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Qualitative Analysis
Term category: Stocks
In 10 words or less: A way to analyze a stock by focusing on the business, rather than the numbers..

Definition: Qualitative analysis is a way to analyze companies by focusing on their business models, as opposed to financials and other quantitative measures.

StockJargon Advice: When doing qualitative analysis, investors ask themselves questions like the following:

1.) Does this company have a competitive advantage?  If so, is it sustainable?
2.) Who are its competitors?
3.) Does the company have the ability to achieve economies of scale?
4.) How experienced is management?  Are they acting investors' interests?

Quantitative analysis is usually performed after doing qualitative analysis.

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