Thefollowingoutlinespursuitandengagementteamoptions(intheAmericas)forobtainingbenchmarkstouseforCostReductionengagementteamsdevelopvalueopportunities.TheRapidFxdatabaseisnotavailableforgeneraluse.TheRapidFxteamcanassistbysupplyingspecificbenchmarksorbyassistingindevelopingvalueopportunities.RapidFxisprobablythemostreliabledatapoints.SincethedatawasconstructedbyCGEY,itiseasiertoensurean"applestoapples"comparisonwithclientdata.RapidFxhasprovidedsomebenchmarksincludedinthisfile.ThemaincontactforRapidFxisTimPatrick,CGEYComm2587287,Tel216-583-15232.TheCGEYCompustattoolwithinExcelcanquicklydevelopcomparativefinancialdataforcomparablecompanies.ThistoolisanintegrationofExcelandS&PMarketInsightdatabases,anditwasdevelopedbyCGE&Yforinternaluseonly.ThistoolcansearchtheS&Pdatabasesforpublishedcompanyfinancialdata,andorganizeitindifferentpresetparameters.(Seebelowformoreinformation)3.Thisfileprovidesbenchmarksandfinancialcomparisonscompiledfromvariousexternalsources.4.Externalsources,suchasGartnerorForrester,mayprovideadditionalinformation.5.AK-Websearchmayprovideadditionalbenchmarksforspecificareas.1.CGEY'sRapidFxteamdevelopsfinancialandoperationalbenchmarksusinginformationfromCGEYclientsandhelpsidentifypursuitandInternal:CompustatDataHowToAccess•OpenanExcelsession•Clickonthe“Tools”tabinthemenubar•Clickonthe“CompustatData”optioninthe“Tools”menu•Navigate,andchooseamongthedifferentoptions•Makesureyouusethecompanytickersymbolsonly•ChoosethedesiredreportandfollowthedirectionsTypesofInformation•PeerAnalysis•A15pagereportthatshowskeyfinancialmeasuresforacompanycomparedtoitspeergroup•StrategicBusinessandFinancialAnalysis•Highlevelfinancialoverviewofasubjectcompanycomparedtoapeergroupofsuitablecompetitors•Otherannualandquarterlyreportsincluding:•Balancesheet•IncomeStatement•StatementofCashFlow•Margins•Market•Ratios•Valuations•andCustomReportsDescription:ThistoolisanintegrationofExcelandS&PMarketInsightdatabases,anditwasdevelopedbyCGE&Yforinternaluseonly.ThistoolcansearchtheS&Pdatabasesforpublishedcompanyfinancialdata,andorganizeitindifferentpresetparameters.BACKInternal:CompustatDataHowToAccess•OpenanExcelsession•Clickonthe“Tools”tabinthemenubar•Clickonthe“CompustatData”optioninthe“Tools”menu•Navigate,andchooseamongthedifferentoptions•Makesureyouusethecompanytickersymbolsonly•ChoosethedesiredreportandfollowthedirectionsTypesofInformation•PeerAnalysis•A15pagereportthatshowskeyfinancialmeasuresforacompanycomparedtoitspeergroup•StrategicBusinessandFinancialAnalysis•Highlevelfinancialoverviewofasubjectcompanycomparedtoapeergroupofsuitablecompetitors•Otherannualandquarterlyreportsincluding:•Balancesheet•IncomeStatement•StatementofCashFlow•Margins•Market•Ratios•Valuations•andCustomReportsDescription:ThistoolisanintegrationofExcelandS&PMarketInsightdatabases,anditwasdevelopedbyCGE&Yforinternaluseonly.ThistoolcansearchtheS&Pdatabasesforpublishedcompanyfinancialdata,andorganizeitindifferentpresetparameters.BACKThefollowingoutlinespursuitandengagementteamoptions(intheAmericas)forobtainingbenchmarkstouseforCostReductionengagementteamsdevelopvalueopportunities.TheRapidFxdatabaseisnotavailableforgeneraluse.TheRapidFxteamcanassistbysupplyingspecificbenchmarksorbyassistingindevelopingvalueopportunities.RapidFxisprobablythemostreliabledatapoints.Sincethedat...
