Information providing device, information providing method, and information providing program

Abstract

To provide useful information for stock search or analysis based on segment information for each company.SOLUTION: An information providing device 100 includes: a segment information acquisition unit 11 that acquires, for each of a plurality of companies, segment information including financial data in units of segments in business activities of the company; a business composition information creation unit 15 that defines business names for the segments according to common business classification that is common to the plurality of companies and is set in advance, and creates business composition information in which financial data is linked to the business names defined for the segments; and an output unit 18 that outputs data processed by using the business composition information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information providing device, an information providing method, and an information providing program for providing information about investments. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Services are known that support investors' investment decisions by providing information useful for investors' investment decisions, such as stock price forecasts, technical analysis information, and financial statements.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses an asset management support system that has a function for searching for stocks similar to a base stock selected by an investor from among stocks. The asset management support system of Patent Document 1 allows the investor to select the stock market and industry to be searched for and search for similar stocks. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-326379 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Companies publish segment information that summarizes sales, profits or losses, assets, and other financial information by business unit. Publicly listed companies disclose segment information in disclosure documents such as securities reports or quarterly reports. Segment information is useful for understanding management indicators such as the size and composition of each business, and the growth and profitability of each business.

[0006] In the segment information that a company publishes, the names of the segments and the scope of business included in the segments are determined independently by the company. The classification of segments in segment information is usually different from the industry classification adopted by stock exchanges, such as the 33 industries listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In addition, the classification of segments in segment information varies greatly between companies.

[0007] When searching for stocks based on management indicators for each business unit of a company, or when comparing management indicators for each business unit of multiple stocks, there was a problem in that, because segment classifications vary from company to company, it was difficult to perform searches or analyses from segment information that were useful for making investment decisions.

[0008] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide an information providing device, an information providing method, and an information providing program that enable providing information useful for stock search or analysis based on segment information for each company. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objective, the information providing device of the present invention comprises a segment information acquisition unit that acquires, for each of a plurality of companies, segment information including financial data on a segment basis in the business activities of the company, a business composition information creation unit that defines business names for the segments in accordance with a predetermined common business classification that is common to a plurality of companies and creates business composition information in which financial data is linked to the business names defined in the segments, and an output unit that outputs data processed using the business composition information. Effect of the Invention

[0010] The information providing device according to the present disclosure has an effect of being able to provide information useful for stock search or analysis based on segment information for each company. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of an information providing apparatus according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a process executed by an information providing device according to an embodiment; [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a common business classification defined in the information providing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] 5 is a diagram showing an example of segment information acquired by the information providing device according to the embodiment; FIG. [Diagram 5] 1 is a diagram showing an example of business configuration information created by a business configuration information creating unit of an information providing device according to an embodiment; [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first example of information provided to a customer by the information providing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a second example of information provided to a customer by the information providing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a third example of information provided to a customer by the information providing device according to the embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information providing apparatus according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] An information providing apparatus, an information providing method, and an information providing program according to the embodiments will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0013] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of an information providing device 100 according to an embodiment. An operating company of an information providing service provides information to support a client's stock investment. The operating company of the information providing service provides information to the client using the information providing device 100. The information providing device 100 is a computer system in which an information providing program for operating as the information providing device 100 is installed. In the following description, a person who operates the information providing device 100 is referred to as an operator.

[0014] The information providing device 100 creates a mapping database 20 for mapping segments for each company to a common business classification. The common business classification is a business classification common to all companies and is predefined. The information providing device 100 converts segment names used in the segment information into business names used in the common business classification based on the mapping database 20. The information providing device 100 generates business composition information in which financial data is linked to business names in the common business classification. The information providing device 100 uses the business composition information to process various data and output information.

[0015] The information providing device 100 has an operation unit 10 for operating the information providing device 100, a segment information acquisition unit 11 for acquiring segment information, a stock information acquisition unit 12 for acquiring stock information, an input unit 13 for inputting information transmitted from a customer, and an output unit 18 for outputting information to be provided to the customer. The information providing device 100 also has a common business classification management unit 14, a business composition information creation unit 15, a data processing unit 16, and a memory unit 17.

