What are the common financial metrics used to evaluate a company performance, and how would you analyze them?

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Common financial metrics used to evaluate company performance include revenue growth, profit margin, return on investment, and debt-to-equity ratio.

Revenue growth: Measures the increase in a company's sales over a specific period of time.
Profit margin: Indicates the percentage of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses have been deducted.
Return on investment (ROI): Evaluates the efficiency of an investment by comparing the gain from the investment to the cost of the investment.
Debt-to-equity ratio: Compares a company's total debt to its shareholders' equity, indicating the level of financial leverage used by the company.

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