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It is important to understand what CPI is doing to identify whether COGS is moving from supply/demand imbalance, and what true returns are. Provides current unemployment rate, as well as jobs added for the previous month. Survey of roughly 300,000 establishments across 600 industries, account for approx. 1/3 of all payroll employees. It is important because it gives insight into current wages earned and labor costs, while also providing overall view of the strength of the labor force and economy. Money Supply (M2) Consumer Confidence Survey Producer Price Index (PPI) Housing Starts Bloomberg Economic Calendar http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/econo mic-calendar/ U.S. Department of Labor – bls.gov/ces/home.htm U.S. Department of Commerce – census.gov/cgi-bin/briefroom/BriefRm Life cycle – important to understand the whether or not it is a mature industry: proven demand, barriers to entry, excess to capital markets Business cycle – link to the overall economic cycle, seasonality of business, revenue mix according to interest rates Technology – does the industry introduce new technology, is it in danger of being obsolete from new tech Government – effect of government regulation on supply chain, consumption, safety/employee benefits Social Changes – convenience of platform, lifestyle changes, health concerns Demographics Natural resources used in production of products. Supply/Demand relationship. Interest rates on financing activities. Union costs and wage increases. P/E Ratio Dividend Yield P/B Ratio EPS Debt Levels Operating Margins Revenue Mix Market Share IBIS World – http://clients1.ibisworld.com.proxy.lib.uiowa. edu/ S&P NetAdvantage – http://www.netadvantage.standardandpoors. com.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/NASApp/NetAdvan tage/index.do Yahoo Finance Bloomberg Product Lines – current demand for products, revenue mix New Products – potential growth of new products Customer Base – the customers that are likely to buy their products (income distribution, geographic, lifestyle, gender) Marketing Strategy Competitive Environment – how many players, market share, diversification, barriers to entry, life cycle Comparative Analysis – operating margins, revenue mix, debt levels, shareholder policy, pricing ratios Free Cash Flow Generation Dividend Yield EBITA/EBITDA/EBITDAR margins Revenue Mix Cash Debt Levels Operating Expenses Every publicly traded company must report financial statements to the SEC. 10K – annual report of financial operations of the company 10Q – quarterly report of financial operations of the company SEC – sec.gov Thompson One https://www.thomsonone.com/Workspace/Main .aspx?View=Action%3dOpen&BrandName=ww w.thomsonone.com&IsSsoLogin=True Banking Moderate growth in recent history, but expected to improve Consumers are still mending their eroded trust post financial crisis In the period between 2009-2013 European and AsiaPac banks outpaced domestic growth Very competitive, many institutions offer the same core services Banks, thrifts, credit unions, investment banking firms, brokerage fees etc. Some product differentiation in terms of specialized services and fees Interest Rates The banking industry is extremely sensitive to interest rate fluctuations The majority of a banks revenue comes from assets (loans) on their balance sheet Gap The difference between a banks assets and liabilities A positive gap generates profits during periods of high interest rates Capital Adequacy Banks are required to have certain types of capital in reserve in the case of an adverse scenario Banks can either issue new equity or shrink balance sheets to increase capital Net Interest Margin (NIM): average interest margin received on borrowed funds 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 − 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠 Rates Paid on Funds (RPF): average interest rate that the bank pays on funds 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑠 Litigation Expense Banks are still paying off the settlements that came after the crisis Bank of America (BAC) reported $5.6 billion in litigation cost JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM) had an unexpected $1 billion legal expense Earnings Season The “big banks” reported earnings last week Bank of America Citigroup JP Morgan Chase Wells Fargo Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Results were positive overall Financial holding company involved in a myriad of services Reported net income of $5.57 billion Increased fixed income revenues due a volatile September Mortgage business profit tumbled, down $266 million from prior year Three operating segments Community banking Wholesale Banking and Wealth Brokerage and Retirement Earnings of $5.7 billion meet expectations Returned $3.6 billion to shareholders through stock buybacks and repurchase agreements Strong revenue diversification Producer Price Index, Retail Sales and Housing Starts Measures inflation from the perspective of the seller Has been very low, even turning negative Decreased by .1% when analysts expected an increase Declined .3% in September Number was drug down by low auto and gasoline sales Core still decreased by .1% after removing the gasoline and auto components A “housing start” is registered at the start of construction of a new primarily residential building Multi family component up 16.7% Single family component up 1.1%