[0016] An operator inputs information to the information providing device 100 by operating the operation unit 10. The segment information acquisition unit 11 acquires segment information of listed companies from outside the information providing device 100. The segment information includes financial data for each segment in the company's business activities, and segment details. The segment details are information showing detailed business content for each segment. The stock information acquisition unit 12 acquires stock information from outside the information providing device 100. The stock information is information related to stocks, such as stock price data.

[0017] A customer operates the customer's communication terminal to send a request for information provision or a search instruction to the information providing device 100 via the communication network. The information sent from the customer's communication terminal is input to the input unit 13. In this way, the input unit 13 accepts access from the customer via the communication network.

[0018] The common business classification management unit 14 stores common business classification data in the common business classification database 19 in accordance with operations by the operator. The common business classification data is data relating to the configuration of the common business classification, such as business names used in the common business classification. The memory unit 17 holds the common business classification database 19. When updating the common business classification, the common business classification management unit 14 updates the common business classification database 19 by rewriting the information in the common business classification database 19 in accordance with operations by the operator. In this way, the common business classification management unit 14 manages the common business classification that is applied to all companies.

[0019] In addition, the common business classification management unit 14 creates a mapping database 20 used for mapping segment names defined by each company to common business classifications. Mapping refers to converting segment names to business names in the common business classification. The memory unit 17 holds the mapping database 20. The mapping database 20 accumulates mapping data linking the segment names of each company to business names in the common business classification. Furthermore, when a segment name is changed or added by a company, the common business classification management unit 14 changes or adds a segment name to the mapping data based on the segment information. In this way, when a segment name is changed or added, the common business classification management unit 14 updates the mapping database 20 by rewriting the mapping data.

[0020] When segment information is acquired by the segment information acquisition unit 11, the business configuration information creation unit 15 converts the segment names used in the segment information into business names of the common business classification based on the mapping database 20. As a result, the business configuration information creation unit 15 defines business names for the segments according to the common business classification. The business configuration information creation unit 15 creates business configuration information based on the common business classification. Specifically, the business configuration information creation unit 15 creates business configuration information in which financial data is linked to business names of the common business classification based on the segment names and financial data of each segment, which are the contents of the segment information. The created business configuration information is stored in the business configuration database 21. The memory unit 17 holds the business configuration database 21.

[0021] The mapping data is created by an operator's operation and is stored in the mapping database 20 by the common business classification management unit 14. Alternatively, the mapping data may be created by the common business classification management unit 14. In this case, the common business classification management unit 14 creates the mapping data by selecting a business name corresponding to the segment name from the common business classification based on the wording included in the segment information.

[0022] The common business classification management unit 14 may select a business name corresponding to the segment name based on the result of artificial intelligence (AI) learning the relationship between the wording of the business content in the segment details and the business name of the common business classification. The learning is performed by the common business classification management unit 14 or a functional unit other than the common business classification management unit 14 in the information providing device 100, or by a device external to the information providing device 100.

[0023] The business configuration information creation unit 15 is not limited to selecting a business name of a common business classification defined for a segment by using the mapping database 20. The business configuration information creation unit 15 may select a business name corresponding to a segment name from a common business classification based on a wording included in the segment information. In this case, the information providing device 100 may omit creating and saving the mapping database 20.

[0024] The business configuration information creation unit 15 may select a business name corresponding to the segment name based on the result of AI learning of the relationship between the wording of the business content in the segment details and the business name of the common business classification. The learning is performed by the business configuration information creation unit 15 or a functional unit other than the business configuration information creation unit 15 in the information providing device 100, or by a device external to the information providing device 100.

