First Step In Researching A Company

Laurie Frederiksen on

One of the first things you should do when you start to look at a new stock to invest in is to make sure you know what their business is. An easy place to find this is often on the Investor Relations page on their website. The first link on all of our new Ticker Research pages takes you to this page. Here are some companies your investment clubs have recently asked for us to add to the list:

ADM - Archer Daniels Midland

ADM is a world leader in the production of soy meal and oil, corn for ethanol and sweeteners, wheat for bakery products and cocoa for a number of chocolate products. The Company also makes such value-added products as specialty food ingredients and specialty feed ingredients. At ADM, we work closely with our customers to provide a matrix of value, a mix of agricultural products and services that meet their specific needs.

ADM's operations encompass agricultural producing and consuming regions on six continents, with a global network of agricultural sourcing, processing, transportation and financial services. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 30,000 employees, more than 265 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 of $81 billion.

ARCO - Arcos Dorados Holdings

Arcos Dorados is the largest operator of McDonald's restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the world's largest McDonald's franchisee, in terms of systemwide sales and number of restaurants. The company's sales reached US$ 3.8 billion in 2012.

With more than 90,000 employees, it is recognized as one of the best companies to work for in Latin America and one of the region's leading employers of young, first-time job holders.

Arcos Dorados operates or franchises more than 1,970 McDonald's-branded restaurants serving approximately 4.3 million customers in 20 countries and territories (Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela).

BGS - B&G Foods

B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a diversified portfolio of high-quality, branded shelf-stable foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods' products are marketed under many recognized brands, including Ac'cent, B&G, B&M, Baker's Joy, Brer Rabbit, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Devonsheer, Don Pepino, Emeril's, Grandma's Molasses, JJ Flats, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, Maple Grove Farms, Molly McButter, Mrs. Dash, New York Style, Old London, Ortega, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, Sa-son, Sclafani, Sugar Twin, Trappey's, TrueNorth, Underwood, Vermont Maid and Wright's. B&G Foods also sells and distributes two branded household products, Static Guard and Kleen Guard.

MWIV - MWI Veterinary Supply

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. is a leading distributor of animal health products to veterinarians across the United States of America and United Kingdom. We sell more than 38,000 products, of which over 17,000 are stocked in our distribution centers, sourced from nearly 700 vendors. Products we sell include pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, capital equipment, supplies, veterinary pet food and nutritional products. We market these products to veterinarians in both the companion animal and production animal markets, and also offer our customers a variety of value-added services, including on-line ordering via our e-commerce platform, pharmacy fulfillment, inventory management system, technology management systems, equipment procurement consultation and special order fulfillment.

A nice variety of interesting businesses. Do any of these look like stocks your club thinks would make good investments?

Laurie Frederiksen
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