Relative Valuation in the Bloomberg Terminal: Glossary
This guide serves as an introduction to the functions within the Bloomberg Terminal that help to determine the value of the company using relative valuation principles.
Functions listed below are useful when researching equities and making relative valuation
EQS - an encyclopedia of all the equities listed on world stock markets
IPO - monitors equity offerings by stage, region, industry, and other criteria
GIP - shows price trends during one or several trading days
WEI - world equity index monitor
SECF - a search tool that enables the discovery of securities by certain criteria
MEMB - shows the constituents of an index along with key data points on each member
TRA - shows index returns including reinvested dividends
MIRR - shows the best and worst performers in a given index over a given period
FA - provides historic financial statements and select future estimates for an equity or an index
EVTS - displays a calendar of corporate happenings for a security or index
DES - shows a tear sheet and fact book for a company
CCB - breaks down a company’s revenue along industry lines
ICS - shows companies by industry including revenue estimates
SPLC - quantifies the key suppliers, customers and competitors of a company
BI - provides analysis and data on a series of tailored industry dashboards
EM - shows actuals and estimates for a chosen equity
SURP - shows the impact of surprise announcements on a stock's performance by comparing historical announcements for the stock against consensus estimates
EA - provides an overview for earnings season performance for a specific index or industry
NI - displays news stories on a specific topic
EEG - shows charts of the evolution of estimates over time
WACC - shows the weighted average cost of capital
CRP - provides the current and historical risk premiums for individual countries and regions
BETA - applies a regression analysis to an equity against its benchmark to assess relative volatility
EV - depicts the breakdown of a firm value into its component parts
DVD - shows the historic dividend payments for a company
GF - enables the graphing of financial data for a company or index
WPE - monitors key fundamental ratios, such as P/E, across major equity indices
PEBD - overlays a stock’s share price onto P/E ranges
RV - provides a table of comparable valuation metrics for peer group companies
RVC - generates a bubble chart of valuation measures for a set of peer group companies