[0025] When the common business classification management unit 14 or the business configuration information creation unit 15 uses the results of learning by a device external to the information providing device 100, the information providing device 100 acquires the results of learning from the device external to the information providing device 100. The device external to the information providing device 100 may be a device that can be connected to the information providing device 100 via a communication network, or may be a device that exists on a cloud server.

[0026] The data processing unit 16 reads out the business configuration information from the business configuration database 21 and processes the business configuration information into data to be provided. The data processing unit 16 processes the business configuration information to generate, for example, a list of the number of stocks corresponding to each business name in the common business classification. The data processing unit 16 also processes the stock information data acquired by the stock information acquisition unit 12 using the business configuration information. The data processing unit 16 processes the stock information data using the business configuration information to generate, for example, a list of stocks with the same business name defined in the common business classification, data comparing the performance by business in the common business classification with the performance of individual stocks, and a ranking of the performance by business in the common business classification. When the stock information is acquired, the data processing unit 16 processes the stock information data using the business configuration information. The data processed by the data processing unit 16 is held in the processed data holding unit 22 in the memory unit 17. The data processing unit 16 may also process the data when the input unit 13 receives an access such as a search instruction from a customer.

[0027] The data processing unit 16 generates information for provision including the processed data, and sends the generated information to the output unit 18. The output unit 18 outputs the information in order to provide the information to the customer. The output unit 18 returns the processed information in response to an access by the customer. Alternatively, the output unit 18 outputs the processed information for sale to the customer. The information may be provided in any manner, such as transmission via a communication network, provision of a storage medium on which the information is stored, or provision of a printed matter on which the contents of the information are printed.

[0028] Next, a description will be given of a process executed by the information providing device 100. Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a process executed by the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment.

[0029] An operator operates the operation unit 10 to input common business classification data to the information providing device 100. In step S1, the common business classification management unit 14 writes the input common business classification data into the common business classification database 19, thereby storing the common business classification data.

[0030] Here, the common business classification will be described. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the common business classification defined in the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment. The common business classification is defined so as to cover the businesses of all companies from which segment information is acquired by the information providing device 100. Fig. 3 shows a part of the common business classification.

[0031] In the common business classification, business types are classified into multiple hierarchical levels. In the common business classification shown in FIG. 3, business types are classified into the first, second, and third classifications. Business names are given for each level. For example, "electrical equipment / home appliances / television" represents the names of each business in the three levels of the first, second, and third classifications. Note that the number of levels for classifying business types is not limited to three and can be arbitrary.

[0032] In addition, in the common business classification, it is not necessary that all businesses are classified into the same number of hierarchies. The common business classification may include businesses whose classifications are defined by different numbers of hierarchies. For example, the common business classification may include a mixture of businesses classified into three hierarchies, the first classification, the second classification, and the third classification, and businesses classified into two hierarchies, the first classification and the second classification.

[0033] All business names used in the common business classification are assigned a business code to distinguish between business names. Business codes are assigned to business names at each level. For example, "home appliances" is a business name that is included in "electrical equipment", but business codes are assigned to business names at each level, such as "XX0101" for "electrical equipment" and "XX0102" for "home appliances". The common business classification data includes business names at each level and the business codes assigned to the business names. The common business classification database 19 stores business names associated with a hierarchical structure and the business codes assigned to the business names.

[0034] In step S2 shown in FIG. 2, the segment information acquisition unit 11 acquires segment information from outside the information providing device 100.

[0035] Here, a description will be given of segment information acquired by the information providing device 100. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of segment information acquired by the information providing device 100 according to an embodiment. Fig. 4 shows main contents of segment information published by a certain company.

[0036] The segment information shown in Figure 4 includes segment names, which are the names of segments in a company's business activities, segment details for each segment, and financial data for each segment. The sales figures shown in Figure 4 are a representative example of financial data. In addition to sales, the financial data in the segment information includes data such as profits or losses, assets, and other financial information.

