What is Fundamental Analysis?

The search for intrinsic value: how fundamental analysis helps you make better investment decisions.

Ever wondered how you actually analyze companies? 🤔

While there’s no exact scientific method, investors do their best with fundamental analysis ✍️

Fundamental analysis is a method of evaluating the intrinsic value of a company 🤑

Intrinsic value = a company’s true, inherit value regardless of hype or current price 💡

Using the intrinsic value, investors seek to determine whether a company is undervalued or overvalued 💸

By doing so, investors can make informed decisions about buying, selling, or holding a company's stock 📊

Fundamental analysis involves examining a company's financial and economic factors, such as revenue, earnings, assets, and liabilities 📈

Fundamental analysis can also involve analyzing industry trends, competitors, and economic factors that may affect a company's performance 📉

By using fundamental analysis, investors can also identify potential risks and investment opportunities associated with a particular company or industry 🤔

To leave you with an analogy, fundamental analysis is like a doctor's check-up for a company 😷

How could that be true? Well. . .

Just as a doctor examines a patient's health to determine their overall well-being, fundamental analysis examines a company's financial health to determine its intrinsic value 💉

Now that we have a brief overview of fundamental analysis, along with a silly analogy, let’s test your knowledge so that we can start DOING fundamental analysis 🥳

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