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are written by analysts who work forasset management firms or brokeragehouses.  \nAn equity report generally includes sections such as:  \nInvestment Thesis-This is generally the first page of the report where the analyst provides asummary of the research (mostly qualitative)and why he believes that the stock should be a“Buy”,“Hold”or a“Sell”.  \nFinancials Projections and Ratio Analysis-This section is mostly quantitative and hasprojections of all three financial statements,key performance metrics(KPls),valuationmultiples,and growth forecasts  \nFree Cash Flows/Dividends and Valuation-This section provides free cash flows or  \ndividends,cost of capital,growth rates,and cost of equity components and further calculatesthe intrinsic value of the company which helps in understanding possible intrinsic valuation.  \nCompany updates-This section provides recent news,earning results analysis,major events,management changes,among others  \nDisclosures:Provides disclosures,descriptions of terms used,analyst's name,and riskassociated with stockinvestments,among others.  \n## 2.What is the earning season?\n\nThe time of year when businesses release their financial results is known as earnings season.Analysts are mostly busy at this time analyzing the company's performance and updatingmodel and equity reports.This happens every first month of the next quarter.  \n## 3.What distinguishes enterprise value from equity value?\n\nWhen utilizing valuations to determine the fair value of stocks,equity value,and enterprisevalue are crucial.  \nTo determine equity value,we shall multiply by:  \na)Equity value-The equity value of a firm is typically its equity shares'entire market value.And can be calculated as Share outstanding*Share Price  \nb)Enterprise Value is equal to Equity Value+Net Debt  \nNet Debt includes Short plus Long-term debt plus minority and capital leases minus Cash &Cash Equivalents  \n## 4.What are the some of the standard ratios used for company analysis?\n\nLiquidity Ratios  \n·Current Ratio  \n·Quick Ratio  \n·Cash Ratio  \nTurnover Ratios  \n·Payable Turnover  \n·Receivables Turnover  \n·Inventory Turnover  \n·Days of Payable Outstanding(DPO)  \n·Days of Receivables Outstanding(DSO)  \n·Days of Inventory Outstanding(DIH)  \n·Cash Conversion Cycle(CCC)  \nProfitability/Margin Ratios  \n·Gross Margin  \n·EBITDA Margin  \n·Operating(EBIT)Margin  \n·Net Profit Margin  \n·Return on Equity  \n·Return on Assets  \n·Return on Capital Employed  \nLeverage/Coverage Ratio  \n·Debt Service Coverage Ratio  \n·Interest Coverage Ratio  \n·Debt to Equity Ratio  \n·Debt to EBITDA Ratio  \n## 5.What is financial modeling?\n\nTo determine future projections and understand the current worth of stock,we needto build financial models using historical company financials.Further,we used thesefinancial models in performing valuation analysis.  \nComparable companies'models and discounted cash flow models are two of themost popular methods for valuing a firm.  \nThe financial model also helps in drawing conclusions.If the stock price is less thanthe intrinsic value of the stock(derived by financial model),then it is anticipated thatthe share prices will increase to intrinsic value in the future,and hence a“Buy”recommendation may be suggested.  \nIf the stock price is more than the intrinsic value of a stock(derived by financialmodel),then it is anticipated that the share prices would decrease to intrinsic value inthe future,and hence a\"Sell\"recommendation may be suggested.  \n## 6.How is a discounted cash flow valuation performed?\n\nA corporation is valued using its discounted future cash flow approach.TheDiscounted Cash Flows Model(FCFF)is typically completed in six steps:  \n1.Firstly,Free Cash Flow to Firm(FCFF)is calculated using the below formula.Typically,a5-year future period can be considered for this calculation.  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