Yazhuo Gao

Master's

Applied Analytics

Data Analytics

Diamond Equity Research

Data Analyst Intern

• Performed detailed research with Porter’s Five Forces to examine the competitive landscape of the E-Commerce industry, identified key comparative strengths and weaknesses in the market positioning of the client’s primary competitors • Examined the company’s organizational structure and business model, pinpointed the key revenue and cost drivers as well as the product type that led to the most significant revenue fluctuations • Collected historical stock price of a public company in the past three years, built trend line charts in R to examine the underlying seasonality behind price fluctuations, and leveraged multiple linear regression to quantify the relationship between short-term Earnings per share (EPS) and various macro-and micro-economic inputs • Performed scenario analysis to examine the impact from external shocks including COVID-19 and regulation changes on downside and bankruptcy risks, proposed customized investment strategies based on dividend yield prediction • Built discounted cash flow models to determine company value and prepared preferred due diligence reports regularly