Continuing on with our featured resource, FAME: today we look at how to do a simple company search. See our previous post if you want to know how to access FAME.
1. Once you are in FAME enter your chosen company name in the search box in the top left hand corner.
2. From the list of results click on the company your require, you can always check the registered number if you are unsure.
3. The standard report will be shown, to see the full report select "report format - full report" from the menu on the right hand side. You can scroll down the report to view the different sections.
4. The menu along the right hand side shows the contents of the report, from here you can navigate to each individual section of the report. For example if you just wanted to see the "key financials and employees" click on the financials and ratios tab and select "key financials and employees". To go back to the main report select "report format - standard report" from the menu.
5. You can export the data to a spreadsheet, Word or a PDF. Click on the export button. You can either do this for just one section of the report (see step 4 above) or all sections of the report (when you are displaying the standard report).
6. You can also modify which sections are shown in the report by clicking on the sections button and choosing which elements you want to see in the report.
7. When viewing figures remember to note what currency and unit is being used- for example figures are often given in th GBP or mil GBP.
8. You can also view a peer report for the chosen company or view diagrams such as the ownership structure by selecting these sections from the menu (near the bottom).
See also our post.....how to do a peer analysis in FAME
