Session 14: Equity Analysis and Valuation Reading 59: Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis 
 LOS k: Describe the elements that should be covered in a thorough company analysis. 
  
  
An aggressive price reduction to gain market share is most likely to be associated with a: 
 
 
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product differentiation strategy. |    |  
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cost leadership strategy.  |    |  
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service differentiation strategy. |    |    
 
  
Michael Porter identified two competitive strategies: cost leadership and product or service differentiation. A firm that uses a cost leadership or low-cost strategy seeks to have low production costs that will enable it to offer lower prices than its competitors to protect or gain market share. A product or service differentiation strategy seeks to gain a price premium for its products by making them distinctive to the consumer.    |