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COVID-19 Survey Infographic Jul 2020

COVID-19 - Resources, Actions, The Future - Survey Infographic

Financial Reporting LAB

For the full Lab report with examples see the FRC website.

The evolving investor need: What do investors want from corporate reporting?

What is your investment time horizon?

  1. Next month
  2. 12 months
  3. 3 months
  4. 6 months

Therefore, focus remains on the shorter term.

What format should companies report in?

  1. Website
  2. PDF
  3. Video

Therefore, keeping the website up-to-date is key.

How often do you want to hear from companies?

  1. Quarterly
  2. Monthly
  3. Half-yearly

Therefore, reporting more often than normal is welcomed.

Which areas of reporting should companies focus on over the next 3, 6 and 9-18 months as a result of COVID-19?

3 months

Breakdown of reporting focus for 3 months: * Liquidity: 44% * Employees: 15% * Operations: 10% * Revenue: 8% * Strategy: 7% * Risk/Scenarios: 5% * Recovery: 4% * Supply chain: 3% * Other: 3%

6 months

Breakdown of reporting focus for 6 months: * Liquidity: 34% * Recovery: 18% * Operations: 17% * Strategy: 13% * Employees: 10% * Supply chain: 4% * Other: 3% * Risk/Scenarioes: 1%

9-18 months

Breakdown of reporting focus for 9-18 months: * Operations: 22% * Strategy: 22% * Liquidity: 21% * Recovery: 18% * Employees: 11% * Supply chain: 3% * Risk/Scenarioes: 1% * Other: 1%

Therefore, focus on cash and liquidity first and then on strategy and operations.

Results presented are from a series of surveys run by the Lab in April and May 2020 and represent the views of 89 investors.

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