FINANCIAL ANALYST ASSESSMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON THE INTERNET (article published in Spanish)
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0123-5923(10)70107-8Keywords:
Internet, company valuation, information, financial analystAbstract
Financial analysts are responsible for conducting a thorough detailed review of a company in order to get a real accurate picture of the value of the company. The use of Internet technology enables companies to make a large amount of information available to anyone who is interested anywhere in the world at a low cost. Yet not all information has the same relevance when it comes to company valuation. This article analyzes and demonstrates the value of information made available to financial analysts on the Internet using a Delphi analysis. As a result an index was obtained which measures usefulness of information.
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