CompanyIQ MCP Server

# CompanyIQ - What You Actually Get ## 🎯 TL;DR **CompanyIQ is a powerful market intelligence and company discovery tool**, NOT a financial analysis platform. ### ✅ Excellent For: - Finding companies by industry, size, location - Market research and competitive analysis - Industry trend analysis with SSB data - Company discovery and screening - Employee-based growth insights ### ❌ NOT Suitable For: - Financial due diligence (no revenue/profit data) - Credit risk assessment (no financial statements) - Company valuation (no financial metrics) - Detailed financial analysis --- ## 📊 Data Inventory ### What You HAVE Access To ✅ #### 1. Company Registry Data (Brønnøysund) - ✅ Company name, org number - ✅ **Employee counts** (real numbers from NAV) - ✅ Industry codes (NACE) with descriptions - ✅ Business and postal addresses - ✅ Organization form (AS, ASA, NUF, etc.) - ✅ Establishment date - ✅ Registration status (MVA, Foretaksregisteret) - ✅ **Bankruptcy and liquidation status** - ✅ **Subunits and subsidiaries** - ✅ Last submitted accounts YEAR (not the actual accounts) **Example for Equinor:** ``` Name: EQUINOR ASA Employees: 21,552 NACE: 06.100 - Oil extraction Location: Stavanger Subunits: 35 Status: Active Last accounts: 2024 (year only, no figures) ``` #### 2. SSB Statistics (Fully Integrated) - ✅ High-growth enterprises by industry (2006-2023) - ✅ **Real trend data** with automatic calculations - ✅ Employment statistics by sector - ✅ Production and income (aggregated) - ✅ New company formations (quarterly updates) - ✅ Innovation statistics - ✅ **Time-series data** with percentage changes **Example:** ``` IT Sector (NACE 62) High-Growth Trends: 2020: 1,245 companies 2023: 1,537 companies Change: +23.4% Trend: Increasing ``` #### 3. Derived Insights - ✅ Market concentration analysis - ✅ Company size distribution - ✅ Top players by employee count - ✅ Bankruptcy rates by industry - ✅ Employee growth patterns --- ### What You DO NOT Have ❌ #### Financial Statements (Not Available) - ❌ Revenue (omsetning) - ❌ Profit/loss (resultat) - ❌ Assets (eiendeler) - ❌ Equity (egenkapital) - ❌ Liabilities (gjeld) - ❌ Cash flow - ❌ Balance sheet details - ❌ P&L statements - ❌ Financial ratios (ROE, ROA, debt ratio) #### Why? Brønnøysund separates: 1. **Enhetsregisteret** (Company Registry) → ✅ We have this 2. **Regnskapsregisteret** (Accounting Registry) → ❌ Not accessible via public API --- ## 💼 Use Cases ### ✅ Perfect Use Cases for CompanyIQ #### 1. Market Research **Question:** "Who are all the IT companies in Bergen?" **CompanyIQ:** ✅ Perfect! Returns complete list with employees, addresses, NACE codes #### 2. Competitive Intelligence **Question:** "What's the market landscape for Norwegian fintech?" **CompanyIQ:** ✅ Excellent! Shows all players, market concentration, SSB trends #### 3. Lead Generation **Question:** "Find growing companies in construction with 20-100 employees" **CompanyIQ:** ✅ Great! Can filter by industry, size, region, status #### 4. Industry Analysis **Question:** "What are the consolidation trends in retail?" **CompanyIQ:** ✅ Perfect! Shows market concentration, bankruptcy rates, dominant players #### 5. Company Screening **Question:** "Is company X bankrupt? How many employees do they have?" **CompanyIQ:** ✅ Perfect! Real-time bankruptcy status and employee counts ### ❌ NOT Suitable For #### 1. Financial Due Diligence **Question:** "What was Equinor's revenue last year?" **CompanyIQ:** ❌ Cannot answer - use Proff.no instead #### 2. Valuation **Question:** "What's the P/E ratio for this company?" **CompanyIQ:** ❌ Cannot calculate - need financial data #### 3. Credit Assessment **Question:** "What's the credit rating of company