Equity investment analysts and portfolio strategists will find the book effective in determining the accurate pricing of securities. Corporate treasury professionals will also find the book an asset in determining appropriate discount rates for acquisition or capital expenditure projects. Other financial professionals, including consultants and accountants, performing discounted cash flow analysis will find CCQ a quick reference guide for cost of capital information. Students, instructors, and professors will find the book useful for the preparation and evaluation of case studies and other course projects containing discounted cash flow analysis. The 1999 Yearbook includes data available through March 1999.
Most corporations end their fiscal year at calendar year-end.
By the end of March, many of these companies have reported their previous year's financial results. For this reason, we have selected March to be our Yearbook reporting month. Purchasers of individual SIC pages are also able to purchase all industry pages in a hard-bound book that is available with quarterly supplements containing data through June, September and December.