What Management Can Tell You About a Company (That Numbers Can't)

When a company goes public, it's a blank slate with no reports on its record -- reports that could attest to a stock's potential (or lack thereof) for growth and survival in a cutthroat public market.

In this segment from Industry Focus, Motley Fool analysts Dylan Lewis and Michael Douglass explain why it's a good rule of thumb to wait until at least six months after an IPO to buy into any new company, and what management's commentary can tell investors about the company's health.

A full transcript follows the video.

Source: Fool.com