Some Key Findings from the Executive Alert:
·The vast majority of survey respondents (96%) have participated in analyst sponsored investor conferences as both a presenter and to conduct one-on-one meetings with investors.
·The average number of analyst sponsored conferences or events a company chooses to participate in each year in their home market was 5.60. The average number of invitations received and accepted differs by market cap.
·CFOs (89%), IROs (88%), CEO/Presidents (78%), and various department vice presidents are the most frequent management attendees of analyst sponsored conferences. CEO/Presidents (81%) and CFOs (79%) are more likely to present at a conference than the IRO (33%).
·Micro-cap CEOs are 73% more likely to attend, and 56% more likely to present at a conference than mega-cap CEOs. For CFOs and IROs, as market cap increased, so did the likelihood of both attending and presenting at a conference.