Value Line Investment Analyzer
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1. Show All Columns General Business Income Statement Balance Sheet Other Annual Data Annual Ratios Per Share Per Share Ratios Estimates Growth Rates Latest Quarter Bank Thrift Insurance Brokerage Retail Store Total Returns Annual Returns Trading amp Yolume MPT Statistics Earnings Per Share Projections Ratings Identification User Defined Save Load Cancel Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 11 May 2013 Using the Summary amp Index Database Once you have the full database or the selected database you have chosen displayed you may perform a number of operations on it to gain more information 1 You may find a company by either scrolling down the entire database or you can use the Find Box You locate a company using the Find Box by starting to type the l k type company name gt company s name in the box As you type the database scrolls down to the letters you have typed Find Box 2 Once you have selected a company for further research you can access information about this company by clicking on the blue ticker symbol which is a link to the company s page Company page The company page opens with the General section of the company page on top This page may be scrolled down to reveal that at the end of the business profile section there is a hyper link to the company s home page Ww on the Internet if2. Sales windows in real time e Create multiple real time intra day charts with technical indicators Screen the market in real time on technical and fundamental criteria Register to be the first to recerwe a no obligation 14 day free trial Click here to Register T Do not show again Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 4 The Opening Screen The opening screen of the Value Line Investment Analyzer consists of three sections 1 The top section includes the menus and toolbars 2 The section on the left Select Task has the icons and descriptions of the options available to access the databases It also includes the Market Commentary Streaming Real Time News and User s Manual Yalue Line Investment Analyzer Web Browser y 0 x es File view Go Tools Window Help x Dsn semeja e ves compary name gt x LV RE Rie gt A reese es EG Dior coming BO m Hr ZAZS 27 Value Line 30 Ed INVESTMENT ANALYZER ES what s New fa Summary amp Index En Ratings amp Reports A Dear Subscriber E selection Opinion E Technigal Analysis A number of subscribers have asked us to stop sending them the monthly CD ROM update disk They prefer to receive their updates online via the internet because online updates are easy to use and ensure that you have the most current Value Line information availa
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5. E Selection amp Opinion Value Line Investment Survey for Windows Version 3 0 About Value Line Value Line was founded in New York in 1931 by Arnold Bernhard then a young analyst amidst the crisis of confidence ee si E ee is wrought by the Great Depression His goal was to help inves Value Line Investment E Streaming Realtime El Portfolio Management tors in their quest to achieve superior returns from stocks Survey for Windows Neves E Go to the Web by providing access to the same information that professionals Version 3 0 F User s Manual EE Updates had at their fingertips His vision grew into one of the most E Appendix A enduring and trusted institutions in the financial world Backed About Value Line E Appendix B by disciplined objective analytic methodologies that have been The Value Line Investment E Glossary proven over six decades and by one of the world s largest Survey independent research staffs including over 100 professional The Value Line Investment securities analysts statisticians and economists Value Line has Survey for Windows become an indispensable source for investors around the globe E Value Line s businesses are broad based including financial What s New in Version 3 0 publications and electronic data services a family of no load Value Line Technical mutual funds and asset management for retirement and endow Support ment accounts Its research services include domestic stocks Ca
6. 5600 0 010 0 1 0 40 40 0000 5 130 035 462 40 Delete Account Cash f f 9 292 80 Total Account Value 0 51 54 80 19 990 40 Delete Portfolio Portfolio Value f f 0 51 109 60 20 088 00 e o Quote account in the portfolio is listed in its own section The total portfolio sow value 1s listed at the bottom of the list Portfolio Summary Report Portfolio Content Menu Portfolio Graph To perform actions on your portfolio click on the list using the right mouse button This will display the Content Menu This menu has selections for adding new items to an account Record a Buy add ing a new account New Account or selecting preferences or ac Customize Column Set Online Trading Update Prices Now count details You also may delete an account or the entire portfolio Preferences Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 21 Go to the Web The Go to the Web option allows you to visit the Value Line website You can download new information check quotes news and read daily Value Line articles on the markets To use the Go to the Web option click on the Go to the Web icon in the Select Task section of the screen The web page display is then opened in the display area The active web window of the Value Line web site contains the following elements 1 Title bar 2 menu bar 3 the program toolbar 4 the web navigation toolbar with
7. ABM Industries Inc Abbott Labs All so ACM Gov t Income Fund Remove All button Abitibi Consolidated Adtran Inc Acacia Research Advantage Learning To add stocks to the List highlight the desired ceamenetanmen gt gt A CNielsen stock in the Currently Excluded From List box totusi Com lt Remove ADAC Labs then click on the Add button os lt lt Remove All When finished click on the Save button to H Stocks 6 save the list The Save Custom Ticker List Save Load eae Cancel dialog window will appear and you will need to name the new list If you want to keep the same name simply click on the name in the list and the name will appear in the File Name box Click on the Save button when finished Printing the Spreadsheet The List you have created may be printed by using the Print command from the File menu Generating Statistical Overviews First either select a List you created or filter the database You may then click on the Summary Statistics button to create a Statistics Report for those companies This report may be exported to your disk and saved or printed Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 13 Working With Filters Selecting Stocks Using a Filter Query The Run a Filter button enables you to query the database for stocks that meet your specific criteria When you click on the Run a Filter button the Custom Filter window
8. a window into which you can type a web address 5 web page display and 6 scroll bars Yalue Line Investment Analyzer Web Browser 7 loj xj i pie View Go Tools Window Help x a gt Y P E E P uns company name gt jar l Y T o dl gt fa lesona Jer Gfarm HM OOLe e AAE yzl Select Task 7 What s New a Summary amp Index lj 1 a Pau ARA A AAA as NE HOST IFUsStTed name IN j 4 i pra e sh fy TEN Eironi Focerir WeELCOMTE LO INVESTMENT FEACUIC Ratings amp Reports gt Selection amp Opinion Technical Analysis r Ac j Dear Subscribers Portfolio Management The Top 100 Value Line s 1 rank stocks As part of our continuing effort to make The Valve EXA Us 7 Goto the Web Change Password Line investment Survey a more valuable investment Updated thru Jun 28 eae RA E resource the Timeliness and Performance rank changes are now available at 10 00 a m on Thursday mornings instead of 12 00 noon on Important Fridays bs Market Commentary Online E Streaming Real time Hews uncement l l ee 5 We hope you will find the earlier availability Fa User s Manual Comparing the value beneficial Line Averages The Value Line Sincerely Jean Bernhard Buttner Record Midday Update bre In Print Webcast Stocks rise and interest rates are ahnut flat as oil bl F Weekly as of 06 22 05 Prices as o
