Event Profile
Main information
- Participants will provide a research of the selected company and pitch their investment recommendation
- The competition will consist of two rounds
- Depending on the COVID-19 situation, the second round will take place on NES campus
Participants
- Only Bachelors or Masters degree students can compete
- You must compile a team of 3-4 participants
- If you do not have any team members we can help you find them
Judges
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Our judges are investment industry professionals with extensive experience
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They grade participant’s presentations and provide feedback
BFS Role
- We organise every step of the competition
- We provide support and interim feedback for participants during the process
- We negotiate with judges and HR departments
Reasons to Compete
Competitive advantage
Upgrade the candidate profile and enhance chances to get the desired offer
Learning opportunity
Hands-on mentoring and Intensive training in financial analysis
Test yourself
Each student will be tested on their analytical, valuation and presentation skills
Try a research analyst role
Students gain real-world experience as they assume the role of a research analyst
Event Timeline

Registration
- Participants have to prepare a team of 3-4 people
- In case a participant needs a team, they must type “seek a team” or “no team” in order for us to connect them with others who seek a team
- During registration each participant who has a team must select a company that their team is going to analyse
- We provide a list of suggested companies
- Each participant must familiarise themselves with official rules and policies
First Round
- Participants have to validate selected companies with NES BFS team
- After the registration every team will receive the confirmation of their choice
- The task is to submit one-pager with brief description of their analysis and recommendation
- We will provide a one-pager template
- The round will be rated as “pass” for the team if the deadline will be submitted without evaluation of the work
- We will provide support and feedback for participants with possibility of discussion sessions
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We take record of all the teams with and without “pass”
Final Round and NES Investment Research Day
Final Round
- Each team has to prepare slides with a pitch of their investment recommendation. The required sections are:
- Stock Performance
- Investment Recommendation
- Business Description
- Competitive Positioning
- Submit their slides prior 3 days to final round
- NES BFS will make sure that students are well prepared for final round and provide final remarks
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Present their slides in front of the judges during “The NES investment Research Day” and receive feedback from judges
HR Sessions and Lectures
- We organise HR sessions from HR departments of judge’s companies for the participants of the final round
- Organise lectures from NES professors
Our Judges



Feedback and Grading
Judges will assess the presentation by 5 sections. Grade for each section will be an average of judges’ grades
- Speech & Presentation
- Slides’ Structure & Design
- Reasonable Valuation
- Industry Analysis
- Company & Operations Analysis