Financial information display system
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1. A method of displaying financial information related to publicly traded securities, comprising:
- identifying a desired security;
obtaining data regarding the security from a database;
determining at least two different metrics for valuing the security using the data from the database, the at least two metrics selected from the following;
free cash flow to equity valuation,free cash flow to the firm valuation,price per earnings per share valuation,price per sales valuation, price per cash flow valuation,price per book value valuation, anddividend discount model valuation; and
displaying the at least two metrics on a computer output device;
wherein the at least two valuation metrics are displayed on a scatter chart having an axis with positive and negative ordinates.
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Abstract
A display system for providing financial information regarding publicly traded securities includes a display having seven valuation metrics related to a publicly traded security displayed on a scatter chart. Each metric may be selected to permit a user to view detailed information concerning the metric. A user may successively drill down in the displayed information to obtain finer and finer detailed information related to the security. The display system also provides a comparison of the valuation metrics of several selected securities.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of displaying financial information related to publicly traded securities, comprising:
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identifying a desired security; obtaining data regarding the security from a database; determining at least two different metrics for valuing the security using the data from the database, the at least two metrics selected from the following; free cash flow to equity valuation, free cash flow to the firm valuation, price per earnings per share valuation, price per sales valuation, price per cash flow valuation, price per book value valuation, and dividend discount model valuation; and displaying the at least two metrics on a computer output device; wherein the at least two valuation metrics are displayed on a scatter chart having an axis with positive and negative ordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing financial data over a network including at least first and second computers, the method comprising:
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receiving a request at the first computer from a user at the second computer, the request identifying a desired security; obtaining data regarding the security from a database at the first computer; determining at least two different metrics for valuing the security at the first computer using the data, the at least two metrics selected from the following; free cash flow to equity valuation, free cash flow to the firm valuation, price per earnings per share valuation, price per sales valuation, price per cash flow valuation, price per book value valuation, and dividend discount model valuation; and delivering a graphical display of the at least two metrics on a scatter chart from the first computer to the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for providing financial information related to publicly trades securities, comprising a first computer configured to receive a request identifying a desired security;
- to obtain data regarding the security from a database;
to determine at least two different metrics for valuing the security, the at least two metrics selected from;free cash flow to equity valuation, free cash flow to the firm valuation, price per earnings per share valuation, price per sales valuation, price per cash flow valuation, price per book value valuation, and dividend discount model valuation; and
to deliver a graphical display of the at least two metrics on a scatter chart to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- to obtain data regarding the security from a database;
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