Further down on the Reuters page we find the growth rates.
We continue with the example of Mercado Libre. These are the sales and earnings per share (eps) data for different periods year on year, and compared to the industry and sector. It is precisely the data that needs to be compared because ratios alone do not tell us anything and we would not be able to draw conclusions.
We can see that sales are considerably higher, so we could say that it is a leading company in its sector and industry. In this case, those marked refer to 1 year ago.
Fundamental analysis data should always be compared, either in different periods, or between sectors and industries. This is very important.
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