The first is the prospectus of listed companies.
If there are listed companies in your industry, or companies that have submitted listing applications, you can open their prospectus and get an overview and analysis of the industry from professional institutions. This analysis is usually in the "Business and Technology" chapter, and it is very helpful to understand the whole industry after careful reading.
The most direct way to obtain the prospectus is the stock exchange, and all major exchanges in official website have the public information of listed companies and companies to be listed. In addition, financial websites, such as Oriental Fortune Network, have download links to documents.
The second is industry vertical media.
Almost all industries have corresponding vertical media, such as websites and official WeChat accounts. This kind of media focuses on sharing industry-specific information, statistics and opinions.
For example, to understand the cement industry, you can log in to "Digital Cement Network" and pay attention to official WeChat accounts such as "Cement Price". Through this kind of media, we can know the latest development of the industry.
The third is the research report of the securities company.
Major securities companies have research teams. They will pay attention to some industries and publish research reports regularly.
The viewpoints put forward in these research reports are not necessarily neutral, but every in-depth research report that is finally presented often sorts out the context of the industry in a structured way. Making good use of the research results of these industries will get twice the result with half the effort.
One way to obtain research reports of securities companies is the official websites of major securities companies, and the other way is the third-party websites that include research reports, such as Huibo and Discovery Report.
Fourth, industry research reports issued by research or consulting institutions.
Not only securities companies, large consulting companies such as McKinsey and roland berger, but also research institutions such as iResearch and Analysys regularly output research reports. It's just that each institution has a different focus. For example, the consulting end of iResearch focuses on economy, while the analysis of Analysys focuses on intelligence.
The most direct way to get this kind of report is to publish the official media of the organization, and many third-party websites will also include it.
The fifth is the investment data platform.
Investment data platforms such as investment community and IT Orange count the financing situation of different industries and enterprises in the capital market. Through this information, we can see what kind of enterprises investment institutions prefer. This kind of information is of great reference value to friends who want to raise funds or enhance the equity value of enterprises.
Of course, there are far more than five ways to collect industry information. But these five ways can be used as stepping stones to help you get information more efficiently.
It should be noted that there is no way to exhaust information, the more the better. More important than information is to gain insight into industry trends through information. Then find opportunities and risks from the trend and get the direction of the enterprise.
The deeper and more essential the insight behind the information, the more promising the enterprise direction will be.