[0037] "Home Media Systems" and "Consumer Appliances" shown in Figure 4 are examples of segment names defined by the company. In addition, the segment details show the detailed business content of each segment. For example, the segment details for "Home Media Systems" such as "LCD color televisions, DVD recorders, in-car cameras, solar power generation, ..." show the detailed business content of "Home Media Systems."

[0038] 2, the business configuration information creation unit 15 creates business configuration information based on the segment information. When creating the business configuration information, the business configuration information creation unit 15 converts the segment names used in the segment information into business names in the common business classification based on the mapping database 20.

[0039] In the mapping database 20, for example, the segment name "Home Media System" is linked to the business names "TV", "Video", "Vehicle Equipment", and "Power Generation" corresponding to "Liquid Crystal Color Television", "DVD Recorder", "Vehicle Camera", and "Photovoltaic Power Generation", respectively. Based on the segment name "Home Media System" used in the segment information and the mapping database 20, the business configuration information creation unit 15 converts the segment name "Home Media System" into the business names of the common business classification "TV", "Video", "Vehicle Equipment", and "Power Generation". In this way, the business configuration information creation unit 15 defines business names for the segments according to the common business classification by using the mapping database 20. The business configuration information creation unit 15 defines the business name of the lowest level among the multiple levels in the common business classification for the segment.

[0040] Instead of converting the segment name into a business name of the common business classification using the mapping database 20, the business configuration information creation unit 15 may select a business name corresponding to the segment name from the common business classification based on the wording used in the segment details. The business configuration information creation unit 15 selects "television", "video", "vehicle equipment", and "power generation" that are business names corresponding to "home media system" from the common business classification based on the wording "liquid crystal color television", "DVD recorder", "vehicle camera", and "solar power generation" used in the segment details of "home media system". In this way, the business configuration information creation unit 15 may define a business name according to the common business classification by selecting a business name corresponding to the segment name.

[0041] Here, we have explained an example in which one segment, "Home Media Systems," is defined with four business names in the common business classification: "Television," "Video," "In-vehicle equipment," and "Power generation." The number of business names defined for one segment can vary depending on the business content included in the segment, i.e., the segment details.

[0042] Here, a description will be given of the business configuration information created by the business configuration information creating unit 15. Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the business configuration information created by the business configuration information creating unit 15 of the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment.

[0043] The business structure information includes segment names, which are the names of the segments in the segment information, business names defined for the segments in accordance with the common business classification, segment details included in the segment information, and financial data for each business.

[0044] FIG. 5 shows an example of business composition information created based on the segment information shown in FIG. 4. In FIG. 5, for example, "Television" in Business 1, "Video" in Business 2, "Automotive Equipment" in Business 3, and "Power Generation" in Business 4 are business names defined in the "Home Media System" segment. The business composition information for "Home Media System" includes these business names and the sales figures for each of Businesses 1, 2, 3, and 4. These sales figures represent the sales figures by business in the common business classification.

[0045] When one business name is defined for one segment, the sales value of the segment is directly the sales value for each business. When multiple business names are defined for one segment, the sales value for each business is the value obtained by dividing the sales value of the segment by each business. The business configuration information creation unit 15, for example, obtains a value obtained by equally dividing the sales value of the segment by the number of businesses as an estimated value of sales for each business. Then, the business configuration information creation unit 15 treats the obtained estimated value as sales for each business. The business configuration information may include financial data other than sales for each business. The business configuration information may include, as financial data for each business, profits or losses for each business, assets for each business, or other financial information for each business.

[0046] In step S4 shown in FIG. 2, the business configuration information creation unit 15 stores the created business configuration information in the business configuration database 21.

[0047] Next, in step S5, the data processing unit 16 reads out the business configuration information from the business configuration database 21, and processes the data using the business configuration information. The data processing unit 16 processes the business configuration information into data to be provided. Alternatively, the data processing unit 16 processes the stock information data acquired by the stock information acquisition unit 12 using the business configuration information. The data processing unit 16 stores the processed data in the processed data storage unit 22.

