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Dun & Bradstreet Supplier Evaluation Report®

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The Supplier Evaluation Report (SER) from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) provides detailed financial and operational information on a supplier's business. The D&B Supplier Evaluation contains information and analysis on over 6 million U.S. companies and can help you assess the risk of doing business with a supplier.

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What it contains

The Supplier Evaluation Report contains payment records, public filings, financial information, socio-economic qualification, special events affecting the supplier's condition, and a description of the supplier's operation.

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Applications

• Confirm basic details about the supplier, such as ownership, name, address, DUNS Number, and sales volume.
• Stay aware of bankruptcies, burglaries, fires, and other events D&B learns of that can affect supplier performance.
• Place the supplier in an easy-to-understand risk category so you can assess the risk of doing business.
• Understand certain factors behind the risk rating, including financial, public record, and operational information.
• Assess a supplier's solvency and profitability vs. D&B's industry norms with an easy-to-interpret financial profile.
• Examine top management's business background and corporate relationships.
• Compare a supplier's payment records with others in the industry, for up to two years–to help you spot trends in a supplier's business.

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Key Features

Risk Summary: A rating of a supplier's financial strength based on financial, public record, and operational information. The risk rating is on a scale of 1-9 with a 1 being the lowest and 9 being the highest.

Risk Commentary: Details the important factors used to determine the rating. Includes sales, net worth, payments, UCC filings, financials, and operations.

Financial Profile: Shows key solvency/profitability. Ratios of supplier versus industry. This section also includes the financial appraisal ranking scale of 1-4.

Operation: The description of the business and SIC codes, number of accounts and terms, number of employees, description of facilities and location, number of branches, and identification of subsidiaries.

History: Displays the management's business background and any corporate relations. It also includes the date and state of incorporation (if applicable), and the date the business started.

Federal Government: The description of any activity with the U.S. federal government as well as if the company is a possible candidate for socio-economic program consideration. Also details classifications showing minority ownership.

Payment Trends: Compares the monthly payments of the supplier with other companies in its industry for up to a two-year period.

Payment Summary: Learn the company's high credit, number of trade experiences, and how bills are paid in relationship to terms.

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Sample Supplier Evaluation Report (SER)

The sample report is provided for informational purposes only; the data does not represent a real company.

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To Order Special Reports

REPORT S1/SER/1-2 OR REPORT DN=XX-XXX-XXX/SER
(Where the 'X' series represents the DUN's number)

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For More Information

Contact D&B Customer Support Center at 1-800-234-3867 for further information or for help in your search strategies. Or call Dialog Customer Support at 1-800-334-2564 or in the U.K. call 00 800 33 34 25 64.

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