If I were looking for value companies, what would I look for and why?
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A value company is just one that is very underpriced according to whatever valuation model you want to use.  Without going into valuation models, you can typically identify value companies by their P/E ratios.  The long term average of all P/E is 16-18 anything significantly less would almost certainly be considered a value stock.  Basically this measure tells you that US investors typically value companies higher that the current price if the P/E is much below the average.  If a reversion to the mean occurs, then you will profit.  In addition, you must also look at the history of earnings.  This measure should only be used for companies with positive earnings showing growth over at least a ten year period (five would be better for shorter term investments).
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i would try berkely.  i don't know any specific ones.
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Try taking a look at what each company is offering you.  Who has the better pay, who has the better benefits, what sort of vacation/sick time policy does each company have, and what sort of job security is offered by each.  Make a list when you know the answers and based upon what's most important to you, rank the businesses accordingly.  Then accept with the highest ranking business on your list.
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Based on CNNMoney.com, they listed the following companies as the best companies to work for.\n\n1) Genentech\n2) Wegmans\n3) Valero Energy\n4) Griffin Hospital\n5) W.L. Gore\n6) Container Store\n7) Vision Service Plan\n8) J.M. Smucker\n9) REI\n10) S.C. Johnson & Son\n\nI'd start with those companies or narrow it down to companies on the top 100 list in places where I wouldn't mind living. All major companies look for business degrees leaving the door open to an extremely broad scope of opportunities. Find out what interests you most (Industrial, Finance, Software, etc.) and go from there. I have attached a link to the article I got those companies from. The Fortune 100 company I work for didn't make that list. :-(
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Look up the company in yahoo finance to get an idea. While you're there, look at the company news headlines as well. You're looking for earnings disappointments and potential lawsuits & government inquiries. Check out what the analysts are saying. All this is provided on Yahoo finance. Another helpful thing is to see how the industry the firm operates in is doing.\n\nIf you're still interested, talk to a financial consultant or go to any bank that offers investment services. Always get a prospectus and read it before buying. The most informative part of the prospectus are the notes to the financial statements. Pay attention to the Contingencies section. You'll find interesting facts there and while rarely will a company admit it thinks it will lose a lawsuit, decide for yourself based on the facts laid out.\n\nI agree, stocks do have a nasty tendency to go down. The best I can tell you is to gather as much info about the company as you can and trust your judgment of what you've seen/read over what is told to you by the bankers. Remember, they make a commission when you buy and when you sell. So, your best interests may not be on the top of their priority list.
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Try starting with the free company fact sheet at hoovers.com, they are always my first stop when researching a company.  You could look up the competitors too.
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For this type of information, you should consult your local public of college librarian.\n\nUsing a special, subscription-based database such as Hoovers, Mintel, or ABI/Inform Global, they can help you build a list of companies that meets your criteria.\n\nSo go ask your local librarian-- they get paid to help you find answers (plus, they love a challenge!).
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there are a lot on the market, I would check consumers reports and then go compare those that rank highest in your price range with the features you want
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I would suggest you find whatever business that you have interest in. Ones that motivate you or open your mind to business input for them. Your own inner desire for a particular area of market will allow you to use your own  judgement to make wise investment choices.
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basically, all of it boils down to the what, the need, and the value of the good or service and your personal value at what your doing. that will help you determine the value of what your doing. as for approaching the bigger sponsors, grow some balls and be confident without being obnoxious.
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Look through IDC's web site. Also look at one of the big players in this space... eBay.
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Try looking into ACNielsen reports or even look for Fortune 500 list.
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Been thinking about same myself, Maps can be helpful for direction of what a person may be looking for.\n\nPrices are nicer then having to go to another page to find one, of course it might depend on item - value, quantity, quality and actual price...\n\nDepending on  which Comp. sales line you get with might make a huge difference on cost! If only some things to get rid of try e-bay, or maybe get an account started with e-bay or similar...\n\nTry going to google and put a few words in reference to your question, to narrow down the 1000's of respondents, add or change wording to narrow down to see something that you may want to work with or through...\n\nGood Luck!
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Be very suspicious of individual recommendations. For sure the person providing the recommendation has an agenda. Here are a few guidelines to make your own picks: -\n* Make sure the company has a strong balance sheet for its size.\n* Check to see how the owners (insiders) are behaving. If they're all selling that may be a bad sign.\n* Are the shares liquid? Is there plenty of trading? If not, why not?\n* Understand their business. If you know nothing about biotechnology, it's probably not a great idea to invest in a company in that sector.\n* Check the news on the company for the last year. Make sure you're not missing a lawsuit, or something similar.\n* Ideally, the company will be profitable with strongly rising sales & profits. High margins & strong positive cash flows are very desirable.\n\nGODD LUCK!
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you could do a financial profiling putting up the key data, financial ratios compared to its competition. Check yahoo finance for example. A profil is a short overview of the company focusing on its market product history or finacial performance.
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Could you be a bit more vague?  Industry, country, maybe some clue as to what you're looking for?
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You could use the Reuters stock screening tool at:\n\nhttp://www.investor.reuters.com/nscreen/builder.asp\n\nIt does allows you to screen for companies based on state and exchange.  You'd have to decide what criteria you would use to define just what a "top performing company" is -- best return on equity, best price change over the last 52 weeks, whatever?\n\nHowever, just selecting Rhode Island companies that are on the New York Stock Exchange only shows a listing of four companies:\n\nHAS -- Hasbro, Inc.\nCVS -- CVS Corporation\nTXT --Textron Inc.\nTVL --LIN TV Corp.\n\nOnce you have that list, you could add a number of different ratios or other data, then export the data to EXCEL and manipulate it any way you want.