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• First Wall St. and then Main St.

  The stock market tends to be a leading indicator for what happens out there in the real world a few months down the road. The financial crisis hit a few months ago and people went along on their merry way, curious and concerned about what was happening Read More... Posted 10 November 2008 21:40 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts, Crisis/Emergency IR

• Have We Hit the Bottom?

  A couple of weeks ago, I took a quick poll of 15 financial analysts who cover various sectors in North America. The main question asked of them was – “Has the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a bottom? Every single analyst answered “NO, this is not the Read More... Posted 03 November 2008 20:28 by Anil Dilawri | 3 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts

• The Power of an Analyst

  Financial analysts are powerful stakeholders in a corporation - and they know it. When financial analysts initiate coverage on a company, upgrade a rating, downgrade a rating, or make significant statements in their research, then investors listen. Stocks Read More... Posted 11 July 2008 20:10 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts

• Buy-Side Activity

  The “buy-side” is a term used by the investment community that refers to investing institutions such as mutual funds and pension funds. They often are the largest shareholders of publicly traded companies. How actively a buy-sider interacts with a particular Read More... Posted 23 November 2007 18:32 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts, Company Management

• To Guide or Not to Guide

  The offering of financial guidance by publicly traded companies has become a hotly debated topic. Some companies offer quarterly financial guidance on revenue, earnings, and other meaningful financial metrics. Other companies offer no financial guidance Read More... Posted 23 October 2007 15:22 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts, Company Management, Corporate Governance

• Blog Action Day – Investor Relations

  Today is Blog Action Day – a day when bloggers throughout the world blog about the environment. Who knew? Blogging about the environment from an investor relations perspective isn’t simple, but there are aspects we can touch on. So here I go. Something Read More... Posted 15 October 2007 19:08 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts, Corporate Governance

• Validation Beyond the Financials

  The investment community is constantly looking for validation of a company’s go-forward strategy. When I say validation I mean any kind of external (third party) evidence that validates what a company does and/or says. Investors and analysts crave for Read More... Posted 30 August 2007 21:16 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts

• How Much Do You Bench?...How Many Analysts?

  How much do you bench? - A stereotypical question asked by beefcakes in the gym. In the investor relations world the equivalent question would be "How many analysts cover your company?" It's strange, and I believe inaccurate, to believe that a company Read More... Posted 28 June 2007 21:47 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts

• Wait a Minute.....Financial Analysts Don't Do That!

  Last Thursday night Microsoft ( MSFT ) posted impressive Q3 financial results . This was surprising to a lot of analysts on the Street, many whom have made a living out of vilifying the so called evil empire for years. But something very strange happened Read More... Posted 03 May 2007 14:27 by Anil Dilawri | 2 Comments Filed under: Financial Analysts