S&P Capital IQ

Categories: Business creation and development; networks and relationships

Overview: S&P Capital IQ offers detailed information on public and private capital markets along with applications for desktop research, screening, real-time market data, backtesting, portfolio management, financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and more.

Units of Analysis: Firms, executives, and industries

Coverage: Active and inactive public and private companies, worldwide

Size: Over 88,000 active and inactive companies worldwide, including over 41,100 active public companies

Form: Database

Data Sources: Combines offerings previously provided by Capital IQ, elements of S&P including Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor, enterprise solutions such as S&P Securities Evaluations and Compustat, research offerings including Leveraged Commentary & Data, Global Markets Intelligence, and company and fund research.

Frequency: Updated continuously

Access: Subscription

Key Data Elements:

• Breadth–data elements represent 5,000 unique financial data items, with over 2,500 industry-specific items
• Qualitative data
  • Company Intelligence (including Business Relationships-Subsidiaries, Strategic  Alliance Partners, Customers and Competitors)
  • People Intelligence (including Compensation, Stock Ownership and Insider Trading for Public companies, Who knows whom)
  • Key Developments
  • Private Equity
  • Transactions
• Global market data
  • Macroeconomic indicators including employment, GDP, balance of payments, & inflation
• Sell-side Research and Estimates
• Fixed Income
• Alpha & Risk Models
  • Stock Selection Models
  • Equity Risk Models
• Financials and valuation
  • Pricing and Market Data
  • Compustat Financials
  • Equity Capital Structure
• Industry Profile

Potential Uses for Regional Analysis: Create regional corporate databases, by industry, with detailed financials. Identify linkages and activities among companies, investors, and subsidiaries in specific regions.

For Additional Information:

• Website: S&P Capital IQ
• Address: 55 Water Street, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10041
• Phone: +1 212 438 8701
• Email: information@capitaliq.com