Investment Fundamental Analysis, Balance Sheet part 1

In this lesson we start our exploration of the different techniques used in stock analysis. There are two types of commonly recognized techniques for analyzing stocks, fundamental analysis and technical analysis. We are going to start our learning with fundamental analysis perspective.

This is the first lesson of what will become a multi-audio series of lessons on fundamental analysis techniques.

In this lesson we discuss a balance sheet going into detail over the various categories of the balance sheet and what to watch for. There are several categories in a balance sheet that companies can interpret in several ways. Also there are different depreciation techniques that will affect balance sheet assets. We discuss inventory methods, depreciation methods, goodwill and all the other terms that are represented on the balance sheet.

When looking at a balance sheet this is the economic history of the company over many years, whereas the income statement shows a snapshot over the past year, a balance sheet shows the company’s financial performance over its entire life.

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