported for as much as 17 years into the past, some for 12 years, and the balance for 10 years, provided in each case that the company has been in operation that long.
• The data include ratios such as the operating margin, net profit margin, and return on shareholders' equity.

This information helps identify trends in the company's performance. The trends are important because they show whether there has been a consistent pattern across a number of different areas, including sales, earnings, operating and profit margins, and return on equity.

You can use this data to do your own analysis of a stock's potential and to help determine whether or not you want to add it to your portfolio.