Buffettology: EPS Growth

Consistency of earnings per share is the test here, following the Buffettology habit of paying attention to companies whose profits compound year after year rather than lurching about. Recent quarterly EPS is set against last year's price to earnings ratio and the current price, so a growing earnings stream can be checked against what the market already charges for it.

All three inputs refresh through MarketXLS formulas keyed to the ticker. Because the approach leans on a long earnings record, use the screen to shortlist names and then read the filings behind them.