Swoopr Academy
Stock Research Foundations
A practical framework for researching an individual company: how to structure the research process, read the three financial statements together, judge cash flow and earnings quality, and recognize a durable competitive advantage.
Intermediate
You will be able to
- Describe the multi-method framework for analyzing a stock before buying it
- Explain how the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement connect
- Distinguish reported earnings from free cash flow and explain why the distinction matters
- Identify the types of economic moat and recognize a false moat
Stock Research Foundations is a 4-module Swoopr Academy course. A practical framework for researching an individual company: how to structure the research process, read the three financial statements together, judge cash flow and earnings quality, and recognize a durable competitive advantage. Complete every module's knowledge check to finish the course.
This course is an educational guide only, not personalized investment or trading advice. See our Risk Disclosure.
Recommended before this course: Investing Foundations.
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Course Outline
Modules and knowledge checks
Module 1: The Research Framework
How fundamentals, technical/liquidity context, catalysts, and position sizing combine into one decision process.
Knowledge Check
Module 2: Reading the Financial Statements Together
How the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement connect into one picture of a business.
Knowledge Check
Module 3: Cash Flow and Earnings Quality
Free cash flow, owner earnings, capital spending quality, and how to read a quarterly earnings report critically.
- Cash Flow Analysis: Free Cash Flow, Owner Earnings, and Capital Spending Quality
- Earnings Analysis: How to Read a Quarterly Report
Knowledge Check
Module 4: Economic Moats and Business Quality
The types of durable competitive advantage, how they erode, and how to spot a false moat.