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All I know is that the lil guy at the corner store is still in business after about 23 years, but Enron (a 100 billion plus company) isnt. At the end of the day.

Profit = good

Loss = bad

Great sales = good

Terrible sales = bad

Growth in sales = good

Lack of growth in sales = bad

What investors really look at is revenue and profit growth.