A Look At General Electric, By The Numbers

Summary Points:

*GE shares have been on a downward trend since the beginning of the current year, and the long-term trend is nothing to write home about either.

*In this article, I want to spend a few minutes looking strictly at the numbers (i.e. GE's operating results and financial position).

*There are reasons to be bullish, but every investor needs to determine if they are willing to take on the risk (and there is definitely risk involved).

*GE is a long-term buy at today's price, even with the risks factored in.

My thoughts about GE as a long-term investment have been well-documented on Seeking Alpha, so instead of trying to prove my bull case, I want to spend some time looking strictly at the numbers. However, at the end of the article, I will explain why I still consider this storied industrial conglomerate a long-term buy.