Fundamental Analysis Techniques
There are many Fundamental Analysis Techniques that can be used for picking excellent long term investments. This page is a Fundamental Analysis for begainers guide, but can be very helpful for investors at all levels.
The basic principle behind fundamental analysis is that the faster a company grows the faster the stock will increase. The way you can determine if a company is growing is by examining their earnings and sales. For a company to be strong there earnings and sales should both be increasing month after month.
All fundamental investors agree that it is best to get into stocks when they are cheap and sell them once they have gotten up to their expected value. When all or the majority of stocks on the market are cheap based on their fundamentals it is called a fire sale.
Another important factor you should look at when examining a companys fundamentals is how the company is doing in regards to its industry. It is very important to pick out the industry leader when searching for safe long term investments.
There are three different types of stocks that are good buys based on fundamental analysis. These are income stocks, growth stocks, and value stocks.
Income stocks are stocks that do not do much but provide a steady stream of income either by dividends, selling of covered calls, or both.
Growth stocks are stocks from a company whose earnings are expected to grow at an above average rate. This means that the stock should also grow at a faster rate than the average market.
Value stocks are the long term investments that Warren Buffet believes in. These are stocks with good earnings and dividends but the market does not notice them. The stock trades at a value that is far below what the price should be based on the earnings of the given company. These are strong stocks that make good long term investments because they should in theory eventually head up. This makes it possible the Best long term strategy out there.
Combining these strategies with Drip Investing can help you to reinvest your dividends back into the stock.
Also remember that no matter how good a stock looks there is always unsystematic risk so keeping a diversified portfolio can be a good idea. But be careful not to do too much investment portfolio diversification.
Good Luck and Happy Trading!
Fundamental analyses is just one way that will help you to reach your goals in the stock market.
Other Fundamental Analysis Techniques
Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio
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Texas Ratio - For Banks
Horizontal and vertical Analysis
Solvency ratio
Internal Rate of Return
Net Present Value
Gordon Growth Model
Debt To Capital Ratio
Discounted Cash Flow
Balance Sheet
Diluted Earnings Per Share
Fiscal Year
EBITDA
Levered free cash flow
Net Profit Margin
Market Capitalization
Enterprise Value
Cash Current Debt Coverage
Cash Flow Ratio
WACC
Retutn On Capital Employed
Return On Equity
Book Value
Return On Assets
Price To Sales Ratio
PEG ratio
Price to Book Ratio
Income Statement
PE ratio
Earning Per Share (EPS)
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