7 Useful Things You'll Find On a Company's Website
Written by The Content Team | Published on August 1, 2018
Written by The Content Team | Published on August 1, 2018
When thinking about investing in a company, there are lots of tools that can offer insight. Media sources, newsletters, online searches, detailed quotes, regulatory sites and more can unearth all kinds of relevant information for an investor. While often not the go-to place for information for many investors, a company's own website also has tons to offer.
Public companies are required by financial regulators to post a swath of information on their websites to let investors know how they're performing financially and to provide key pieces of information.
Let's face it, though, company websites can be hard to navigate. How do you cut through the promotional pitches or sign-up/log-in pages to find the goods relevant to an investor? A good place to start can be headers like "Investors" or "Investor Relations," and "Press" or "News." That's largely where you'll find what you're looking for from an investing viewpoint.
So what might you find? Here are seven specific areas you can dig into to help inform your investment decisions:
While there's loads of information you can find on a company's website, keep in mind there are always two sides to a story. To balance your research, other resources like news sites, trustworthy blogs and more can help give you a more complete view of what's happening with a company. A quick online search will get you all the latest — just make sure it's a source of information you trust.
Finally, if you've heard about a statement or announcement by a company but are having trouble finding it, you can visit the SEDAR website, which is the electronic system through which all Canadian public companies must file their documents. The equivalent in the U.S. is the EDGAR database, where you can find Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.
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