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Walter, Tech Data Lauded for Web 11/04/2007
"Walter Industries of Tampa and Tech Data Corp. of Clearwater win kudos from a new investment Web site for their efforts to reach out to investors and the public. Walter scores a 9.5 and Tech Data a 9.2 on a 10-point scale on the Investor Awareness Index, which evaluates companies based on analyst and media coverage, Web presence, and public relations and investor relations initiatives. Go to www.InvestorAwarenessIndex.com to find out how other companies scored."
Link Grows Between Transparency and Valuation 10/21/2007
"In valuing companies' stock prices and evaluating their managers' credibility, investors are increasingly looking not at what companies say, but how they say it. While many investors and analysts say the numbers tell the whole story, some are finding that looking at the ways companies interact with investors can help them separate out the ones with better quality financials or forecast which ones are going to be more highly valued and traded. How a company issues earnings reports, whether it gives regular forecasts to investors, how well-staffed its investor relations division is--all can be factors in making investment decisions. ...Investor Awareness Index, a rating service launched last week that aims to help investors measure what a company is doing for them. The service rates the quality of information companies give to investors, how well their investor relations departments are staffed, and the effectiveness of company Web sites, among other things. In fact, investor relations, regardless of whether it is done well or not, may account for as much as 25 percent of the variance in a company's stock price, according to a July study from Rivel Research Group. The study, which polled 243 buy-side investors, found that investors assigned a median 10 percent stock price premium to companies with 'superb' investor relations...."
Getting Noticed Scores Big 10/19/2007
"There are more than 10,000 publicly traded companies--and most people have never heard of over 70 percent of them. So just how much effort do public companies make in spreading the word? ...www.Investor AwarenessIndex.com rates each publicly traded company based on the number of activities in which it is engaged in order to create visibility among investors. The company ratings presented on the site can be a valuable tool for investors who are constantly searching for new ways to help them support investment decisions."
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