Dr. P.V. Viswanath |
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PERC 2007 -- Pace Equity Research Competition |
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The Pace Equity Research Competition (PERC) is designed to encourage students to develop their equity research report writing skills. The performance of the participants will be taken into account for selection in the Pace team representing the University in the NYSSA Investment Research Challenge (IRC), an area-wide competition, judged by a panel of high-profile experts. For more information on the NYSSA IRC, please click here. This year, all participants submitting complete entries will get feedback from the judges on their reports. This means that you are a winner, even ifyou don't win the competition! The Details Analyze the Baldwin Technology Company (AMEX: BLD) and write a brief report consisting of no more than three pages (single spaced). The focus of the report should be on the analyst’s (that’s you!) trading recommendation – should the investor buy the stock, hold it (if s/he already owns it) or sell it; this recommendation should be based on a valuation of the stock. The report should discuss your valuation of the stock, including a specific recommendation – buy, sell or hold; the key factors that led you to your conclusion, and the risks with the investment strategy that you recommend. The format of the report should be:
You should also include an easy-to-read self-explanatory excel spreadsheet
containing your Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation of the company and
your relative valuation. Indicate where your data came from. There are many sources of information about companies, and you are free to use any of them as long as you properly indicate what you have used. You are also free to consult with any member of the Pace community, both faculty members and students. However, passing off the work of others as your own is plagiarism and is unacceptable in this competition – you are expected to do your own analysis. Eligibility Requirements:
Deadlines and other information: All entries should be submitted electronically by
midnight, Saturday, November 10th to pviswanath@pace.edu.
You do not have to formally register, but I would appreciate your letting
me know of your interest. Entries will be judged by financial analysts
and finance faculty. Each complete entry will be returned with comments
from one or more judges. Entries will be judged on several factors –
originality, quality of writing, perceptiveness and strength of financial
analysis. You may use the materials below to get some idea of what a research report should be like, and what it should contain. Keep in mind, however, that the requirements of PERC are not the same as what would be needed in a general research report. In particular, the format required here is much shorter. There will be several workshops offered both at Pace and at NYSSA to help PERC participants. Click here for more information. Materials of Interest
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