SSG Graph

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SSG Graph

• NAIC Classic
• NAIC recommended to teach you, step-by-step,
  the NAIC way

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Stock Selection Guide - Graph

• What is the SSG Graph?
• A visual report of past growth useful for
  projecting future growth

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Stock Selection Guide - Graph

• Why do we use it?
• To judge management quality by assessing growth
• Past growth is an indicator of future growth
  potential

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Why Growth?

• Sales and earnings growth increases company value
  
• Growth drives share price higher
• Over 5 years, a company with 15 growth has the
  potential to double your investment

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Stock Selection Guide - Graph

• Plots historical results for sales and earnings
• Red trend line measures past growth
• Red projection line estimates future growth
• User judgment is critical

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SSG Graph - Sales Trend

• Sales made from sales of products or services
• Click drag ends of red trend line to measure
  slope of data
• Note growth rate at bottom of graph

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SSG Graph - Sales Projection

• Research company before judgment
• Click drag projection line to draw growth
  slope
• Click on yellow cell to alter growth rate

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SSG Graph - Earnings per Share

• EPS left after paying expenses taxes
• Measure past growth
• Do research before estimating future growth
• Click red circle for Stock Wiz commentary

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SSG Graph - Price

• Vertical blue bars yearly high-low price ranges
• Prompt window shows growth
• Over long term - Sales EPS growth cause price
  growth

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SSG Graph - Recent Q Results

• Circles after last FY are recent Q results
• Do circles meet your growth projections?
• Right-click to call Recent Q Figures
• compares with last years same quarter

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SSG Graph - Steps Summary

• Beginner is prompted through the steps
• Plot sales trend and growth projection
• Plot EPS trend and projection
• Review price growth
• Review recent quarterly results

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SSG Graph - Why Use it?

• Evaluate management quality
• Are sales and EPS lines consistently straight?
• What are past growth rates for sales and EPS?
• Project future growth potential
• (based on your knowledge understanding of the
  company)

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Getting Started

• Choose your study report
• Choose your data source
• Start

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SSG Operation - Prompt Window

• Tells you what to do, each step of the way
• Provides logical process focuses on important
  points
• Need more information? Click the Help link

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SSG Operation

• Use Help features for in-depth assistance
• Right-click for Whats This? and More Help
• Help links
• F1 key
• Glossary
• Stock Wiz

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Help Features

• Right-click a cell to call Whats This?
  explanation
• Click More Help for details
• Every data window has a Help button

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Help Feature - Stock Wiz

• Information needing attention is circled in red
• Point right-click mouse to call Stock Wiz
• Stock Wiz provides helpful commentary

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Help Features

• Tutorial
• Overview of the purpose and functions of NAIC
  Classic
• Glossary
• Available at any time from menu line Help

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Internet Features

• Direct access to company, research, club and
  favorite web sites
• Update prices from Internet for company or entire
  database
• Click on SSG, SDF or CSV files to load
  immediately into Classic

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Internet Features

• Direct link to STB Investor Software web site
• help as needed by phone, fax, or e-mail
• more tips and techniques for getting the most
  from Classic
• slideshow presentations
• register your software

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SSG Graph - Experienced Level

• Prompt window icons
• Help features are still available
• Extras include
• Plot of pre-tax income
• Preferred Procedure
• Price zone indicator

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Created by STB Investor Software Inc.

• NAIC Classic
• NAIC recommended to teach you, step-by-step,
  the NAIC way