9. amp Updated thru Jun 28 of tickers appears in the Cee display box In the space E Sueaming Realtime above the ticker listing Users Manual Volume begin typing in the ticker 20 i 10 1 symbol and the list scrolls f d 06 2900 1241900 064301 11 9091 05 2402 1141302 05 08 03 102803 04 2004 104104 04 0505 paved ed you typ e DI al al Ranks as of 06 22 05 Prices as of 06 29 05 02 47 PM Highlight the ticker you For Help Press F1 want by clicking on it then click Display The report will appear in the display area Selecting by Industry To select by industry click on the radio button next to Industry in the right hand column A list of industries will then be available in the box below the word Industry Click on the arrow next to the box and a list of industries will appear Highlight the industry you want and a list of companies in that industry will appear in the display box You can either type the company name in the box above the display box or scroll down the list Select the desired company by clicking on it Then choose Display The report will appear in the display area Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 19 Portfolio Management The Portfolio Management section of the Value Line Investment Analyzer allows you to create a portfolio and track its progress Be aware that this program is installed on a public access com put
10. of the latest news stories The list is updated very frequently throughout the day To open the Streaming Real Time News page click on the Streaming Real Time News icon in the Select Task section of the screen The Streaming Real Time news page is opened in the display area The screen is divided into three sections The small section on the upper right of the display area is a welcome message The list of news stories is presented in the upper left section of the display area You may scroll down the list and choose a story Click on the title and the story will be displayed in the large area below the list y File Edit View Filter Window Help 10 x Oo S a Be nuera Je 1 7 KE Rie o 77 2 01 gt 000 Dia OO 4m Hr 44 24 4 4 a Lastest Headlines EE E o Search by Symbol Go ES What s New Weicome to Value Line Streamin News Ea Summary amp Index Fo Ratings amp Reports F Selection amp Opinion Pet el a eg ra Vai ce Latest News Headlines Z Technical Analysis In the frame to the left titled Latest News Headlines news stories are gt Portfolio Management 14 38PM CX DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyard displayed automatically in real time Click on a headline to view or print du Updated thru Jun 28 z All new 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse sport coupes now arriving at Canadian dealerships ee S amp S Market Commentary Mitsubishi
11. reach the company you want to Display display click on 1t to make ails Help sure it is highlighted then click on Display The report will appear in the display area Note If a window appears after you click on Display stating that the program could not find the Value Line CD ROM and asks if you wish to download the report from www valueline com click on Yes Yalue Line Investment Survey for Windows Your Value Line CD ROM was not found Do you wank to download the report From wai valueline com Selecting by Ticker To select a report by ticker symbol click on the radio button next to Ticker in the right hand column A list of tickers appears in the display box In the space above the ticker listing begin typing in the ticker symbol and the list scrolls forward as you type Highlight the ticker you want by clicking on it then click Display The report will appear in the display area Selecting by Industry To select by industry click on the radio button next to Industry in the right hand column A list of industries will then be available in the box below the word Industry Click on the arrow next to the box and a list of industries will appear Highlight the industry you want and a list of companies in that industry will appear in the display box You can either type the company name in the box above the display box or scroll down the list Select the desired company by clicking on
12. the Logic header and a list of logic symbols e g lt gt etc appears Click on the symbol you want and it appears in the Logic column Next click on the Value column and a list of fields appears similar to that used in the Field Name column Select the field you want and it appears in the Value column Finally click on the Run Filter button and the database is filtered according to your criteria Removing a Filter To remove a filter and restore the full universe of stocks click on the Reset Filter icon on the toolbar or choose Reset Filter from the Tools menu Quick Filters Quick Filters are predefined lists that can be used to quickly narrow the universe of stocks down to those of a specific industry or meeting a specific criteria such as stocks in the Internet industry or Large Cap stocks Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 14 Working With Charts amp Graphs Creating Charts amp Graphs The Summary amp Index section of the Value Line Investment Analyzer allows you to view the data associated with one or more stocks in the form of charts and graphs Clicking on the Charts button will open the Charts window You may select the stocks to evaluate by typing the name of the stock in the Select From box The list below the box will scroll to the stock selected To add this stock to the Selected box click on the Add button You may select u
13. ES E mill i E i E i LT Debi 15412 0 miL LT in srari 4120 0 mill sl a EE ae ml pas IE ie F j 00 14 4 TE e h O Q a F mi Weekly as of 06 22 05 Prices as of 06 29 05 02 47 PM For Help Press Fl Fa User s ETE Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 17 Selection Opinion The Selection amp Opinion option is the weekly newsletter component of the Value Line Investment Analyzer IE Selection amp Opinion Weekly Newsletter or Current Week Sree Back Issues To view Selection amp Opinion click on the Selection amp Opinion icon in the Select Task section of the opening screen The Selection amp Opinion window will open It is not necessary to make a selection from the directory tree displayed in the window Click on the Display button to bring the Selection amp Opinion page into the display area Select the issue you Value Line Investment Analyzer Selection amp Opinion wish to view either the current issue Y File Edit View Window Help Den teja k type company name gt y ae A Y Xx E ie i fs e r se or select one from the archives The Selection amp Opinion display is then opened in the display area using Adobe Acrobat The Adobe Acrobat controls are included in the display area The button bar across the top inclu
14. Motor Sales of Canada Inc MMSCAN announced today that all new 2006 Eclipse sport coupes are now arriving Streaming Real time a News Initial feedback and reactions about the new Eclipse have been overwhelmingly positive and the dealers are ecstatic User s Manual The all new two door 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse sport coupe is the first of five new products MMSCAN will introduce in the RETAIL PRICING ANNOUNCED The well equipped 2006 Eclipse GS edition starts at 25 498 manufacturer s suggested retail price MSRP and is 2 500 The Eclipse GS offers significantly more value than the model it replaces as it includes standard four wheel disc brake The Eclipse sports a dynamic new design inside and out The excitement of the design is heightened by a full list of st An optional Sun and Sound Package for the GS at a 3 000 MSRP includes a power sunroof 650 watt Rockford Fosgate audi The GT Premium Sport Package at a 4 200 MSRP adds everything in the GS Sun and Sound package plus automatic climate Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc MMNA is responsible for all manufacturing finance sales marketing research Laura Hooker Fleishman Hillard Canada Inc 416 645 8180 hookerl fleishman com Anne Lachance Fleishman Hillard For Help Press F1 Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 25 User s Manual The User s Manual option allows you t
15. Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide Welcome to Value Line Investment Analyzer This user guide will show you everything you need to know to access and utilize the wealth of information available from Value Line The Value Line Investment Analyzer program is a CD ROM based database that is installed on a local workstation computer in the McLeod Business Library This is the only computer with access to this program Please contact a member of the Business Library staff for assistance in locating this workstation Value Line 3 0 INVESTMENT ANALYZER Introduction The Value Line Investment Analyzer contains information on approximately 1 700 stocks more than 90 industries the stock market and the economy Similar to the printed Value Line Investment Survey this electronic program has three main sections Summary amp Index contains an index of all stocks in the database as well as many up to date statistics It also contains a variety of stock screens designed to identify companies with various characteristics Ratings amp Reports have one page reports for each company in the database Each company report includes Value Line s Timeliness Safety and Technical ranks financial and stock price forecasts for the coming 3 to 5 years and an analyst s written commentary Selection Opinion is a weekly newsletter that contains Value Line s latest economic and stock market forecasts write ups of in
16. ble Online subscribers can update some data fields intraday every 5 to 10 minutes and at the end of day All data are refreshed at least weekly Free month offer Portfolio Management 7 Go to the Web de Updated thru Jun 28 TE Market Commentary nee na Eee MARKETS CENTER E Streaming Real time Value Line s 1 Dear Subscribers Launch MarketSuite News rank stocks User s Manual a F As part of our continuing effort to make The Valve Line Investment j H g Software t Survey a more valuable investment resource the Timeliness and Subscriber Services Performance rank changes are now available at 10 00 a m on value Line Support Thursday mornings instead of 12 00 noon on Fridays f lt Announcement we hope you will find the earlier availability beneficial eet 0 04 I I I Weekly as of 06 22 05 Prices as of 06 26 05 08 01 PM For Help Press F1 A Above The opening screen showing the three sections of menus and toolbars Select Task and the display area finan The bottom of this section has another bar with the words Task Views 3a Cents Only Stores Task Views shows all open functions so that you may switch between them without closing them When you click on the Task Views bar any a wee open functions are displayed in the section on the left as icons 3 The main section on the right displays Value Line Investment Analyzer information when the program first opens This is the area wh
17. des information about the document e g page number and various manipulation controls including buttons to control the forward and backward turning of pages du Updated thru May 09 ES What s New Es Ratings amp Reports E Selection 4 Opinion Be Technical Analysis Portfolio Management Go to the Web 12 Market Commentary E Streaming Realtime News F Users Manual gt 9 fal YO rito 2000 valuelne com visentey z Ra Summary amp Index Value Line Selection amp Opinion YO 4 te Current Newsletter 5 16 2008 Issue 12 Archives 5 9 2008 Issue 11 5 2 2008 Issue 10 4 25 2008 Issue 9 4 18 2008 Issue 8 4 11 2008 Issue 7 4 4 2008 Issue 6 3 28 2008 Issue 5 3 21 2008 Issue 4 3 14 2008 Issue 3 3 7 2008 Issue 2 2 29 2008 Issue 1 2 22 2008 Issue 13 Weekly as of 05 08 08 Prices as of 05 12 08 11 03 AM I w 44 2 T A pF F mal ag i r l zla E Wat ew Valve Line Incesiprent Survey the The Value Line View In This Issue The Value Line View 2333 Model Portfolios Recent Developments 23H A Good Time for Retailer Advance May 2013 EN T a des g THE VALUE LINE Investment Survey The clouds are starting to lift on the em plosmeni front but there ts toll abel tober with an average monthly gain of just 142 000 jabs ower that span In fect even the 192 000 jobs added during February was shy of the
18. dle East Should oil mae ar areal Price and _ stages of some previous business up cy further despite secular increases in natural T Shocks wih Thigh Renna eles but would be consistent with the rath lt gas producion Ahen confidence in the busi puntos ii l 2130 er pedestrian nature of the current ness upturn s durability might be called into Major Institutional Sod Trancaci ns 2340 economic expansion question again Selected Tieki IHI The uninspiring recovery inthe comple Invesiwrs are mew more skidtish This rs ran Federal Reserve Data IHI ment area has ramifications elsewhere iiested in the recent rise in market volatility Tracking the Economy THE That is particularly so in the troubled hous which has evolved following the runup in gbo Major Insider Transactions HI ina market There both the availability of bal tensions oil and gas prices and valuations Weekly 33 01 0414 11 Prices s of 04 19 11 1043 451 Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 18 Technical Analysis The Technical Analysis section of the Value Line Investment Analyzer lets you choose companies to analyze To choose a company click on the Technical Analysis icon in the Select Task section of the opening screen The Choose a Security window Choose a Security will open where you can choose a company You Zst Century Ins Group Group By can look up a compa
19. e May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 3 Getting Started When the Value Line Investment Analyzer program 1s initiated you will see the Value Line Logon window Click on the Connect button to access the on line database If you do not have a password already entered in the Password box please contact a Business Library staff member to have the password entered for you Yalue Line Logon x Account Humber Password Work Offline W Save Password Help When the opening screen 1s displayed there usually will be a window opened in the main section of the mm ms screen It may be either a Tip of the Day or Coming V Dia you know NeT Soon window This window must be closed before The intraday updating allows youto T pievisuTp YOU Can use the database Click on the OK or Close button to close this window Tip of the Day get 20 minute delayed prices on 6000 stocks Coming Soon Ed Aun Tutorial Coming Sean IY Show Tips at Startup For the special introductory price of an additional 23 95 month receive realtime streaming quotes stocks options and indices full text news tick by tick charts technical and fundamental analytics alerts 5 years daily historical data and more that will allow you to Track unlimited stocks and options in real time Read full text breaking news stories and press releases in real time e View dynamic Time
20. e price amount Select the type and Account transaction from drop down menus When you have fin ue ished click on the OK button to add the item to your ac Type Stock y count and close the window Transaction Buy y The new account will be displayed in the main part of the Value Line screen Date 441822011 If you want to add more than one new item click on the Quantity Record Another button This will add the first item to Share Price Get Quote your account but keep the window open so you may enter commission O00 new data for another item You may do this as many times Total p Remenb as you need Msi commission Value Line Model Portfolio Record Another Cancel The Value Line Model Portfolio selection will open the Create eee Model Account window This window has a box listing three mode porra z portfolios Selecting one of these will add that account to the port Va Line modei potilas desta can be Iss ci tock saved ater folio displayed The User List selection will open the Open Cus a tom Ticker List window where you may select a previously created lt ET list if any had been created Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 20 Clicking on the Open button will close that window The Setup Options section of the Create Model Account window will be activated and you may enter a beginning dollar a
