Industry analysis is a type of investment research that begins by focusing on the status of an industry or an industrial sector.
Why is this important? Each industry is different, and using one cookie-cutter approach to analysis is sure to create problems. Imagine, for example, comparing the
P/E ratio of a tech company to that of a utility. Because you are, in effect, comparing apples to oranges, the analysis is next to useless.
In each section we'll take an in-depth look at the different
valuation techniques and buzz words used in a particular industry, complete a
5-forces analysis on the state of the market and point you in the direction of industry-specific resources.
