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How have you applied what you’ve learned so far (Company Analysis, Industry Analysis, Targeting and Segmentation...

How have you applied what you’ve learned so far (Company Analysis, Industry Analysis, Targeting and Segmentation or information from other courses/experiences) that helped guide your new product decision?

• What 3 actions can you take to further develop your Undergraduate Competency: Curiosity & Imagination in this class and others? Be specific. in your own words

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COMPANY ANALYSIS
It is important for an investor who wants to invest in a company.
Steps of company analysis-
Measuring Earning- Based on two types of information
Internal information like data and events by the operation.

Income statement
Balance sheet
Statements of cash flow

External information generated outside the company.

Rating agencies report
Economic survey

FORECASTING EARNING-
Asset productivity and earning- Firm invest capital in assets and then these assets used by the company to generate income.

EBIT-Earning Before Income and Taxes
EBT- Earning Before Taxes
EAT- Earning After Tax
DPS- Dividend Per Share
Return on Assets.

Debt financing and earning-

The productivity of funds is called return on assets(R)
Effective Rate of Interest(I)= Interest Expense/total liability
Benefits Of Borrowed Money=(R-I)

APPLIED VALUATIONS-

Forcast is not only the expected return but also the Expected risk of an investment. This can be achieved by

Regression Analysis
Trend analysis
Decision Tree analysis

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
It helps to make us aware of the market performance
Identify investment opportunity

Data requirement-
Product line
Complementary product
Product growth
Product pattern
Economies of scales
Suppliers
Labor market
Buyer and their behavior
Substitute product

Tools for analyzing
Qualitative-

Cross-sectional industry performance
Industry performance overtime
The difference in industry risks
SWOT Analysis

Quantitative

Analysing Employment Data
Analysis of Emolument data
Input / Output Analysis.

TARGETING and SEGMENTATION

Targeting-
Include a set of buyer who has common needs served by a company. Below steps needed to set the target-

Develop a measure of segment attractiveness
Select target segments
Evaluate market segments

Types

Undifferentiated
Differentiated
Concentrated(niche)

Segmentation-
According to the need to divide the market into different parts, who might require different products. It consists of steps-

Identify a basis for segmentation
Develop a segment profile

Types of segmentation

Geographical(different countries)
Demographical( age, gender, family size,occupation)
Psychographic(lifestyle,social class)
Behavioral(occasion, status, loyalty)

3 ACTION TAKE TO DEVELOP CURIOSITY AND IMAGINATION

Immerse yourself deep into a particular effort to explore it deeply.
Invest in training and tools which keep your curiosity alive.
Examine your own assumptions, belief, or convictions.

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