21. elect From double click on item to select Operator Formula A H General Business Subtract Gross Income Depreciation Select the items YOU m came Shale Parenthesis want by double Balance Sheet Mato ag th t Other Annual Data Divide CIC ng on tne item H Annual Ratios Add ra tha Qalant Tara EE Fer Share avg w in the Select From g a aa cop and Operator boxes Estimate perator o Ee Growth Rates a As you select items Latest Quarter in ath WE Bank Thrift Pa they appear 1 the ia Insurance a j Formula box j Brokerage a EA amp List by Category Once a formula is List Alphabetically 2 entered you may check it by clicking on the Verify button or clear all your entries by clicking on the Clear button The Calculate button will use the formula to create new data in the appropriate column in the display area of Value Line When finished click on the Done button to close the User Defined Field Editor window Click on the Close button to close the User Defined Field window to return to Value Line Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 10 8 The Value Line Page button is used to view the Ratings amp Reports page for a selected stock See page 16 for more information about Ratings amp Reports Quick View This icon helps refine the spreadsheet to one of more than 20 categories in busines
22. er and all patrons will have access to any portfolios and may alter them or delete them To begin using the Portfolio Management feature click on the Portfolio Management icon in the Select Task section This will display any portfolios that have been created in the main dis play arta New Account e l If no portfolios have been created the New Account window will be opened so you may create a portfolio This window gives you four selections to pick an ac count type These are Regular Account Value Line Model Portfolio Import Existing Account and Open a Saved Portfolio Select an option by clicking on the radio button next Cancel to the one you want and click on the Next button Choose an account type re Regular Account Enter transactions manually Value Line Model Portfolio C import Existing Account s C Open A Saved Portfolio ew Account Regular A cc ount Account Name Required The Regular Account selection will open another New A ollege ccount Account window This one has a box where you may fy Ste iy Se PARE E INK to a cash account to Keep IS IS a margin name the account and allows you to specify a begin A aka SN ning dollar amount fom al aren Clicking on the Next button in this window will open Back Cancel the Record a Transaction window You use this win Record Tn dow to add items to your account Enter the ticker sym bol quantity and shar
23. ere all data and information is displayed Left The Task Views screen showing four icons for open functions that you may select to display Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 5 What s New The What s New option allows you to identify stock splits earnings data and companies that have recently moved up or down in Value Line s Timeliness Ranks To use the What s New option click on the What s New icon in the Select Task section of the screen The What s New page is then opened in the display area The following options are available in the What s New display This Week Timeliness Rank Stock Splits Earnings and Delisted Each of these options is accessed by clicking on the button of the same name across the top of the What s New display When selected each option will display a table of new information from the topic area The This Week selection is the default display when the What s New option is first opened Walue Line Investment Analyzer What s New y oo O xl lid File View Go Tools Window Help lej xj lo e Ld de E E P Ever company name gt e l RER iki T fia Ka KELE T x Al YA ntto vw valueline com vlisentry YO be lH G i A Z NM A IS WEEK TIMELINESS RANE I STOCK SPLITS aura ES What s Hew EARNINGS DELISTED Data as of 2006 06 16 pa Summan amp Index
24. es dx Select Task Value Line The Most Trusted Name in Investment Research Institutions amp Advisors Individual Investors Technical Analysis Home gt Markets gt Daily Updates Portfolio Management Sign Up for Goto the Web Stock Market Today Open 18 2011 Our Free Weekly i Updated thru Apr 15 Buoyed by stronger economic data and upbeat news in general the stock market took the high road on Friday to ett close out a listless overall trading week for equities on the upside As we peer out at a new week we will see a New sl ers marked heating up in earnings rel as peak profit reporting season gets under Market Commentary gupi gs releases as peak p poe TES UNGGE A Investment Survey y cman A gt gt Read Full Article aming Es News Email Users Manual St Market T 5 EA The U S equity market ended the week on an upbeat note as equities rallied on some positive economic news while brushing off some less than stellar earnings reports By the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average the S amp P 500 Index and the small cap Russell 2000 were comfortably in positive territory gt gt Read Full Artide Stock Market Today Update April 15 2011 The U S stock market was largely mixed for most of the morning as investors digested some disappointing earnings news At about noon on the East Coast EDT the markets are now headed into the positive territory The Dow Jones Industrial Average is u
25. ex di Value Line Screens Be Select By Industry ae International heading will be a This Issue a Standard Printed Version expanded Highlight your selection by clicking on it with the mouse then click on the Display button in the Summary amp Index window to open the database Cancel E H Value Line Screens Full Database Industries in alphabetical order Stacks complete list oe Industries in order of Industry Rank aa Timely Stocks in Timely Industries aa Timely Stocks 1 2 Performance pdas Conservative Stocks 1 2 Safety Leave the highlight on the Summary amp Index line to open the complete database when the Display button is clicked 2 Once you click on the Display button the selected database is opened in the display area You can go back to the Select Task section click on Summary amp Index and select another category to display You may do this as many times as you need Each database you select will have an icon displayed in the Task Views window You may then switch back and forth among your selected databases Vator Lime Lave PY Ele Edt Ww Took Brports Window tio SH gt siment Analyzer Full Database by using the Task B ES Views window UA be 3 The Summary amp Index E Yohei st window of the Value mei 3 Line Investment Survey E sce ss contains the following MHZ rola oe elements 1 Title Bar HS an 2 Menu Bar 3 the eS me p
26. f 06 29 05 02 47 PM For Help Press Fi Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 22 Update The Update option allows you to get the most recent updates The name beside the Update icon will change depending on the status of the most recent update If a new update is available the name will read Daily or Weekly update 1s available If the latest update has been downloaded the name will indicate the date e g Updated thru Dec 08 If an update 1s available and you would like to have the latest data for your research please contact a Business Library staff member for assistance Yalue Line Online Update Update Mow Schedule Update Status Current File Refresh Bytes Transtered All Files Total Bytes Transtered Estimated Time Remaining el Update Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 23 Market Commentary The Market Commentary option displays a one page comment concerning the current market condition A senior Value Line analyst writes the commentary The commentary is accessed by clicking on the Market Commentary icon in the Select Task section of the screen The commentary is then opened in the display area File View Go Tools Window Help Do sme jet WA v RE RD A gt E A Direc y 400 4 ws ld
