The Comparable Company Analysis, or "Comps," is one of the most elementary valuation techniques that are applied in finance, primarily in investment banking, equity research, and corporate finance. A relative valuation method, it compares the value of a company based on the valuations of peer companies, or comparable companies, that exist in the market. It will mainly refer to the analysis of the company being studied in contrast to its peer group, and using key financial metrics and ratios such as P/E, EV/EBITDA, among others.
The article would be covering the process in detail as far as comparable company analysis is concerned, it would look at the concept of valuation multiples, would elaborate on the process for selection of appropriate comparables, and would then understand differences between enterprise value and equity value multiples.

The Comparable Company Analysis, or "Comps," is one of the most elementary valuation techniques that are applied in finance, primarily in investment banking, equity research, and corporate finance. A relative valuation method, it compares the value of a company based on the valuations of peer companies, or comparable companies, that exist in the market. It will mainly refer to the analysis of the company being studied in contrast to its peer group, and using key financial metrics and ratios such as P/E, EV/EBITDA, among others.
The article would be covering the process in detail as far as comparable company analysis is concerned, it would look at the concept of valuation multiples, would elaborate on the process for selection of appropriate comparables, and would then understand differences between enterprise value and equity value multiples.

The Comparable Company Analysis, or "Comps," is one of the most elementary valuation techniques that are applied in finance, primarily in investment banking, equity research, and corporate finance. A relative valuation method, it compares the value of a company based on the valuations of peer companies, or comparable companies, that exist in the market. It will mainly refer to the analysis of the company being studied in contrast to its peer group, and using key financial metrics and ratios such as P/E, EV/EBITDA, among others.
The article would be covering the process in detail as far as comparable company analysis is concerned, it would look at the concept of valuation multiples, would elaborate on the process for selection of appropriate comparables, and would then understand differences between enterprise value and equity value multiples.

The Comparable Company Analysis, or "Comps," is one of the most elementary valuation techniques that are applied in finance, primarily in investment banking, equity research, and corporate finance. A relative valuation method, it compares the value of a company based on the valuations of peer companies, or comparable companies, that exist in the market. It will mainly refer to the analysis of the company being studied in contrast to its peer group, and using key financial metrics and ratios such as P/E, EV/EBITDA, among others.
The article would be covering the process in detail as far as comparable company analysis is concerned, it would look at the concept of valuation multiples, would elaborate on the process for selection of appropriate comparables, and would then understand differences between enterprise value and equity value multiples.

The Comparable Company Analysis, or "Comps," is one of the most elementary valuation techniques that are applied in finance, primarily in investment banking, equity research, and corporate finance. A relative valuation method, it compares the value of a company based on the valuations of peer companies, or comparable companies, that exist in the market. It will mainly refer to the analysis of the company being studied in contrast to its peer group, and using key financial metrics and ratios such as P/E, EV/EBITDA, among others.
The article would be covering the process in detail as far as comparable company analysis is concerned, it would look at the concept of valuation multiples, would elaborate on the process for selection of appropriate comparables, and would then understand differences between enterprise value and equity value multiples.

The Comparable Company Analysis, or "Comps," is one of the most elementary valuation techniques that are applied in finance, primarily in investment banking, equity research, and corporate finance. A relative valuation method, it compares the value of a company based on the valuations of peer companies, or comparable companies, that exist in the market. It will mainly refer to the analysis of the company being studied in contrast to its peer group, and using key financial metrics and ratios such as P/E, EV/EBITDA, among others.
The article would be covering the process in detail as far as comparable company analysis is concerned, it would look at the concept of valuation multiples, would elaborate on the process for selection of appropriate comparables, and would then understand differences between enterprise value and equity value multiples.

The secret to success in investing under the dynamic world of finance is that identifying businesses, which will continue to perform extraordinarily well and have sustainable competitive advantages. These kinds of advantages are also referred to as "economic moats" as they can effectively insulate the companies from any competitor and subsequently sustain long term profitability. A moat in the investment context refers to a competitive advantage that a firm has over its competition, and as such, stays at the top of its industry or sector. Understanding these advantages is crucial to both value investors and growth investors because they highly contribute to the ability of the company to create returns over time.
The concept of an economic moat will be described along with the several kinds of moats, followed by how one would analyze the industry and sector dynamics, using examples of how actual companies set up strong competitive advantages.