What is – and isn’t – featured on IR websites across all regions and market caps
Of the 10 areas of content listed in our survey, corporate and regulatory press releases are the most commonly available on company IR web pages, featuring on more than nine in 10 websites. Four in five make a schedule of upcoming events and reports available, while more than three quarters include a named investor relations contact, email alert service and ESG information.
Of the 10 content areas listed, seven are made available on a majority of websites. An FAQ section for investors is made available on two fifths of company websites, credit ratings are given on just over a quarter of sites and equity research analyst estimates appear on just over a fifth.
Press releases are found on at least nine in 10 websites in all regions and across all company market cap sizes. Schedules of upcoming events and reports are more common on the sites of North American and European companies and less common on Asian company sites.
Named IR contacts are more likely to be found on European, Asian and mega-cap company sites. More North American companies provide email alert services than do European or Asian companies and more mega-cap companies provide this service than do companies of other sizes.
ESG information is most likely to be found on European websites, while information on policies specifically regarding social responsibility is most common in Asia. Both are more likely to appear on a company website as cap size increases.
Just under eight in 10 Asian firms have product and service information included on their IR website.
North American websites are most likely to have an FAQ section for investors, which is least likely to be found on Asian company sites. Larger companies more commonly have an FAQ section than do smaller firms.
Just over one in 10 North American companies have their credit ratings available on their IR websites. The likelihood of credit ratings appearing on a website increases substantially with company size.
While more than a third of European companies have equity research analyst estimates on their site, only one in 20 North American companies do. Mega-cap companies are almost twice as likely to provide analyst estimates on their IR website as companies of other cap sizes.
