The Industry Handbook: Overview
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.
 

Next: Industry Handbook: Porter's 5 Forces Analysis

Table of Contents
1) The Industry Handbook: Overview
2) Industry Handbook: Porter's 5 Forces Analysis
3) The Industry Handbook: The Airline Industry
4) The Industry Handbook: The Oil Services Industry
5) The Industry Handbook: Precious Metals
6) The Industry Handbook: Automobiles
7) The Industry Handbook: The Retailing Industry
8) The Industry Handbook: The Banking Industry
9) The Industry Handbook: Biotechnology
10) The Industry Handbook: The Semiconductor Industry
11) The Industry Handbook: The Insurance Industry
12) The Industry Handbook: The Telecommunications Industry
13) The Industry Handbook: The Utilties Industry
14) The Industry Handbook: The Internet Industry
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