Comprehensive Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis Framework for Informed Decision-Making
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Chapter11 Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis
Framework of Analysis • Fundamental Analysis • Approach to Fundamental Analysis • Why use the top-down approach
Global Economic Considerations • Performance in countries and regions is highly variable • Political risk • Exchange rate risk
Key Economic Variables • Gross domestic product • Unemployment rates • Interest rates & inflation • Budget Deficits • Consumer sentiment
Federal Government Policy • Fiscal Policy - government spending and taxing actions
Federal Government Policy (cont.) • Monetary Policy - manipulation of the money supply to influence economic activity • Initial & feedback effects • Tools of monetary policy • Open market operations • Discount rate • Reserve requirements
Demand Shocks • Demand shock - an event that affects demand for goods and services in the economy
Supply Shocks • Supply shock - an event that influences production capacity or production costs
Business Cycles • Business Cycle • Industry relationship to business cycles
NBER Cyclical Indicators: Leading Leading Indicators -
NBER Cyclical Indicators: Coincident Coincident Indicators -
NBER Cyclical Indicators: Lagging Lagging Indicators -
Industry Analysis • Sensitivity to business cycles • Sector Rotation • Industry life cycles
Sensitivity to Business Cycle • Factors affecting sensitivity of earnings to business cycles
Sector Rotation • Selecting Industries in line with the stage of the business cycle • Peak – • Contraction – • Trough – • Expanding –
Industry Life Cycles StageSales Growth Start-up Rapid & Increasing Consolidation Stable Maturity Slowing Relative Decline Minimal or Negative