27. is opened Creating a Filter Click on the red Choose a er File Edit View Tools Reports Window Help Field gt lettering 0 A a in the Field Name gt 67 48 a WW 4 Yoo 2 m column A list of Custom Filter field categories appears As vou ES What s New a ke pears As you aaa E on move t e mouse _ ee Fe ere a o ee os cursor down the MiS a l m 4 Selection de Balance Sheet A 1 list a sub list Other Annual Data ff Be Technicals Annual Ratios le appears to the Per Share i side As vou move W m Per Share Ratio e J Senne Estimate Est Ae See a the mouse Cursor Growth Rates t EstOperatingMargm le Le Updated th Latest Quarter j Est Depreciation l doc Over the sub lists el ee Bank Thrift F Est Net Before Taxes See O 2 Market Con Cl Terenez Ed ts Print Results with Filter a description of F User s Mani Records Ae Brokerage FO Est Net After Taxes ferns what that field DES A Retail Store b Est Profit Margin ld a a o E Solutions H ea Total Returns Ele E S A A ee does 1S displayed Annual Returns Est Cash Flow Share fl oO Oe Click on the field Trading amp Volume EstEPsS MPT Statistics Est Dividends Share you want and 11 Earnings Per Share Est Book Yalue Sharee appears in the eee 7 E Weekly as of 01 16 02 Prices as of 01 24 02 01 48 PM Fi ld N For Help press Fl Ki ere 4 a ay d 1e ame column Then click on the box under
28. it Then choose Display The report will appear in the display area Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 16 Selecting by Issue Choose Issue to display only those reports from a particular Rating amp Reports edition There are 13 editions of Ratings amp Reports published one per week over a 13 week cycle To select by issue click on the radio button next to Issue in the right hand column A list of issues numbered from one through thirteen will then be available in the box below the word Issue Click on the arrow next to the box and the list of issues that are available will appear Highlight the issue you want and a list of companies in that issue will appear in the display box Y ou can either type the company name in the box above the display box or scroll down the list Select the desired company by clicking on 1t Then choose Display The report will appear in the display area Note If a wndow appears after you click on Yalue Line Investment Survey for Windows E Display stating that the program could not find the Value Line CD ROM and AN Your Value Line CD ROM was not Found Do you wank to download the report From waa valueline com asks 1f you wish to download the report from www valueline com click on Yes Yalue Line Investment Analyzer ArvinMeritor y File Edit view Window Help osas S Whats Her a Sum
29. it has one You will Accenture Ltd NYS ACN notice that the Internet navigation tools just above the Select Task bar are General Balance Sheet Income Statement Historical Eamings Commentary Supplement Fund Owners PRICING EARNINGS RATINGS TOT RET 12 2001 activated while on the Internet RECENT PRICE 26 0 Company Fin Strength B This VL Arith P E RATIO 32 0 Stock s Price Stability Stock Index Trailing 31 0 Price growth Persistance 1 yr i 10 9 Across the top of the company page there g g ft b th t dt t Median Earnings Predictability 3 yr g 9 7 are a series of tabs that are used to select 50 ppano me By 124 other sections of the company page panii BUSINESS PROFILE These tabs are General Balance Sheet Timeliness BUSINESS Accenture Ltd is a leading global provider a Safet 3 Lowered 2001 11 28 of management and technology consulting services and Income Statement Historical y solutions The company manages 110 offices in 46 A Technical countries Has affiliates as of 7 20 01 5 alliances 24 x Earnings Commentary Supplement lka fal and Fund Owners To print the information on any of the sections of the company page click on the tab to display the desired information click on File on the menu bar and select Print or click on the Print button in the program toolbar Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of B
30. ith the number entered if Starts With was selected in the Type of Search data field The Find Next button is clicked when you want to find the next value in the column that starts with the number entered You can do this until you reach the end of the column Sort Button Ascending Descending Any column on the spreadsheet can be sorted from top to bottom or bottom to top by double clicking on the column heading Use the sort button for more advanced sorting of values by more than one field Filters The Filter command helps to screen the database according to your own criteria and formulas For example you might only want to view companies whose growth is above a certain target and whose P E and P B meet other specifications Save your filter for future use and use the Reset Filter function to remove the filter and return to the full database For more details on filters see Working With Filters on page 14 Note To save modified databases or lists choose File and Save You will be prompted to give the new file a name in the Save window Selecting Companies Creating Lists Create and save lists of companies that you will reference frequently To select stocks place the cursor in the far left numeric box of the row until the cursor turns into a right facing arrow and click on it with the mouse Depress the Control CTL key on your keyboard to select additional stocks Then select File from the menu bar and select Save to save the lis
31. level needed to bring the 8 9 jobless rate down much farther we think Overall We sense that job growth will be modest going forward with payroll increases like ly averaging no more then POH AME a coil over the next quartcroriwo That would be PAGES 2333 244 File in page order in the Siin A Opini n Dindor PART 2 Selection E Opinion MARCH 18 2011 Dear Subscribers ECONOMIC ANDSTOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Ag part of our ongoing eltorte to keep Tiue last seen in 2008 when the nation was just part of the way through the recesi n oo ii poo iii te oe a PEN Tane 15 ppp P l e Lina Wak Gite an 100 A M Easter Time on 3y ihe kaci Chaat Lo ma 1D SETS 0 Els here he awibvok is eiler ihan iis You can access each week s lage monthly declines in mid 20 10 the naton been in some time Save for employment alwwwvalueline com by entering has scen a tepid rise in payrolls since Oc and housing most other indicators are point ing toa durable recovery with chain store sales up mece y mano bvcturnag and mintun ulactoring climbing steacly and personal Incorne sirengi hening That sald we have concerne In addition to housing and employment there is the recent surge incl prices to consider Oil has climbed well above the 70 800 a harrel level in place 1m 2010 bottom more thi 5 100 a barrel er her ihis month on rising tensions in the con MET x Justo Parts 2 shy of the growth scen inthe formative tentious Mid
