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Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable market-beating gains, with robust and improving financial metrics that support strong price growth. Does Xerox fit the bill? Let’s take a look at what its recent results tell us about its potential for future gains.

Screen Shot 2014-01-13 at 12.35.58 PMWhat we’re looking for
The graphs you’re about to see tell Xerox’s story, and we’ll be grading the quality of that story in several ways:

  • Growth: Are profits, margins, and free cash flow all increasing?
  • Valuation: Is share price growing in line with earnings per share?
  • Opportunities: Is return on equity increasing while debt to equity declines?
  • Dividends: Are dividends consistently growing in a sustainable way?

Screen Shot 2014-01-10 at 11.12.17 AMWhat the numbers tell you
Now, let’s take a look at Xerox’s key statistics:

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