![]() ![]() Growth that fast may well be fleeting, but it should be more than enough to pique the interest of the wary stock pickers. Archer-Daniels-Midland's shareholders have have plenty to be happy about as their annual EPS growth for the last 3 years was 44%. Therefore, there are plenty of investors who like to buy shares in companies that are growing EPS. If a company can keep growing earnings per share (EPS) long enough, its share price should eventually follow. ![]() View our latest analysis for Archer-Daniels-Midland How Quickly Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Increasing Earnings Per Share? Now this is not to say that the company presents the best investment opportunity around, but profitability is a key component to success in business. So if this idea of high risk and high reward doesn't suit, you might be more interested in profitable, growing companies, like Archer-Daniels-Midland ( NYSE:ADM). A loss-making company is yet to prove itself with profit, and eventually the inflow of external capital may dry up. But the reality is that when a company loses money each year, for long enough, its investors will usually take their share of those losses. ![]() For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to investors, even if it currently lacks a track record of revenue and profit. ![]()
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