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Question |
Answer |
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Where
does the data come from? |
The fundamental data is
extracted from company announcements
and annual reports. |
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How
accurate is the data? |
The data is manually checked
before being put on the live database. It should be accurate, though if you
find any errors please contact: describing the problem and we
will fix it. |
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How
often is the data updated? |
The price and ratio data is
usually updated daily. The price data is from closing prices. You can see the
last updated date by looking in the bottom right hand corner of the Share
Details screen. |
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What
browsers will Sharelockholmes.com
work on? |
Sharelockholmes.com has been tested
successfully on Internet Explorer, Opera and Mozilla browsers. Users have
also successfully used it on a Mac. |
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Does it use
cookies and if so what information do they store? |
Cookies are required for Sharelockholmes.com
to store user and password session information. No other information is
stored. The information is encrypted for greater security. Make sure cookies
are enabled on your browser. |
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What is
your privacy policy? |
No information will be passed
to any third party as stated in the Terms and Conditions |
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The standard
queries that came with Sharelockholmes such as “All Shares” no longer show up
in the Queries drop down list. |
Make sure that the “Show Standard
Queries” check box is checked on in the Query Edit screen. |
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I click
a link and get and error: “HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one
of its |
This is an occasional
intermittent problem. Just try again or press the Refresh button on your
browser. |
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What is
the best screen resolution to use Sharelockholmes.com? |
1152 x 864 although 1024 x 768
is usually adequate. Sharelockholmes.com was designed to show all the
main information on a share, on one page. |
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How can
I print the details page? |
File - > Page Setup Remove the header and footer |
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What to
the symbols mean in Edit Query Operator drop down list. |
The
Operators signify the following: < Less
than > Greater Than = Equal to <> Not Equal to >= Greater than or Equal to <= Less than or Equal to |
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Some of your figures are
different from other sites I have looked at. Why is this? |
The EPS figure will vary
depending on whether the Basic or Adjusted (excluding exceptionals and goodwill)
figure is being quoted. The EPS may be historic or Projected (from a
forecast). Exceptionals can be defined in different ways. The EPS may be
adjusted for dilution, by potential share options and rights issues. The EPS
and dividend quoted by Sharelockholmes.com is adjusted for rights
issues and dilution. Information derived from the EPS such as PER and PEG
will also vary as the EPS varies between different sources. Some information
for small companies can be difficult to get hold of. Net Debt is often not
given, and can only be obtained from the annual report, which sometimes is
difficult to obtain for smaller companies. Some companies do not show cash
flow information in their announcements. |