The list of companies consists of the entire list of items (companies, exchange rates, inflation indices, interest rates, etc.) available in the database. This list is shown in the Stock Guide (see chapter StockGuide) and in the Speed Search box when changing the current company (see chapter Basic Structure > Change Company).
This chapter is comprised of the topics listed below. Click on the desired topic to move automatically to its corresponding description.
Companies with more than one share class and shares registered in more than one stock exchange
Dollar, inflation indices, interest reates, stock indices, etc.
Names
in red : The company names in red are those of companies that are
no longer listed in the exchange (companies in bankruptcy, or that have
dissolved, etc.). These companies are kept in the database for users interested
in certain types of historical analysis. In addition to the red color,
these companies are also identified by the field Active/Cancelled
in the Company Registration window
(consult the chapter Company Registration
> Active/Cancelled ).
Companies
with more than one share class and shares registered in more than one
stock exchange: For those companies with more than one share class,
the company name appears once in a double-height cell and the column to
the right shows the respective share classes.
In cases in which company shares are traded in more than
one stock exchange, the company name and the share class appear once in
double-height cells while data in each row corresponds to each of the
stock exchanges. The adjacent window shows the company Sid Nacional whose
shares (ON class) are traded at the Bovespa exchange (Brazil) and NYSE
(USA).
And how would the displayed information differ if, for example, the current company was Banespa ON or Banespa PN (or Sid Nacional ON - Bovespa and Sid Nacional ON - NYSE)?
Before we answer this question, it is important to note that there are certain data types that refer exclusively to the company while there are others that refer to (or are derived from) the shares. The data that refers to the company are the financial statement items, financial ratios and shareholders while stock prices, trading ratios, technical indicators and corporate actions refer to the company shares.
The data that refers to the company are the financial statement items, financial ratios, shareholders and certain company registration items while stock prices, trading ratios, technical indicators, corporate actions and certain company registration items refer to the company shares.
The data of the first type would be identical across all
share classes of any given company. The image on the side shows (via a
Stock Guide column, see chapter Stock Guide)
that net income (data of the first type) is the same for all the share
classes of Banespa
On the other hand, data of the second type would be different
for each of the share classes of any given company. The adjacent image
(via a Stock Guide column, see chapter Stock
Guide) that the share valuation (data of the second type) is different
for each share of Banespa.
In the chapter StockGuide > Eliminating repeated companies you will find instructions on how to display only one instance of each company in the Stock Guide.
Dollar,
inflation indices, interest reates, stock indices, etc: At the
bottom of the list of companies you will find other items such as stock
indices, foreign exchange rates, inflation indices, etc.
The system offers only pricing and technical indicators for these items. Data such as financial statements, financial ratios, trading ratios, corporate actions and shareholders is not relevant and will not be displayed. To learn how to identify these items refer to the chapter Company Registration > Type of Asset.