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FAME : Financial Analysis Made Easy: an Introduction Carmel Carroll Academic Liaison Librarian November 2017 @LondonMetUni /londonmetuni londonmet.ac.uk Library Services: November 2017
FAME : Financial Analysis Made Easy: an Introduction
Carmel Carroll
Academic Liaison Librarian
November 2017
@LondonMetUni
/londonmetuni
londonmet.ac.uk
Library Services: November 2017
Fame covers 7 million companies in the UK and Ireland.
•2 million companies in a detailed format
•200,000 companies in a summary format
•Details of 700,000 companies that are active but are not required to file accounts, or else have yet to file
accounts
What information does Fame contain?Company financials, in detailed format, with up to 10 years of historyFinancial strength indicatorsDirectors and contactsOriginal filings/images as filed at Companies House and the Companies Registration Office in IrelandStock data for listed companiesDetailed corporate structures and the corporate familyShareholders and subsidiariesMarket researchAdverse filingsBusiness and company-related newsM&A deals and rumours
FAME : Financial Analysis Made Easy: an Introduction
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Accessing FAME
Click on the link FAME (UK Companies) on the ‘Popular Resources’ list on the Library Catalogue or access via the Subject Guides on the Library web pages.
Click on London Metropolitan University to get to the login page and login.
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FAME : Financial Analysis Made Easy
Search for Company – e.g. Tesco by entering the company name in the Search Box, then click on search.
Find company financials on 2 million UK & Irish companies providing up to 10 years of financial history, balance sheets, P&L, ratios and cash flow data.• compile your own peer comparisons • find companies by industry, postcode or regions• find new companies • Find directors and shareholders
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Type in name of company here e.g. TescoFind company financials and ratios.
Type the name of the company into the search box at the top.
Select the relevant company name from the list of results.
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Click on the relevant companyName.
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If the right hand drop-down menu does not appear on your screen click on the three dots.
Click on specific sections use the right hand menu.
View Company Financials
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Financial Worksheet view
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Other option, Click on menu on right to find Key Financials & EmployeesDownload to Excel
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View of RatiosView Ratios only.
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Downloaded to Excel.
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Downloading
Information and data can be downloaded
in Excel, PDF and Word.
See next guide on ‘Peer Analysis on
selected companies on FAME’.
Reference: Bureau Van Dijk (2017) ‘Tesco plc company report’. Available at: https://orbis.bvdinfo.com (Accessed: 14 November 2017).
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