32. mary amp Index a id u A ine ba 2003 2005 yia e Ratings amp Reports TIMELIMESS 4 Lowered WENA SAFETY 3 kanma TECHNICAL J hitsi BETA 1 25 1 00 Aichi DBA PROJECTIONS We A al m a Selection amp Opinion AMES ALL S Technical Analysis Portfolio Management e Goto the Web s i J iS in Le Updated thru Jun 28 1 a a z AA AM i F QUAND DORADO DUTOIT Ci ME ArinMentor re was fomed on Juy 7 1985 1956 1597 1598 1353 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 J VALE LMEFUA INC 03 10 2000 as a result of a merger of equals be 25 280 10263 127 18 117 00 72 10135 11263 11555 ras ES SEak per ein A m jeen Arvin and Mentor Following hej 433 1 ue 2 BE 15 nm 37 sm E 490 Tan Flow per sh A SE 17 a E Attachments Market Commentary E Streaming Realtime y transaction Menor stockholders held 200 JEsmings persh E MEA roughly bwo thirds of the shares in Arvin Ai J j Es ae D Mentor Dwr sales and earings presents mel I Lie lion reflects the results of the combined 1775 1038 mm 7338 qn Ela Ln a pox ame D as company starting with fiscal year 2000 be 723 Y EA gan October 1 1969 Results prior to this E a i Ml oe ES are for Arvin alone 45 E 65 E 7 SE JA 25 21 re i CAPITAL ITRUCTUARE a of 1291 04 E IAAT 2550 26357 34005 220 77880 Total Debt 41522 00 mil Due in E Ye 047 0 E E 10 0 ai BEJ ty
33. mount Click on the OK button to add the new account to the portfolio and close the window Import Existing Account Import Existng Portfolio The Import Existing Account selection will open the m Select the type of Porfolio you want to import port Existing Portfolio window This window has three selections for different types of files to import The files must have been previously created and stored where the program can find it f Value Line Investment Survey version 2 1 CC MSN Money Portfolio Manager Quicken 2000 2001 2002 2003 Note It map take a few minutes to find your portfolio Cancel Select the item you want and click on the OK button The program may not be able to locate a file of the type you wanted Restore Portfolio im Open a Saved Portfolio ae Lookin ji Data e EE The Open a Saved Portfolio selection will open PETA z TOEP 7 the Restore Portfolio window This window will jjoewal 4 19 2011 9 29AM Wi list any previously saved portfolios if any have been saved Select on the one you want to open and click on the Open button This will add the selected portfolio to the list in the display area of a the screen que Files of type Restore Files val y Cancel Portfolio Display Once a portfolio has been created it is displayed in the main part of the Value Line screen Each Realized News Alert Company Ticker Last Change
34. nadian stocks mutual funds convertibles and options which are available in both print and electronic form Value Line s headquarters are located at 220 East 42nd Street New York NY 10017 Telephone 212 907 1500 For technical support call 800 654 0508 The Value Line Investment Survey The Value Line Investment Survey printed version was created in 1931 for one purpose and one purpose only to guide you in your quest to realize superior returns on your invested capital Based on disciplined objective quantitative analytical methodolo gies that have proven themselves over the last 60 years plus a Weekly as of 04 14 11 Prices as of 04 18 11 10 57 AM Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 26 Online Tutorial The Online Tutorial option allows you to access an electronic tutorial for Value Line Investment Survey for Windows To access the Online Tutorial click on Help in the menu bar and then Online Tutorial in the drop down menu that is displayed This opens the Online Tutorial in the display area The left side of the display area 1s a directory of topics contained in the tutorial You may scroll down the directory to select the topic you are interested in studying The right side of the display area contains the text and instructions for using the various features available within Value Line Investment Survey The instructions are presen
35. ndex e Ratings amp Reports Full page stock profile reports with about ratings amp Reports 130 reports updated each week See page 16 Ratings amp Repor e Selection amp Opinion A weekly newsletter See page 18 e Technical Analysis Blends ability to perform both fundamental and technical analysis within an integrated financial research environment See page 19 o Technical Ana lp sis Portfolio Management e Portfolio Management The Portfolio Manager allows you to create a portfolio and track its progress See page 20 Goto the Web e Go to the Web An integrated web browser See page 22 an Updated thru Jun 26 e Update Allows you to get the most recent updates for the Value Line Investment Analyzer program See page 23 2 Market Commentary e Market Commentary This selection provides a short market analysis prepared by senior Value Line analysts See page 24 E Streaming Real time News e Streaming Real Time News This page offers current stories which are updated very frequently every few minutes when Bes SEQ news is breaking See page 25 e User s Manual The User s Manual is an electronic manual to allow the user to fully use all the functions available See page 26 There is also an online tutorial included You can access the tutorial by clicking on Help in the menu bar and selecting Online Tutorial See page 27 Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guid
36. ny by name ticker or industry Name let Century Ins Group ai A You also have the choice to select the source of the 250m Com 3h Company Industry information whether local or Internet Click on the sae ne ent Only Stores Aerospace Defense ad radio button next to your choice The list of AAR Corp f Abbott Labs Data Source companies available for analysis changes a S Intemet depending on the source selected The list for the Aberdeen Australia Fd mM Local local source is limited compared to the Internet Cancel Hep source Selecting by Company To select by company name click on the radio button next to Name in the right hand column and then in the box above the listing of names Begin typing the name of the company you want The list will scroll to the company as you type When you reach the company you want to display click on it to make Yalue Line Investment Analyzer DaimlerChrysler AG DCX sure it i S h i ghl i ght e d th en LY Fie Edit View Insert Format Analysis Window Help click on Display The report LAR Asle rr ER W Fe P i ae es 004 Qi TD 700 lt m HY 4A44E 24 will appear in the display i area FS What s New Selecting by Ticker E Summary amp Index Re Ratings amp Reports To select a report by ticker E m symbol click on the radio MATES button next to Ticker in mae A Go to the Web the right hand column A list E A
37. o access the electronic manual of instructions for Value Line Investment Survey for Windows version 3 0 To access the User s Manual option click on the User s Manual icon in the Select Task section of the screen The User s Manual is then opened in the display area using Adobe Acrobat The Adobe Acrobat controls are included in the display area The button bar across the top includes various manipulation controls for the document The status bar across the bottom includes information and controls for the page number of the manual and buttons to control the forward and backward turning of pages The manual is designed so that you may go to a particular subject by clicking on the subject line in the bookmark area which is on the left side of the display Simply click on the small in the box and the directory tree will expand to display the various topics in the manual Click on the topic you are interested in and the manual will be opened to that page a File View Go Tools Window Help i o le gt A B C Program Files Value Line Publishi 7 WS OO L kx OG fg S xi i F sa G ef sin 10 E by fring gt ES What s New Bookmarks E ee UB a A l mHE Contents Selection amp Opinion E About Value Line Z Technical Analysis E Getting Started a Portfolio Mana i E what s New i l E Summary amp Index Aoi E Ratings amp Reports Updated thu Apr 15