[0048] The data processing unit 16 appropriately reads data from the processed data storage unit 22 and generates information to be provided including the processed data. The data processing unit 16 sends the generated information to be provided to the output unit 18. In step S6, the output unit 18 outputs the information including the processed data to be provided to the customer. With the above, the information providing device 100 ends the processing according to the procedure shown in FIG. 2.

[0049] Next, an example of information provided to a customer by the information providing device 100 will be described. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a first example of information provided to a customer by the information providing device 100 according to an embodiment. The first example shows a list of brands in which the same business name is defined in a common business classification.

[0050] The list shown in Fig. 6 shows the brands of multiple companies whose business names include "electrical equipment / home appliances" among all brands. The list shows the brand code, brand name, segment name, business name, and segment details. The business names in the list are business names included in the business composition information and are included in "electrical equipment / home appliances".

[0051] For example, the business configuration information shown in FIG. 5 is that of a company with the brand name "AAA" shown in FIG. 6. In FIG. 6, "Television," "Video," and "Automotive Equipment" are shown as business names corresponding to the brand name "AAA" and the segment name "Home Media Systems." Note that "Power Generation" in FIG. 5 is a business name that is included in "Energy / Electricity" and is separate from "Electrical Equipment / Home Appliances." Since "Power Generation" is a business name that is not included in "Electrical Equipment / Home Appliances," it is excluded from the list shown in FIG. 6.

[0052] Additionally, "Consumer appliances," a segment of a company with the brand name "AAA," is a business name that is included in "Electrical equipment / Home appliances." In Figure 6, "Cooking-related equipment" and "Health appliances" are shown as business names that correspond to the brand name "AAA" and the segment name "Consumer appliances." Note that "Air conditioning" in Figure 5 is a business name that is included in "Construction / facility equipment," which is separate from "Electrical equipment / Home appliances." As "Air conditioning" is a business name that is not included in "Electrical equipment / Home appliances," it is excluded from the list shown in Figure 6.

[0053] The data processing unit 16 reads out the business configuration information including the specified business name from the business configuration information of all companies from the business configuration database 21, and creates a list as shown in Fig. 6 by data processing that compiles the read out business configuration information. In the list shown in Fig. 6, any business name can be specified from among the business names in each hierarchy such as the first, second and third classifications described above.

[0054] In addition, in the example shown in Figure 6, along with a list of stocks with the same business name defined in the common business classification, the business code and business name of "electrical equipment / home appliances", the number of corresponding data, sales, and stock price performance are shown. The number of corresponding data is the number of data for each stock included in the list. The number of data is counted for each segment. For example, the stock name "AAA" includes data for "home media systems" and data for "household appliances", so the number of data for the stock name "AAA" is counted as 2.

[0055] The sales figures shown in Fig. 6 represent the average sales for the "electrical equipment / home appliances" business of each company. The data processing unit 16 calculates the average sales for "electrical equipment / home appliances" based on the sales data for the "electrical equipment / home appliances" business from the business configuration information of each company.

[0056] The performance shown in Fig. 6 indicates the average rate of change for each stock in the list. In the example shown in Fig. 6, the average rate of change for each of the past day, past week, past month, past six months, and past year is shown. The data processing unit 16 calculates the average rate of change for all stocks included in "electrical equipment / home appliances" based on the stock information for all stocks in the list.

[0057] From the list shown in FIG. 6, a customer can easily check each stock for which the same business name in the common business classification is defined. Furthermore, from the information shown together with the list, a customer can easily check data on the stocks of each stock included in the list. Note that the list may include information other than that shown in FIG. 6. Furthermore, the information shown together with the list is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6. The information included in the list or the information shown together with the list may be any information obtained based on at least one of business structure information for each company and stock information for each stock, and is therefore arbitrary.

[0058] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing a second example of information provided to a customer by the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment. The second example shows a result of comparing the performance of stocks in the same business with the performance of individual stocks. Fig. 7 shows an example of information displayed on the screen of a communication terminal of a customer by searching for stocks from the communication terminal.

