There are many factors outside the specific performance of a
given company.
- That affects its fundamental outlook.
Economic factors:-
- Describe the effect that a bull market has on the majority of
stocks.
- When companies and the public perceive the Economy to be
strong.
- There are much more comfortable spending money.
- Companies adjust ramping up production.
- To meet the increased demand.
- Companies often find that they have over estimated their
production needs
- And find they must cut back sharply as the Economy slows.
- This serves further act as a brake on over all Economic
growth.
Interest rate funds:-
- Lower interest rates allow companies to borrow money to expand
their business more cheaply.
- Or to refinance their current debts at lower rates.
- Any business that relies on a customer's ability to borrow
money to do sales can be positively or negatively impacted by
changes in rate of interest.
Inflation trends:-
- Refers to the tendency of the price of goods and services to
rise over time.
- A predictable decrease in purchasing power encourages
businesses and consumers to spend money rather than to save
it.
- Strongly rising or high inflation results in sharp price
increases for goods and services.
- On the other hand of the spectrum we have deflation.
- Which refers to over all declining trend in the prices of goods
and services.
- With the deflation, businesses and consumers no longer have an
incentive to spend cash.
- Deflation can ultimately have negative Economic impact than
high inflation.
- As deflation progresses , companies receive less for their
products and in turn begin to produce less.
- This decline in production cause companies to cut their work
force.
- In other words people have the income to buy products and
services.
- Which leads to production costs.
GDP and broad Economic growth,:-
- Represents total value of goods produced and services provided
in a country.
- In the US GDP is reported on a quarterly basis by the US.
- The official GDP number for the Fourth quarters of a given year
was released in March of the following year.
- The percent change in GDP Can fluctuate widely from quarter to
quarter
- Sustainable growth in GDP signals a favourable environment for
businesses.
- GDP can signal an unfavourable environment.
US corporate earnings:-
The US corporate profits presents a clear picture of over all
business prosperity.
Many traders pay close attention to forcasted trends for future
earnings.
Many brokerage firms and ratings Services offer earnings for
Individual companies Industries as well as a stock market
aggregate.