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This analysis aims to assess the information needs of sell-side financial analysts by examining the content of their reports.

A Content Analysis of Sell-Side Financial Analyst Company Reports.

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Content analysis assesses information needs and recommendations of sell-side financial analysts, suggesting implications for financial reporting.

This analysis aims to assess the information needs of sell-side financial analysts by examining the content of their reports.
Analyzed 479 sell-side analyst company reports over 3,500 pages from 40 brokerage firms.
Reports stratified by exchange, industry, and size across three recent time periods.
Focus on content evaluation rather than technical earnings-per-share methods.
Analysts prioritize company income evaluations over balance sheet or cash flow analyses.
They disaggregate performance into more operating segments than required by GAAP.
Emphasis on core earnings and nonfinancial information significantly influences analyst recommendations.

Previts et al. (1994) studied this question.

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Content analysis assesses information needs and recommendations of sell-side financial analysts, suggesting implications for financial reporting.