How Analysts Spot Winning Stocks — 20-Day Guide
Discover how analysts read annual reports, balance sheets, and cash flows. A 20-day journey to sharpen your investing mind.
Hello and welcome back to The Finance Lens!
When I wrapped up Learn Sector Analysis, something quietly clicked — that rare sense of clarity that comes when the dots you have been staring at for weeks finally connect.
Over the past series, we journeyed across India’s industries — from banking to renewables, FMCG to defence — uncovering how each sector beats to its own rhythm. We explored where growth really comes from, what drives margins, and how stories shape market sentiment.
But now, it is time to zoom in.
If Learn Sector Analysis was about seeing the landscape, this new series is about studying the soil — the individual companies that make each sector come alive.
Because at the heart of every sector lies a company.
And behind every company lies a story — told not through headlines, but through numbers, reports, and choices.
Thank you for reading, arguing, sending corrections, and sharing the little moments when a spreadsheet suddenly made sense. Your feedback turned notes into lessons, and lessons into something I genuinely look forward to writing every morning.
Now, we turn the lens inward — into the companies themselves.
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The New Series
Think Like an Analyst
Duration: 20 Days
Bonus: Saturdays and Sundays will be lighter — we will slow down to catch up on what’s happening across India and the world, and reflect on Slow Money Sundays — stories and ideas quietly shaping markets and sectors.
This time, we will go deeper — not just learning what the income statement says, but what it means.
Not just what the balance sheet shows, but what it hides.
I will cover a few topics we have already touched on, but through a sharper, more analytical lens.
Think of this as the second layer — where everything connects.
What to Expect
Each weekday post will be short enough to read over coffee, but deep enough to revisit when analysing a company. I will mix stories, examples, and checklists — so you don’t just read, you apply.
Weekends will be more relaxed — where we will look at what’s happening around India and the world that could ripple through markets: economic shifts, global signals, and sometimes, just plain investor psychology.
A Personal Note
When I first tried to read financial statements, it felt like decoding hieroglyphs.
Everything looked important, yet nothing made sense.
But the moment it clicked — when I finally understood how one line flows into another — it changed how I saw businesses forever.
That’s what I want this series to do for you.
To make company analysis less intimidating, and maybe even a little addictive.
Why It Matters Now
We are living in one of the most exciting phases of India’s market story — where new-age businesses meet traditional giants, and capital is finally flowing into innovation. Understanding how to read a company is not optional anymore; it is the difference between reacting and reasoning.
So here we go — twenty days, twenty lessons, one goal: To help you think, read, and reason like a true analyst.
See you on Day 1.
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