Hypothetical Finance Question (Time Machine)

Let's say you have the ability to go into the future and learn about one thing related a company, in order to invest TODAY in that company, what would that one thing be?

Just curious to see what people value here. Cheers.

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How much it is worth in 20 years... 

Just kidding. I'm not entirely sure what info is allowed to be found out about and what info I don't know (ex. it doesn't matter how much Open AI innovates if I don't know what other AI companies are doing at the same time.) I suppose I would like to see how margins shift, so I will say that I'd like to see the change in profit margin over time. Public Opinion of a company would also be a pretty positive indicator if I could learn about consumer sentiment in 20 years.

 

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