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I/B/E/S Demo

This demo will enable you to extract I/B/E/S detail analysts estimates along with actual numbers reported by companies. You may change the default selections at each step or hit the submit button to start extracting data.

Please see the universe of firms available for this demo. WRDS provides data from 1974 through 2002 for subscribers.

Step One: Select Date Concept and Range

Date Concept

Beginning
Ending

Select the date variable and range for the query.
See date concept for further explanation.

Step Two: Search Criteria

Search By

Choose 1 Of 3 Methods

	1.	Company Codes
		Code Lookup
	2.	File Containing Company Codes

	3.	Entire Database

Additional Criteria (Optional)

I/B/E/S Universe
Forecast Period

I/B/E/S lets you search by Tickers or CUSIPs.

There are three methods for inputting company codes:

1.	Type in company codes separated by a single space. Example: INTC S

2.	Upload a file of company codes entered one per line. (Disabled in this demo)
3.	Search all companies

Step Three: Measures and Output Variables

Primary Measure:
Earnings Per Share

Other Measures (sparse coverage):
Book Value Per Share Cash-Flow Per Share Dividend Per Share
Earnings Before Goodwill Earnings Before Interest Earnings Before [Income] Tax
Funds From Operations Net Asset Value
Net Income Operating Profit P/E/Growth Ratio
Return on Assets Return on Equity Sales

Variables
Broker Code Analyst Code Currency Flag(Estimate Level) Currency Primary/Diluted Flag(Estimate Level) Forecast Period Indicator Forecast Period End Date Estimate Date Review Date Estimate Value Actual Value Report Date of Earnings

Select the desired IBES variables to be included in the output.

See documentation for a description of each data item.

Step Four: Output Format

Output Format

Compression Type

E-Mail Address (Optional)

Select desired format of the output file. For large data requests, select a compression type to expedite downloads. If you enter your email address, you will receive an email that contains a URL to the output file when the data request is finished processing.

Example:
username@school.edu