38. p 78 points 0 64 the S amp P 500 Index is ahead about seven points 0 55 and the NASDAQ is also managing a slight gain up six points 0 21 not withstanding a 40 point slide in Google gt gt Read Full Article St 0 gt 5 1 This morning the government has just issued the companion report on inflation with the release just moments ago of data on consumer prices That index which is more stable than the Producer Price Index rose by 0 5 which was about as expected As for the market on this final day of the trading week the initial signs are not encouraging once again as the futures are lower principally we think on a disappointing earnings report issued by Internet search engine giant Google GOOG gt gt Read Full Artide Stock Market Today Close April 14 2011 U S stocks opened in the red today but gradually took heart over the course of the day seesawing back to breakeven by around 3PM At the close the Dow Jones Industrials had risen 14 points to 12 285 the S amp P 500 was flat at 1 315 the NASDAQ Composite had eased a point to 2 760 and the equally weighted Value Line Arithmetic index stood at 3 017 up 3 points gt gt Read Full Artide Weekly as of 04 14 11 Prices as of 04 18 11 10 42 AM Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 24 Streaming Real Time News The Streaming Real Time News option displays a list
39. p to ten a EEN TEN stocks If you change your Enese SS AAR Corp Acclaim Entertainment mind and want to remove ae eeu Ins Group f d ACNielsen om Corp a stock from your list 99 Cents Only Stores E A Abbott Labs highlight the stock to be E Pack Abitibi Consolidated 43 HEMove removed In the Selected ABM Industries Inc gt Acacia Research box and click on the fe ea Remove button ACM Gov t Income Fund Fae meee Actuant Corp Next select the type of EE Show Move Up Move Down chart from the Chart Type investment au El Al Hypothetical Investment Stocks Chart Style box Click on the down a From To arrow and a list of chart Line Fie hoss foso types will appear AS Jou F Logarithmic E Investment Amount run your mouse pointer somom down the list additional types will be displayed To select the type of chart you want click on the name and it will appear in the Chart Type box Next select the style of chart in the Chart Style box Click on the down arrow and a list of styles appears Click on the style you want and it Baas Biel ES will appear in the Comparison of Investment Growth of a 10 000 initial investment Chart Style box You may also select what the chart will show by clicking on the desired selection in the Show box To display the chart click on the OK button and a window will open with your chart in it AAR Corp Worth 65 294 Acclaim En
40. rary Mason School of Business Page 9 Statistics Report gt 6 Generating Statistical ae Jan 20 2003 AAi E 4 E E i Timeliness Rank First either select a List you PerformanceRank NAN NNN created or filter the Fer enn ee aa cee a ar FOR A a E cel database You may then ee A ee eo click on the Summary A A E E e E Statistics button to create a Veco RASO 200 00 1798 347531 00 146820612 4787297 0 Statistics Report for those CTO nC ae panei re T ee 3 2 e companies This report may Ce ne IO CI ae be saved or exported to Meta nn e OA your disk noo oo 2 45 se User Defined Fields F 7 User Defined Fields ME The User Defined Fields button allows you to create a formula to your own criteria for a ese meda user defined column The user defined ee A A A er ene columns are displayed at the far right side of User Defined 5 En the display area using the scroll bar User Defined b User D efined P Save Clicking on the User Defined Fields button UserPelined User Defined 9 opens the User Defined Fields window User Defined 10 Highlight the field you want to modify and User Defined 11 Reset All User Defined 12 click on the Create Edit button Uer Demedi User Defined 14 This opens the User Defined Field Editor User Defined 15 Close window You may User Defined Field Edit 71x change the name of Pai Is the field name in the eae T Field Name box S
41. rogram toolbar 4 the me Summary amp Index r toolbar with the Find as Box Type Company a Name window 5 gt ens Spreadsheet and 6 Prices os of 06 2305 01 25 PM Scroll Bars May 2013 Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 7 de If the database that 1s displayed is not the complete database and you wanted the entire database opened click on the Reset Ticker List button You have chosen to reset pour list to the Full Database Do you wish to continue A window with the message You have chosen to reset your list to the Full Database Do you wish to continue Click on Yes Once you have opened a database the Summary amp Index view is similar to that of a spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel All stocks are listed in a table of rows and columns es No Cancel Y ou can scroll right and left bringing additional columns into view by clicking on the left and right arrows at either end of the bottom scroll bar To move up and down through the grid bringing additional stocks into view click on the up and down arrows at either end of the vertical scroll bars Summary amp Index Toolbar The Summary amp Index toolbar contains buttons for searching sorting filtering tools charting tools Quick Filter and Quick View You may open the full database and at the same time explore more than 30 different Value Line
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43. s and investment Clicking on the button or the down arrow next to it will open a list of categories available Selecting one e g Balance Sheet will change the display in Summary amp Index to include only those columns of information that pertains to balance sheets You may modify the columns displayed even more by selecting Customize Column Set in the View menu This will open the Customize Column Set window This allows you to view only specific data The window opens with all selections already displayed in the Selected box The items in the Selected box match the titles of the columns currently displayed If you have changed the category only the columns in that category will be listed You must remove unwanted selections by clicking on the Hide or Hide All buttons Click on the to expand or condense the choices in the Select From box Highlight only those data fields you want to Show in the spreadsheet You may Save your selections to your own floppy disk Click on the Load button to display your modified database Select from Description Customize Column Set Selected General Business Income Statemert Balance Sheet Other Annual Data Annual Ratios Per Share Per Share Ratio Estimate Growth Rates Latest Quarter Company Name Ticker Symbol Industry Timeliness Rank Tim Rank Chg Performance Rank Fer Rank Chg lt Hide Safety Rank 2 Hide All Technical Rank El a Move Down a Le
44. screens companies organized in more than 90 specific industries or international companies Use the Task Views icons to switch between the open databases Here are some key features you can operate from the toolbar 1 Navigation Tools Find Box and Binoculars e Use the Find Box to locate a company by entering the company name The database scrolls as you type in each dl nae bi letter Find Box e The binocular button another quick search tool locates a company ticker symbol or other information When the binocular icon is clicked on the Search By Name window appears You may select search criteria in the Search Where box The down arrow at the right side of the box opens a list of all the column DN ee headings in the database Scroll down the ET list and select the heading you want e g ae ee Seal ie Cash by clicking on the name Next type CT what you are looking for in the Find What Close box e g a word or a number such as 25 if Type of Search searching in the cash column You may stars Tl Match Case select from three types of searches in the Type of Search box The types of searches are Starts With Exact Match and Anywhere in Field Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 8 AS E D a S Click on the Find First button and the column moves to the first number that starts w
