Use proprietary data and insights to accurately translate macroeconomic drivers to your firm’s business performance across multiple industries and geographies.

It can be difficult for companies that operate in, or sell into, multiple industries to track and forecast end-market demand. A Custom Business Index (CBI) designed around your business will provide a consistent framework to benchmark and forecast business performance across your unique business segments and regions.

Our Custom Business Indexes assemble information from across our award-winning forecasts(opens in a new tab)market-leading scenario modeling frameworks(opens in a new tab), and well-respected economists and analysts(opens in a new tab) and deliver results that are unique to the products, sectors, and geographies where your firm operates today and in the future. Our custom business indexes enable strategic planners, demand planners, and business leaders who must formulate strategy and execute on initiatives to answer the most fundamental question: what does this mean for you?

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6 factors involved in building a Custom Business Index

Geography

Select among Countries, Regions, States/Metros

Weighting Methodology

Economic size of market, pattern of company sales, market capitalization, size in portfolio, market share, lead-lag relationship, statistics, regression analysis

Sectors

Choose most closely matching industries

Currency

Available for other local currency units (LCU)

Indicators

Sales, Profits, OpEx, CapEx, Risk Scores, Industrial Production

Time Frame

From tactical to strategic: History v. Forecast, Short term v. Long term

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Custom Business Indexes can be leveraged to improve workflows and establish metrics to solve business problems that range from short-term to long-term, from tactical to strategic

  1. Compare global markets in a way that aligns with your portfolio mix
  2. Establish KPIs for all aspects of your business by product, business line, end market and geography
  3. Create an opportunity matrix based on potential new markets as well as evaluate your existing footprint and exposure to uneven demand across your end-markets
  4. Statistically incorporate multiple industry perspectives within a rigorous econometric forecasting model
  5. Integrate your own data into the CBI Builder Tool and craft your own sub-indices to reflect your diverse business units

Utilize a CBI to improve accuracy and insights across your workflows

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Types of Custom Business Indexes

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