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Just as a rising tide lifts all boats, investors know that companies are often only as good as the industries they’re in. If you invest in a grocery store company, investors know to expect relatively thin profit margins (meaning, the company will likely only retain a small slice of its total revenue as profit, because that’s how the industry works).

And because the performance of the industry has such a large bearing on how well a company does, it’s a critical aspect of the prospectus. Investors will find a description of the financial measures that are most important in the industry, as well as an outline of how the company going public stacks up.