45. t 27 Goto the Web Summary Index Firsi The core product Each week subscribers receive Selection and Opinion featuring our latest advice outlook and market databank a Summary Index listing with updated data on all compares followed by Value Line and Ratings Reports containing about 130 new full page survey reports with updated estimates and analyst commentaries There are 13 issues of Ratings amp Reports in total so that every company is reviewed by an analyst once per quarter de Updated thru Jun 28 e Viewing the Full Database Market Commentary ming Real time News Fa User s Manual muitinary ds Index Speed Menu second H ew Features Whats New shows highlights of the latest week s data changes including ranks splits earnings and analysts commentary Technical Creating aC ustone Tider Analysis blends the ability to perform both fundamental and technical analysis within e an integrated financial research environment Transaction based Portfolio Management n is included to accurately track investment performance Incorporated in the program is a web browser that allows you to Goto the Web to access timely financial information e Quick Picks from your favorite financial site Daily Updates are available via the Value Line web site 4 b Weekly as of 06 22 05 Prices as of 06 29 05 02 47 PM For Help Press F1 A Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide McLeod Business Libra
46. t of stocks you have highlighted or Open a list you have created in the past You might also create a New list by re opening the Summary amp Index database You may also use the Edit Ticker List and Reset Ticker List buttons For more details on lists see Working With Lists on page 13 Charts amp Graphs Create charts and graphs to illustrate the performance of one or more stocks Choose the Charts icon Charts Select from mas 10 ACNielsen Selected AAR Corp Acclaim Entertainment ACNielsen 21st Centura Ins Group 3Eom Corp 99 Cents Only Stores Abbott Labs Abercrombie amp Fitch Remove Abiibi Consolidated from the toolbar to open the Charts window that enables you to use more than 50 chart types and visualize hypothetical investments over custom time periods Save and Load these charts for future reference and comparison For more details on Charts amp ABM Industries Inc Acacia Research ACE Limited ACM Gov t Income Fund Remove All Actuant Corp Chart Type Show Move Up Move Down Investment UU sl al Hypothetical Investment Chart Style C Stocks me Indexes From a Line 7 Filter 10 31 90 10 31 00 EN C Industry Logarithmic Investment Amount 10 000 00 al OF Load Save Cloze Graphs see Working With Charts amp Graphs on page 15 May 2013 Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide McLeod Business Lib
47. ted in a step by step format with many graphic displays of the actual pages from the database Yalue Line Investment Analyzer Online Tutorial _ O x File View Go Tools Window Help x L po raro 1 81 7 ER E o e za e 2 09 A 3 C Program FilesWalue Line Publishi DOLL it E a L Ha ETE la The Falue Line Investment Survey was created in 1931 for one purpose and one al Select Task purpose ordy to guide you in your quest to realize superior returns on your invested Dae arene capital Based on disciplined objective quantitative analytical methodologies that have proven themselves over the last 60 years plus a staff of more than 70 professional securities analysts Value Line can serve as an invaluable tool in making your e Available Tasks investment decisions ES What s New a Summary amp Index E gt Ratings amp Reports What s New The Value Line Investment Analyzer which includes the printed version has a number of unique features that distinguish it from other printed and computer based advisory services These features are provided to make it easier for you to have accurate timely information and to keep you up to date on all developments affecting your investments To use the software effectively you should understand all of the information we e Printing W g Whats Hew provide E Selection amp Opinion Wi i e Viewing What s Hew o Technical Analysis Portfolio Managemen
48. teresting and attractive stocks model portfolios and financial and stock market statistics Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 1 Table of Contents NA A E ae ne l Table 01 COMES ta 2 I NE E E A O 3 Getting Started rasta 4 The Opera SETE na bis 5 WA EN O dines 6 SUMEN Indian E E TE 7 Summary cc Index Tooltip 8 sing the Summary amp Index Database 12 COmpany LaS a io io tdo 12 Workin E ASS pe a ce vend asuakes E a 13 WY Orkin SW WH Rites id 14 Working With Charts amp Graphs ii oi 15 Ranes REDO Sei a od asi calas 16 SSICC IO MeO OOM renia a a a a 18 Technical Analy SiS o Danos 19 Porto Mana OAC IME is ccc atacand a cms wlan neal Paces anc a ce weds ncaa aie ved 20 GOME We Droit a ar 22 A O E E E O RO 23 Market Comment Visados 24 Streaming Reale Lime NoWS3 ASA S 25 US o Naa e E e illo 26 Omne TUON a bece na 2 Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 2 Overview The Value Line Investment Analyzer offers various options to start using the program s databases These options are e What s New A look at recent stocks earnings and companies Select Task that have moved in their ranking See page 6 e Summary amp Index A full database listing of all companies ES what s New Value Line follows with latest price rankings and other key data See page 7 a Summary amp I
49. tertainment Worth 21 09 10 93 annualized 107317 990 1 0 31 2000 32 23 annualized 10 314 990 1031 2000 ACMielzen Worth 14933 1044 annualized 10 31 4 9901 51 21 Print Value Line Investment Analyzer User s Guide May 2013 McLeod Business Library Mason School of Business Page 15 Ratings Y Reports The Ratings Reports section of the Value Line Investment Analyzer lets you access one page stock reports These reports can be enlarged printed and searched for text strings To open a Ratings amp Reports stock profile click on the Ratings amp Reports icon in the Select Task section of the opening screen The Ratings amp Reports window will open where you can choose a company to view You can look up a company LEAR E Ed by name ticker industry or Value Line Investment 21st Century Ins Group Eb Survey issue Lom Corp Name Selecting by Company ieee a 4 T 1 99 Cente Only Stores Ticker o select by company name AAR Corp click on the radio button next abbot Labs to Name in the right hand lSbercrombie amp Fitch CO Industry column and then in the box Aberdeen Asia Pac Fd 7 above the listing of names Aberdeen Australia Fd Begin typing th f the JW agents Inc Ol g n typing the name Of the Abitibi Consolidated Sue company you want The list ABM Industries Inc will scroll to the company as Acacia Research Chooze ssue gt you type When you
50. usiness Page 12 Working With Lists Creating a List There are two ways to choose stocks for a List First you can run a filter See Working With Filters on page 14 Second you can manually tag each company by clicking on the row number to the left of the name After you have selected the first company hold down the Control CTL key while clicking on additional companies Once you have selected all Z7 Eur 1 e ol the companies you want you can save them as a list i To save the list to your disk choose File and Save List You will be prompted to give the new list a name in the Save Custom Ticker List dialog box m Opening a List Save as type Ticker Lists vlt y Cancel To open a previously saved List choose File and Open List and you will be given a selection of saved Lists from which to choose Changing the Stocks in a List y To change the stocks in a List open the list you want to edit and then click on the Edit i Ticker List button or choose Ticker List from the Edit menu The Edit Ticker List window will appear E dit Ticker List To remove a stock from the List highlight it by wame yes clicking on it in the Currently Included in List Currently excluded from list Currently included in list box then click on the Remove button All Add gt et Century Ins Group 3Eom Corp A 99 Cent Only Stores Abercrombie amp Fitch stocks may be removed by clicking on the AAR Corp adan
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