Fundamental analysis of a business involves analyzing its financial statements and health, its management and competitive advantages, and its competitors and markets. When applied to futures and forex, it focuses on the overall state of the economy, interest rates, production, earnings, and management. When analyzing a stock, futures contract, or currency using fundamental analysis there are two basic approaches one can use; bottom up analysis and top down analysis. The term is used to distinguish such analysis from other types of investment analysis, such as quantitative analysis and technical analysis.

Fundamental analysis is performed on historical and present data, but with the goal of making financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives:

  • to conduct a company stock valuation and predict its probable price evolution,
  • to make a projection on its business performance,
  • to evaluate its management and make internal business decisions,
  • to calculate its credit risk.

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what are the major components of fundamental analysis for valuation of a stock?
Q. I am attempting to make a quantitative model for the valuation of stocks through fundamental analysis by quantifying the various components of the economy, industry and companies, both financial and non-financial based on set parameters in order to enable a quick fundamental analysis by the retail investor who is today reluctant to carry out the difficult process. i need your inputs in this direction.
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A. - Profits, both past and predicted - dividend - sales, past and future - debt/capitalisation - position with respect to competiition - book value - some qualitive aspects like: do I understand what they sell, is the management any good A quick and dirty method is Gordon's discounted cashflow model and it's improvements.
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Is fundamental analysis politically left wing and is technical analysis politically right wing?
Q. It seems this way after examining the assumptions behind them. I am referring to fundamental and technical analysis in the investment sense.
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A. No - left wing is having the government take care of people (medicaid, medicare, benefits - free sturf) and protect them from business (who is seen as something that needs close supervision and lots of rules), and right wing is having the government give businesses lots of leeway and the assumption that as businesses prosper, people will prosper also.
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How to become versed in Fundamental Analysis?
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