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# /sector

> Create a sector overview report covering market sizing, competitive dynamics, and investment implications

## What is Sector Analysis?

**Sector analysis** is the study of an entire industry -- its size, growth trajectory, competitive dynamics, and key players -- to understand the landscape in which individual companies operate. There are two approaches: **top-down** analysis starts with the macro economy and industry trends, then identifies which companies are best positioned; **bottom-up** analysis starts with individual companies and aggregates to understand sector themes.

Sector reports are produced by equity research analysts when they first pick up coverage of an industry, when a client asks for an industry overview, or when a thematic trend (like AI infrastructure spending) creates demand for a landscape view. Investment banks also use sector analysis in pitch books when advising on M\&A transactions -- understanding competitive dynamics is essential for identifying potential acquirers or targets.

<Tip>
  The best sector reports go beyond listing companies and their financials. They answer: **Where does value accrue in this industry?** Is it the platform, the content creator, the distributor, or the picks-and-shovels supplier? Understanding value chain dynamics is what separates useful sector analysis from a data dump.
</Tip>

## Command Syntax

```bash theme={null}
/sector [sector or industry]
```

If a sector is not provided, the command asks: "Which industry would you like to cover?"

## What It Produces

* Market overview with TAM, growth rates, and segmentation
* Competitive landscape profiles of the top 5-10 players
* Valuation context: current and historical trading multiples
* Investment implications: best risk/reward opportunities, key debates
* Charts: market growth, share trends, valuation history
* Excel appendix with detailed company data

## How to Customize

* To tailor the report for a specific audience (M\&A pitch, client report, internal research), edit the `sector-overview` skill file
* To connect to industry data sources, configure them in `.mcp.json`

## Related

* [sector-overview skill](/en/equity-research/skills/sector-overview) -- the skill loaded by this command
* [/screen command](/en/equity-research/commands/screen) -- run a quantitative screen within the sector