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CFRA Accounting Lens

Leading accounting risk research solutions to support the investing and underwriting needs of financial service professionals.

Our CFRA Accounting Lens suite of services offers clients risk research on an extensive universe of companies believed to have significantly poor quality of reported financial results, operational metrics and/or corporate governance.  Our coverage includes the Consumer/Retail, Diversified Industrials, Energy, Financials, Healthcare, and Technology/Media/Telecom (TMT) industries.  Our executive summaries provide readers with high-impact, key messages for immediate consideration and often have broader implications.  Also offered in the service are back-tested U.S. and European versions of "QuickScore," the performance of 11,000 global companies highlights, rating our areas of concern.  Our "Biggest Concerns" List, managed as a portfolio by our senior analysts, allows clients to view a summary of those companies where we have greatest concerns. 

Our qualitative and quantitative analysis allows clients to drill down and effectively comprehend and utilize the research in their investment-making decisions.  In addition to company and industry reports, clients have access to analysts' conference calls, raw notes, findings, observations, and incremental insights from the most recent analysis of regulatory filings and company press releases.  Our high-touch service model allows clients access to the research team for questions on the published body of work, as well as a rapid-response help desk for financial accounting questions.

Benefits of CFRA Accounting Lens

  • A unique and objective perspective to reviewing earnings and cash flow quality & sustainability, corporate governance, legal/regulatory risk, and overall business health.
  • Provides important information and early warning signs of business deterioration.
  • Includes coverage of an extensive universe of companies in North America and Europe, with an exception-based accounting methodology that has identified nearly every significant accounting fraud to date.
  • High-touch service by an expert team of accredited analysts.
  • A valuable resource idea assessment, risk management, portfolio monitoring, continuing education, due diligence, and special project work.

CFRA Accounting Lens provides the leading solution for forensic accounting and legal/regulatory research, enabling you to leverage your most valuable asset: time.