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This page provides information to people that have a low level understanding and would like to learn more about investing in the stock market. It can also point you at other websites to get information for free.
Places to find information.

• www.asx.com.au - The Australian Stock exchange is the best place to find information about a company.
• www.asic.gov.au - The Australian Securities and Investment Commission
• www.securities.edu.au - The Securities Institute. If you ever consider learning serious, it has a lot of courses
• www.comsec.com.au - Free to join broker with basic information, with a decent interface to buy and sell shares.

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EPS - Earnings per share is the portion of profit earned for every ordinary share on issue.
PE - Price to earnings Ratio, Is the price per share divided by the Earnings per share. It will tell you how many years you will need to own the share to get you money back, if they pay out all earnings as dividends.
NTA - The is the net worth of the company if it sells off everything.
DPS - Dividend per share, Is the amount the company chooses to pay out to share holders of profit.
Payout Ratio - The amount paid out as a percentage of EPS.
Dividend Yield - Dividend divided by the price of the share.
CFPS - Cash flow per share.
ROI - Return on Equity, a percentage return the company has made for you as a shareholder.
ROA - Return on Assets, a percentage return the company made on its assets.
Sales Margin - The sales margin is a percentage the company has on sales. Higher the better