Exam 14: Industry Analysis

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A company's founders,friends,and family are typically the main investors in the pioneering stage of any company.

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In which stage of the industry life cycle is it easiest for the analyst to assess industry prospects and identify the leading companies?

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The stabilization or maturity stage is the easiest to analyze because the industry has a long-term track record of performance in various economic scenarios.The major players in the industry are well-known,established companies with limited growth prospects.There are few new products or new entrants,as the barriers to entry are high with an already crowded playing field.

Portfolio diversification often focuses on cross-industry diversification to pick up correlation coefficients and risk-expected return characteristics that create the portfolio effect.Suggest a realignment of "industry" classifications to reflect fundamental relationships sought through the more casual traditional industries.

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"Industries" might be defined in terms of riskiness relative to the market (i.e.betas)or to specific economic variables (i.e.correlation coefficients)rather than on the types of products they produce.The resulting new "industries" might be much the same as the old ones,but there might be greater ease in asset allocation.Mutual fund annual reports would categorize companies according to betas or correlation coefficients rather than according to traditional industries (e.g.aerospace,pharmaceuticals,etc. ).

Based on past evidence,if an industry has the number one ranking on price performance,which of the following statements is most accurate?The investor should:

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At what stage in the industry life cycle do financial policies become firmly established?

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Growth industries often perform well during economic setbacks.

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Which of the following is not among the qualitative factors that should be analyzed to assess an industry's future?

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Which of the following is not considered an interest-rate sensitive industry?

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Regarding the qualitative aspects of industry analysis,the breakup of AT&T in 1984 would be considered a:

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What industries do you think will be the growth industries of the next decade?

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Which decade is commonly referred to as the "lost decade" due to the poor performance of U.S.stocks?

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Which of the following sectors was most adversely affected by the accounting changes requiring the expensing of stock options?

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The U.S.is moving from an:

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When conducting industry analysis,investors should consider the historical data for all of the following except:

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Countercyclical and defensive are different terms for the same industry type.

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Which of the following sectors has the highest beta?

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Which of the following is not one of the stages of the industry life cycle?

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The most important point of Michael Porter's analysis is that industry profitability is a function of:

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The expansion stage of the industry life cycle is probably of most interest to investors because growth is rapid and risk is tolerable.

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When should companies in cyclical industries be bought?

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