Merriam Report© Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Merriam Report?
How do investors benefit from Merriam Report research?
What’s so different about the MR from other financial research?
Can the MR be used to analyze stocks and bonds?
Does the Merriam Report include investment advice (buy, sell, hold)?
Can your research be used to find short-selling ideas?
How do I obtain your research?
How much does the MR cost?
What is the Merriam Report Quarterly Newsletter?
Do you invest in your own ideas?
What other services are available to investors?
What is the Merriam Report?
- The two-page MR provides in-depth and often predictive financial statement analysis
on most publicly traded companies (income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
statement). Analysis covers seven quarters of reported data.
How do investors benefit from Merriam Report research?
- The MR gives investors highly sophisticated cash-flow and quality-of-earnings analysis
in an easy-read PDF format. Our innovative research saves hours in research time and
offers valuable clues to the integrity of reported earnings and potential future changes
in a security's price. The MR also provides accurate estimates of a security's fair-value
as of the most recent period reported.
What’s so different about the MR from other financial research?
- Our proprietary research screen is based on a combination of dual cash-flow and
accrual analysis, including revenue metrics and capital productivity studies. This
unique blend of unconventional methodologies has shown to be remarkably accurate
and highly predictive at identifying both potentially undervalued and/or overvalued
securities...months before traditional analysis does.
Can the MR be used to analyze stocks and bonds?
- Yes. The MR is very effective in evaluating almost any class of security, including
equities, bonds, preferred class shares and options.
- Our robust database covers a broad and expanding range of industries, sectors and
peer-groups. More information is available here.
Does the Merriam Report include investment advice (buy, sell, hold)?
- Page 2 of each report provides a summary of the analysis including a score of the six
primary analysis components, bullish or bearish trend indicators and fair-value
estimates. Please read product use & limitation for more details.
Can your research be used to find short-selling ideas?
- The MR is equally effective in identifying “red-flags” as it is in uncovering companies
with upside potential that may have been overlooked by investors.
How do I obtain your research?
- All MR products are available via our secure website using the safe and convenient
PayPal network.
How much does the MR cost?
- We offer a variety of inexpensive options to meet your research needs. Individual
reports start at $25 and package reports are as low as $18 per report depending on the
unit volume ordered.
What is the Merriam Report Quarterly Newsletter?
- Published 4 times a year, each issue brings you our MR analysis on companies within an
industry, peer group or market niche. Annual subscriptions are only $49 per year.
Do you invest in your own ideas?
- Sometimes. Please read our investment policy disclosure for more information.
What other services are available to investors?
- MIS also provides portfolio analysis services to fund managers and advisors, contract
research / due-diligence projects, forensic accounting and related services, to
institutions, attorneys, private equity firms and financial journalists.
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