All About Enhanced Reports

What are Enhanced Reports? Which companies get them?

What makes our company reports special?

Trade Radar sumarises publicly available and licensed vendor information about companies and summarises it into an easy, fast-to-digest format.

What to expect in an Enhanced Report

The following commentary summaries are available in our reports.

1. Key Insights as follows:

   • Business Activity Summary

   • Financial Performance Summary

   • Management Summary

   • Risk Factors Summary

   • Financial Measures Summary

   • Growth Strategy Summary

   • Legal Proceedings Summary

2. Company Performance Essentials - a brief overview of a company's performance.

3. Company Performance Detail - a detailed breakdown of the Performance Essentials.

Business Activity Summary

The Business Activity Summary provides a concise overview of a company's key operations, revenue streams, and financial activities, highlighting core business segments, major products and services, and strategies for growth and innovation. It typically includes information on the company’s market focus, financial performance, and structural changes, helping stakeholders quickly understand the company’s operations and its impact on the broader industry.

Financial Performance

Financial Performance refers to the assessment of a company’s financial results over a specific period, evaluating key metrics such as revenue, operating income, net income, and earnings per share (EPS). It reflects the company’s ability to generate profits, manage costs, and sustain growth, influenced by factors like market conditions, product performance, and currency fluctuations. Financial performance also includes cash flow analysis and changes in investments and financing activities, providing a comprehensive view of the company’s financial health and its ability to create value for stakeholders.

Management Summary

The Management Summary provides an overview of the leadership structure and key personnel responsible for overseeing the company’s operations, strategy, and financial reporting. It highlights the roles of senior management, such as the CEO, CFO, and other key executives, and outlines their responsibilities in driving the company’s success. This section also covers the management's accountability for the company's financial statements and internal controls, as well as their role in ensuring accurate and transparent reporting in accordance with regulatory standards.

Risk Factors

Risk Factors identify the various challenges and uncertainties that could potentially affect a company’s operations, financial performance, and future success. This section highlights both external and internal risks, such as market fluctuations, competitive pressures, regulatory changes, and geopolitical events. It also covers financial risks like currency exchange fluctuations, credit risks, and potential legal or tax-related issues. The purpose of the Risk Factors section is to inform stakeholders of the potential threats that may impact the company’s ability to achieve its objectives, as well as the strategies in place to mitigate these risks.

Financial Measures

Financial Measures provide key metrics and figures that assess a company's financial performance and operational efficiency. This section includes important data such as revenues, expenses, operating cash flow, capital expenditures, and depreciation, which offer insights into the company's financial health and growth trajectory. Financial measures also cover elements like debt financing, revenue recognition policies, and employee count, helping stakeholders evaluate the company's ability to manage costs, generate income, and allocate resources effectively. These measures are essential for understanding the company’s financial position and decision-making capabilities.

Growth Strategy

Growth Strategy outlines a company’s long-term vision for expansion and innovation. It acts as a road map for the company to achieve it's strategic goals and expand, typically including the specific areas a company will focus on investing in to meet it's goals.

Legal Proceedings

Legal Proceedings refer to the ongoing or potential legal actions that a company is involved in, including lawsuits, regulatory investigations, and disputes related to issues such as competition, intellectual property, data privacy and tax compliance. These proceedings may lead to fines, penalties, or other legal outcomes that could impact the company's business, financial condition, and reputation. Legal proceedings are regularly assessed for potential risks and financial impact, requiring judgment to estimate possible losses or obligations.

Company Performance Essentials

This section provides a brief overview of the companies Price Performance and Financial (fundamental) Performance. You will find Price Performance on the left of the page and comprises of 2 ratings. The first rating is for Annual Growth which reflects the rate the company has grown over 1 year. The second is a Price Rating based on the proportion and extent to which the company is meeting the targets seen in the Price Performance Analysis. There is also a brief description of the Price Rating which explains the current rating. To the right of Price Performance is the Financial Performance section. It also provides 2 ratings - the Fundamental Rating and Annual Dividend. Annual Dividend is taken directly from the report with no adjustments. The Fundamental Rating is based on the proportion and extent to which the company is meeting its fundamental performance targets. There is also a brief explanation of what the current Fundamental Rating means. Finally, we have included the Market Heat rating for the company current to the date you prepared the company report.

Company Performance Detail

The Company Performance Detail section contains a raft of Technical and Fundamental indicators for rating company performance. Technical indicators fall under the Price Performance section on the left, and Fundamental indicators fall under the Fundamental Performance Analysis section on the right. The Fundamental Performance Analysis contains a comprehensive list of typical fundamental indicators, such as P/E, EPS and ROE. For more detailed information on what each of these indicators means we recommend doing web searches for the ones you are interested in. On the other hand, the Price Performance Analysis section contains technical indicators we believe are generally useful for analysing company reports. We've created a list of definitions and/or explanations for each indicator on a separate page, you can get to the Indicator Definitions page by clicking here.

Which stocks get an Enhanced Report?

We currently create Enhanced Reports for a limited number of companies. We base which stocks are included based on whether they appear in certain indexes, here are the indexes we include:

Country	Index
United States	S&P 500
Canada	TSX 60/Composite (~235 stock)
Australia	ASX 500

What about stocks outside of these indexes?

Currently any stock that doesn't appear in the indexes listed above will get a standard version of their respective report and contain limited summaries.