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Equities Research. “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Equities Research: The Good. Business and the Economy well covered in media Public companies have filing requirements Good variety of sources to work with Same/similar info in different places Archive (history) depends on source
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Equities Research “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
Equities Research: The Good • Business and the Economy well covered in media • Public companies have filing requirements • Good variety of sources to work with • Same/similar info in different places • Archive (history) depends on source • Presentation options (excel downloads?)
Equities Research: The Bad • Business and the Economy well covered in media • lots and lots of information • reliability/bias issues • Overlap • Private companies (parent/subsidiary issues) • Complexity of sources • Reliability of sources
Research Process Four Steps: • Nature and Extent of Information Needed • Access Information Effectively and Efficiently • Evaluate Critically and Incorporate into Knowledge Base/Value System • Use Information Ethically and Legally
Step One Nature and Extent
Choose Your Topic Wisely • public companies • Canada • Banks • Energy • United States • Automotive • Pharma • Airlines
Income Stmt/ Balance Sheet stock analysis comparators Financial History, background, overview Abbott Laboratories Industry Info Management Team Drug Pipeline Recent News
Income Stmt/ Balance Sheet stock analysis comparators Financial History, background, overview Abbott Laboratories Industry Info Management Team Drug Pipeline company website, Company profile, book Mergent, FPInfomart factiva, industry canada Recent News news articles company website, proxy
Step Two Access Information Effectively and Efficiently
Company Websites • Company overview • Annual Report • Financial statements • News releases • Speeches • Product information • Management Team • and more…..(all from the company’s perspective)
Company Research Databases • Broadest Coverage • Hoover’s • Business Source Complete • Most In-depth • Mergent (for US) • FPInfomart (for CAN) • Filings • SEC/EDGAR • SEDAR
More Company Research Databases • Additional Information • Factiva – global news and company reports • GMID – market information • Industry Canada – industry information • Lexis-Nexis – a few analyst reports • Datastream