[0059] FIG. 7 shows business composition information and the average rate of change of business constituent stocks, using a company with the stock name "AAA" as an example. The business composition information in FIG. 7 is the business composition information shown in FIG. 5 for the company with the stock name "AAA" read out from the business composition database 21. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the number of samples of business constituent stocks and the average rate of change of the business constituent stocks are shown for each business name in the business composition information. A business constituent stock is a stock that has a defined business name that is the same as the business name shown in the business composition information. The number of samples of business constituent stocks is the number of relevant business constituent stocks. The data processing unit 16 calculates the average rate of change of the business constituent stocks based on the stock information for each stock that is a business constituent stock.

[0060] 7, the performance (rate of change) of the stock "AAA" is shown as a theoretical value of the rate of change calculated from the average value by business composition, an actual value which is the rate of change of the stock "AAA", and a value obtained by subtracting the actual value from the theoretical value. The data processing unit 16 calculates each of these values ​​based on the stock information of the stock "AAA" and the average rate of change of the business composition stocks.

[0061] From the data shown in FIG. 7, clients can easily compare the performance of the searched stocks with the performance of the business constituent stocks. Note that the information shown as the business composition information of the searched stocks is not limited to that shown in FIG. 7. The information shown as the business composition information may include information other than that shown in FIG. 7. Furthermore, the information shown as the result of comparing the performance of individual stocks with the performance of the business constituent stocks may be any information obtained based on the stock information of the individual stocks and the stock information of the business constituent stocks, and is considered to be arbitrary.

[0062] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a third example of information provided to a customer by the information providing device 100 according to the embodiment. The third example shows a ranking of performance for each business name. Fig. 8 shows an example of information displayed on the screen of a communication terminal of a customer by instructing the communication terminal of the customer to display the ranking.

[0063] FIG. 8 shows a list showing the number of companies, sales, and performance data along with the business codes and business names. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the list is sorted in descending order of the rate of change over the past year. The sales shown in FIG. 8 represents the total value of sales by business for each company. The data processing unit 16 calculates the total value of sales based on the business composition information of each company. The performance shown in FIG. 8 represents the average rate of change of the business constituent stocks that are the stocks of each company. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the average rate of change for each of the past day, past week, past month, past six months, and past year is shown. The data processing unit 16 calculates the average rate of change based on stock information for each stock that is a business constituent stock.

[0064] In the list shown in Figure 8, the user can specify the sort priority from among sales, past day change, past week change, past month change, past six month change, and past year change. In addition, each line for each business name has a link to display a stock list. By clicking on the "stock list" display in each line for each business name, the screen will switch to the stock list as shown in Figure 6.

[0065] From the list shown in FIG. 8, a client can easily check the performance for each business name in the common business classification. Also, a client can easily compare the performance for each business name. Note that the information on the performance for each business name is not limited to that shown in FIG. 8. The information on performance may include information other than the information shown in FIG. 8. Also, information other than the information on performance may be displayed together with the information on performance. The information displayed together with the information on performance may be any information obtained based on at least one of the business composition information for each company and the stock information of each stock that is a business composition stock, and is considered to be arbitrary.

[0066] The information provided by the information providing device 100 is not limited to the information shown in Fig. 6, Fig. 7, or Fig. 8. The information provided by the information providing device 100 may be any information processed using at least one of business configuration information about each company and stock information about each brand.

[0067] Next, a hardware configuration of the information providing device 100 will be described. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the information providing device 100 according to an embodiment. The information providing device 100 is realized by using a computer system having the hardware configuration shown in Fig. 9. The common business classification management unit 14, the business configuration information creation unit 15, and the data processing unit 16, which are essential parts of the information providing device 100, are realized by a processing circuit 30 having a processor 31 and a memory 32.

