Dona Ferentes
Ce fut, je vous assure, bien malgré moi
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I don't think Greg, whoever he is, is doing anythingInteresting... Is Greg classifying ORG as an energy stock?
The Global Industry Classification Standard is a four-tiered, hierarchical industry classification system developed by MSCI and Standard & Poor's to categorize companies globally, used by the financial community for analysis and benchmarking.
Here's a breakdown of GICS:
Structure:
- Sectors:
The highest level, encompassing broad industry groups like "Materials," "Industrials," "Consumer Discretionary," etc. - Industry Groups:
Broader groups within a sector (e.g., "Capital Goods" within "Industrials")
- Industries:
More specific industries within an industry group (e.g., "Aerospace & Defense" within "Capital Goods")
- Sub-Industries:
The most detailed level, further categorizing industries (e.g., "Commercial Aircraft" within "Aerospace & Defense")
- Industry Groups:
- Portfolio Management: Helps portfolio managers identify and analyze stocks and their competitors.
- Index Benchmarking: Used for benchmarking the MSCI indexes.
- Global Standard: Provides a common framework for classifying companies worldwide, enabling meaningful comparisons across sectors and industries.
- Portfolio Management: Helps portfolio managers identify and analyze stocks and their competitors.
- Standardized Definitions:
All definitions are standardized and applied globally.
- Principal Business Activity:
Companies are assigned a single GICS classification based on their principal business activity, with revenue being a key factor, along with earnings and market perception.
- Annual Review:
GICS is reviewed annually to ensure it remains representative of global market dynamics.
- 11 Sectors:
The GICS system currently comprises 11 sectors: Materials, Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Health Care, Financials, Information Technology, Communication Services, Utilities, Real Estate, and Energy.
- Standardized Definitions: