1. If you were running a business - let's say it is the place you now work, what ratios would you like to see? How often would you like to see them?
2. Let's say you are the controller for a firm that is losing money every month. What ratios do you believe would be the most important ones for you to concentrate on to review the operations and attempt to find the cause of the monthly loss?
3. How comfortable do you feel with analyst's recommendations? Can you see how they can be in error sometimes?