[0068] The processor 31 is a central processing unit (CPU). The processor 31 may be an arithmetic unit, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or a digital signal processor (DSP). The memory 32 is, for example, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a flash memory, an erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), or an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)).

[0069] The memory 32 stores an information provision program which is a program for operating as the information provision device 100. The processor 31 reads out and executes the information provision program, thereby enabling the computer system to operate as the information provision device 100. The information provision program stored in the memory 32 may be provided in a state in which it is written in a storage medium such as a CD (Compact Disc)-ROM or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)-ROM, or may be provided via a communication line. The information provision device 100 may have an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

[0070] The interface circuit 33 is a connection interface between the information providing device 100 and a device external to the information providing device 100. That is, a signal from a device external to the information providing device 100 is input to the interface circuit 33. The interface circuit 33 also outputs a signal to a device external to the information providing device 100. Each of the segment information acquisition unit 11, the stock information acquisition unit 12, the input unit 13, and the output unit 18 is realized by the interface circuit 33.

[0071] The input device 34 is a user interface for an operator to input information. The input device 34 is a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel, or a keyboard, etc. The operation unit 10 is realized by the input device 34. The storage device 35 stores various information. The storage device 35 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive), etc. The storage unit 17 is realized by the storage device 35. The display device 36 is a display or monitor, etc. that displays various information. The display device 36 displays an input screen, etc., when the operator inputs information.

[0072] The information providing device 100 according to the embodiment defines business names of a common business classification for segments of segment information, and creates business composition information in which financial data is linked to the business names defined for the segments. The information providing device 100 also outputs data processed using the business composition information. As a result, even if financial information of segments classified in various ways is included in the segment information, the information providing device 100 can provide customers with information useful for investment decisions based on the segment information. As a result, the information providing device 100 has the effect of being able to provide information useful for stock search or analysis based on the segment information for each company. [Explanation of symbols]

[0073] 10 Control section 11 Segment information acquisition section 12 Stock Information Acquisition Department 13 Input section 14 Common Business Classification Management Department 15 Business Composition Information Creation Department 16 Data Processing Department 17 Memory section 18 Output section 19 Common Business Classification Database 20 Mapping Database 21 Business Structure Database 22 Processing data storage unit 30 Processing circuit 31 Processors 32 Memory 33 Interface Circuit 34 Input Devices 35 Storage device 36 Display device 100 Information provision device

Claims

1. a segment information acquisition unit that acquires, for each of a plurality of companies, segment information including financial data for each segment in the business activities of the company; a business configuration information creation unit that defines business names for the segments according to a common business classification that is a common business classification for the plurality of companies and is set in advance, and creates business configuration information in which financial data is linked to the business names defined for the segments; an output unit that outputs data processed using the business configuration information; An information providing device comprising:

2. a common business classification management unit that creates a mapping database that accumulates mapping data for mapping the segments of each of the plurality of companies to the common business classification, and manages the set common business classification; The information providing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the business configuration information creation unit defines the business name for the segment by converting the segment name used in the segment information into the business name based on the mapping database.

3. The information providing device according to claim 2, characterized in that the common business classification management unit creates the mapping data by selecting the business name corresponding to the segment name from the common business classification based on the wording contained in the segment information.

4. An information providing method for providing information to a customer by an information providing device, comprising: obtaining, for each of a plurality of companies, segment information including financial data for each segment in the business activities of the company; A step of defining business names for the segments according to a common business classification that is common to the plurality of companies and is set in advance, and creating business configuration information in which financial data is linked to the business names defined for the segments; outputting data processed using the business configuration information; 13. An information providing method comprising:

5. An information provision program that causes a computer to function as an information provision device that provides information to a customer, obtaining, for each of a plurality of companies, segment information including financial data for each segment in the business activities of the company; A step of defining business names for the segments according to a common business classification that is common to the plurality of companies and is set in advance, and creating business configuration information in which financial data is linked to the business names defined for the segments; outputting data processed using the business configuration information; An information providing program that causes the computer to execute the above steps.

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