{"id":1420,"date":"2008-09-09T09:33:09","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T08:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2008-10-24T17:15:15","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T16:15:15","slug":"better-information-instead-of-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/better-information-instead-of-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Information Instead of More"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the world of Investor Relations web sites, there is an ongoing tug-of-war between the investor\u2019s desire for more information, the regulations and requirements regarding that information, and the company\u2019s need to preserve some information as private.\u00a0 So, while we should and will continue to find more ways to provide more information, perhaps another goal should be to make the information already provided more useful.<\/p>\n

Infosys<\/strong><\/p>\n

Infosys Technologies Ltd<\/a>. (NASDAQ: INFY) is a global IT and consulting company that generates over $4 billion in revenue.\u00a0 Four billion dollars in U.S. dollars, that is.\u00a0 And, therein lies the rub.\u00a0 As a global company Infosys boasts of offices in India, China, Australia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Canada, Japan and the UK.\u00a0 In particular, Infosys has strong ties to India.\u00a0 So, why just show accounting for U.S. investors?<\/p>\n

Infosys provides an array of financial information on their IR web site.\u00a0 What makes that information even more usable for more even more investors is that the information can be viewed by either Indian GAAP or by US GAAP.\u00a0 Doing so provides not only a benefit to investors who can now select the information they want according to what they are most comfortable with, it also provides the company the benefit of showing an apples to apples comparison to either companies that operate in such a way as to only follow Indian GAAP or US GAAP.<\/p>\n

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Although a savvy, dedicated, experienced analyst could make such comparisons and calculations themselves, the same is not true for many investors.\u00a0 Often, even sophisticated investors don\u2019t understand all the nuances of US GAAP let alone, of both US and Indian GAAP.\u00a0 For example, an Indian investor researching several companies for investment, including Infosys might like to compare some line on the balance sheet with another company.\u00a0 If Infosys provided only US GAAP numbers, the investor might not make a relevant comparison to a company that provided Indian GAAP numbers, and thus, Infosys might lose out on a good investor.\u00a0 The same situation, of course, would apply to an American Investor who might be doing a similar comparison should Infosys report only Indian GAAP numbers.<\/p>\n

Presumably, Infosys is required to calculate both sets of numbers, or simply feel it is in their best interest to do so.\u00a0 They are not unique in this respect.\u00a0 However, some companies use the dual set of numbers by creating separate reports and then mailing the one that matches the investor’s address or request.\u00a0 This, obviously, robs both the investor and the company of the benefits of having already compiled two sets of numbers.\u00a0 Other companies might package both sets of reports together, much like multi-language instruction manuals often have English instructions followed by French Instructions, for example.\u00a0 Although this method allows the investor access to both sets of information, many investors might simply disregard the additional information as duplicate information provided for multi-lingual purposes, thus negating the benefits again.<\/p>\n

However, with the dynamic nature of an IR web page, the clear cut choice via a simple link immediately informs an investor that he or she has access to two sets of information and they can choose to either only use the set that interests them, or use both for whatever reason.<\/p>\n

By taking an extra step with their IR site, Infosys provides not necessarily any more information than your average company’s Investor page, but information that is potentially more usable and friendly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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