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Business and Industry Analysis. Think about the difference between insider information and private information.Insider Information is something that only an insider could knowMartha Stewart selling Imclone sharesPrivate Information is information that only you know, but not through insider inform
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1. Business andIndustry Analysis Rory Priday
Tracey Shi
Harvard Financial Analysts Club
2. Business and Industry Analysis Think about the difference between insider information and private information.
Insider Information is something that only an insider could know
Martha Stewart selling Imclone shares
Private Information is information that only you know, but not through insider information
Inference
Judgment
Local Knowledge (Home Depot, Nokia, EMC, Dell, etc.)
3. Objective We will teach you how to think about businesses and industries so that you can learn how to discover private information.
4. Business and Industry Analysis Business Basics
Fundamental Equation of Business
Competition
Competitive Advantages
Structured Business and Industry Analysis Models
Porter’s Five Forces
SWOT Analysis 4 Harvard Financial Analysts Club
5. Fundamental Equation of Business Profitability of a Business Depends on Five Factors
Return on Sales (Profit Margin)
Asset Turnover (Sales volume)
Amount of Liabilities
Cost of Liabilities
Tax Rate
Focus today on return on sales and asset turnover
Preview for Accounting Presentation:
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
6. Return on Sales (Profit Margin) 2 ways any business can generate sales Selling a product Selling a service We want to purchase businesses that sell either a unique product or a unique service.