System and method for evaluating the fiscal condition of companies
AssigneeStockdiagnostics.com, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Markowski, Larry Napier
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for analyzing the fiscal condition of a company based on publicly available information to identify problematic situations. In one embodiment, the relation between two financial indicators is examined. These indicators may be, for example, the earnings-per-share of a company and the operating cash flow-per-share of the company. If record high earnings are achieved yet operating cash-flow is low or negative, the company may be in financial distress.
Claims57
A method for evaluating financial health of a public company comprising:
- determining a relation between a value of a first financial indicator over a first period of time and second financial indicator over a second period of time.
An apparatus for evaluating financial health of a company comprising:
- means for receiving financial data of the company;
- and
- means for determining, in response to the financial data of the company, a relation between a value of a first financial indicator over a first period of time and a value of a second financial indicator over a second period of time.
A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions for execution on a computer system, the instructions when executed performing a method comprising an act of:
- determining a relation between a value of a first financial indicator over a first period of time and second financial indicator over a second period of time.
In a computer system having a display, a method comprising performing acts of:
- displaying, on the display, earnings per share of a preselected company over a period of time;
- and
- displaying, on the display, operational cash flow of the company over the period of time.
The method of clam 39, further comprising, an act of:
- displaying a reference legend that includes patterns of earnings per share and operation cash flow per share for different categories of financial health.
A computer-implemented method for evaluating financial health of a public company comprising:
- receiving, electronically, values for first and second financial indicators of the company's performance;
- and
- determining a relation between a value of a first financial indicator over a first period of time and second financial indicator over a second period of time.
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