cumulative Flashcards
What are the Porter’s 5 Forces?
- Barrier to Entry
- Existing Competition
- Entry & Exist
- Threat of Substitute Products
- Bargaining Power of Buyers
- Bargaining Power of Suppliers
Describe the Business Cycle
- Expansion
- Peak
- Recession
- Depression
- Trough
- Recovery
Describe the Life Cycle Stages
- Introduction
- Growth
- Maturity
- Decline
What are the different External Factors that affect Industries?
- Economic Environment (recession, interest rate, taxes)
- International (political instability, economic & labour conditions, gov’t regulations)
- Political Environment (regulations, pres. elec., trade agreement, policies)
- Social Environment (cultural, ethic/issues)
- Technology (new process & product)
Categorize the SWOT Analysis into External & Internal + Positive & Negative Factors
Internal: Strengths & Weaknesses
External: Opportunities & Threats
Positive: Opportunities & Strengths
Negative: Threats & Weaknesses
How would you analyze Competitive Advantage?
- Does the company actually have a competitive advantage → what factors explain it?
- Is it sustainable?
- If the company has no competitive advantage → does management have a plan to develop a sustainable competitive advantage to be implemented in an acceptable period of time & w/ a reasonable amount of investment?
How to achieve Competitive Advantage?
- Barriers to entry (patents & copyrights, regulatory & licensing, scarce resources - higher prices)
- Product/Service differentiation (tech innovation & product design, marketing & customer experience)
- Cost leader (low-cost raw material, manufacturing/service/scale efficiencies, bargaining power w/ supplier)
What is Common-Size Analysis? What are its advantages?
Definition: Vertical Statement (all line items expressed as a % of net revenue/total assets)
Advantages: allows for meaningful comparisons
- over time
- between firms
What are Percentage Change Statements?
Horizontal statements (amounts expressed as a % of a base year) w/ focus on growth in each line item over time
Caution: small (immaterial) accounts may hold huge change in %, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they are important
What does the Quality of Forecasts depend on?
- Quality of prior analysis (understanding business & thorough examination + adjustments)
- Realistic & achievable assumptions (supporting evidence)
What is the order to Forecast f/s?
- Income Statement
- Balance Sheet
- Statement of Cash Flow
Explain ROE
ROE = Net Income / Avg. Shareholders’ Equity
Measures return from perspective of company’s stockholders
*must use value attributable to parent company (do not consider non-controlling interest)
Explain ROCE
Return on Common Equity = (Net Income - Preferred Dividends)/(Avg. Stockholders’ Equity - Avg. Preferred Equity)
What are the 2 methods to measure ROE Drivers?
- DuPont Analysis (disaggregates ROE into components of profitability, productivity & leverage)
- Operating Focus (distinguishes b/w operating & non-operating activities)
Describe the DuPont Disaggregation of ROE
ROE = Net Income / Avg. Shareholders’ Equity = (Net Income / Avg. Total Assets) x (Avg. Total Assets / Avg. Shareholders’ Equity)
ROE = ROA (PM x AT) = FL
ROE is higher w/ more more debt & less equity for given level of assets (higher risk)
Reflects a blend of the return on a company’s operating assets & its non-operating return
Explain ROA
ROA = Net Income / Avg. Total Assets
Measures return from perspective of entire company (enterprise value)