System and method for identifying accounting anomalies to help investors better assess investment risks and opportunities
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1. A method of identifying accounting anomalies to assess investment risks and opportunities comprising the steps of:
- receiving company data from at least one data client;
receiving criteria metrics from at least one analytic client;
evaluating the company data in view of the criteria metrics to determine at least one performance indicator; and
providing information identifying said at least one performance indicator.
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Abstract
A system and method of identifying accounting anomalies to assess investment risks and opportunities. The steps include receiving company data and criteria metrics, and evaluating the company data in view of the criteria metrics to produce a performance indicator. Information, such as an easily read visual flag is provided to a client identifying the performance indicator.
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1. A method of identifying accounting anomalies to assess investment risks and opportunities comprising the steps of:
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receiving company data from at least one data client;
receiving criteria metrics from at least one analytic client;
evaluating the company data in view of the criteria metrics to determine at least one performance indicator; and
providing information identifying said at least one performance indicator. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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- 2. The method of claim 2, wherein said criteria metrics comprise a plurality of primary financial parameter categories.
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7. A system for identifying accounting anomalies comprising:
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a data network;
a server computer operatively coupled to the data network and provided with criteria metrics that may be implemented by an accounting anomaly engine therein;
at least one data server computer operatively coupled to said data network for providing company data to the server computer;
at least one user client computer operatively coupled to said data network for receiving a message;
wherein the accounting anomaly engine of the server computer evaluates the company data in view of the criteria metrics to determine at least one performance indicator and provides information to the user client identifying said at least one performance indicator.
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8. A system for evaluating information relating to a company to assess investment risk due to accounting anomalies, wherein the information includes financial accounting categories, subcategories and characteristics, the system comprising:
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a set of selected primary categories, subcategories and characteristics indicative of accounting anomaly risk, wherein each selected primary category is supported by a selected set of subcategories, and each selected subcategory is supported by a selected set of characteristics;
an anomaly accounting analysis engine configured to;
analyze accounting anomalies in and assign a first risk score to each of the selected characteristics for each of the selected subcategories;
analyze accounting anomalies in and assign a second risk score to each of the selected subcategories, wherein the assigned second risk score for a particular subcategory is based on one or more of the first risk scores assigned to the selected characteristics for the particular subcategory; and
analyze accounting anomalies in and assign a third risk score to each of the selected primary categories, wherein the assigned third risk score for a particular primary category is based on one or more of the second risk scores assigned to the selected subcategories for the particular primary category. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for evaluating information relating to a plurality of companies in a portfolio to assess investment risk due to accounting anomalies, wherein the information includes financial accounting categories, subcategories and characteristics, the system comprising:
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a set of selected primary categories, subcategories and characteristics indicative of accounting anomaly risk, wherein each selected primary category is supported by a selected set of subcategories, and each selected subcategory is supported by a selected set of characteristics;
an anomaly accounting analysis engine that, for each of said plurality of companies in the portfolio, is configured to;
analyze accounting anomalies in and assign a first risk score to each of the selected characteristics for each of the selected subcategories;
analyze accounting anomalies in and assign a second risk score to each of the selected subcategories, wherein the assigned second risk score for a particular subcategory is based on one or more of the first risk scores assigned to the selected characteristics for the particular subcategory; and
analyze accounting anomalies in and assign a third risk score to each of the selected primary categories, wherein the assigned third risk score for a particular primary category is based on one or more of the second risk scores assigned to the selected subcategories for the particular primary category. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for determining a financial risk profile for a company, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a number of risk categories being associated with financial risk areas;
selecting, for each of said number of risk categories, a number of individual characteristics to support the risk category;
collecting, for each of said number of risk categories, company financial data corresponding to each of said number of individual characteristics supporting the risk category; and
assigning a first risk metric to each of said number of risk categories based on said company financial data;
thereby providing a risk profile for the company comprising a collection of first risk metrics assigned to each of said number of risk categories. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for determining financial risk profiles for a portfolio of companies, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a number of primary risk categories being associated with financial risk areas;
selecting, for each of said number of primary risk categories, a number of secondary risk categories to support the primary risk category;
selecting, for each of said number of secondary risk categories, a number of individual characteristics to support the secondary risk category;
for each of the companies in the portfolio;
collecting, for each of said number of secondary risk categories, company financial data corresponding to each of said number of individual characteristics supporting the secondary risk category; and
assigning a first risk metric to each of said number of secondary risk categories based on said company financial data; and
assigning a second risk metric to each of said number of primary risk categories based on said collection of first risk metrics assigned to each of said number of secondary risk categories supporting the primary risk category;
thereby providing a risk profile for each company in the portfolio comprising a collection of first risk metrics assigned to each of said number of secondary risk categories for the company and a collection of second risk metrics assigned to each of said number of primary risk categories for the company. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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