X?" **CompanyIQ:** ❌ Not available - use Bisnode/D&B #### 4. Investment Analysis **Question:** "Is this company profitable?" **CompanyIQ:** ❌ Cannot determine - need P&L data --- ## 🔧 Workarounds & Alternatives ### For Basic Financial Health Assessment **Use What We Have:** 1. **Employee Trends** - Growing employee count = likely growing revenue - Shrinking workforce = possible trouble 2. **Bankruptcy Status** - Immediate red flag - CompanyIQ checks this automatically 3. **Company Age & Stability** - Established date available - Registration status indicators 4. **Industry Comparison** - SSB provides sector benchmarks - Compare company size to industry average **Example CompanyIQ Analysis:** ``` Company: TechStart AS Employees: 45 (up from 30 last year) Status: Active, no bankruptcy Industry: NACE 62 (IT) SSB Context: IT sector growing +8.6% annually Assessment: Likely growing (employee increase), stable sector, no red flags. ⚠️ For revenue confirmation: Check Proff.no ``` ### For Complete Financial Analysis **Hybrid Approach:** 1. **Use CompanyIQ** for initial screening - Find companies in target market - Filter by size, location, status - Check bankruptcy/liquidation - Analyze market landscape 2. **Then use Proff.no** for detailed analysis - Get actual financials - Calculate ratios - Review multi-year trends - Make investment decision --- ## 📈 What Makes CompanyIQ Valuable ### 1. Real Employee Data Unlike many tools, we have **actual employee counts** from NAV registry: - Equinor: 21,552 employees - Updated regularly - Reliable indicator of company size ### 2. Comprehensive Company Discovery - Search 500,000+ Norwegian companies - Filter by 17 different criteria - Real-time bankruptcy status - Complete organizational structure ### 3. SSB Integration with Real Trends Not just metadata - actual trend analysis: ``` High-Growth IT Companies: 2020: 1,245 → 2023: 1,537 Change: +23.4% Average growth: 7.8% per year Trend: Increasing 📈 ``` ### 4. Market Intelligence - Top players by employee count - Market concentration (HHI approximation) - Bankruptcy rates by sector - Size distribution analysis ### 5. Free & Open - No API keys required - No subscription fees - No rate limits (beyond client-side throttling) - Open source --- ## 🎓 Best Practices ### Do: - ✅ Use for company discovery and search - ✅ Use for market research - ✅ Use for competitive analysis - ✅ Use employee count as growth proxy - ✅ Combine with SSB data for context - ✅ Check bankruptcy status before engagement ### Don't: - ❌ Rely on for financial due diligence - ❌ Use for credit decisions - ❌ Base valuations on CompanyIQ data - ❌ Assume financial_snapshots table has real data ### Do This Instead: 1. **Screen** with CompanyIQ (free, fast) 2. **Research** financials on Proff.no (paid, accurate) 3. **Decide** with complete data --- ## 💰 Cost Comparison | Tool | Cost | Company Data | Financial Data | Best For | |------|------|--------------|----------------|----------| | **CompanyIQ** | Free | ✅ Excellent | ❌ None | Market research | | **Proff.no** | ~5,000-50,000 NOK/year | ✅ Good | ✅ Complete | Due diligence | | **Bisnode** | Enterprise pricing | ✅ Good | ✅ Complete | Credit assessment | | **Manual** | Free (time) | ✅ Limited | ✅ Available | Ad-hoc lookups | --- ## 🚀 Recommended Workflow ### For Consultants & Investors: **Step 1: Market Mapping (CompanyIQ)** ``` 1. "Find all IT companies in Oslo with 50-200 employees" 2. "Show market landscape for NACE 62" 3. "What are consolidation trends in this sector?" 4. "Get economic context with SSB statistics" ``` **Time:** 2-5 minutes **Cost:** Free **Step 2: Company Screening (CompanyIQ)** ``` 1. "Analyze ownership of top 10 companies" 2. "Check bankruptcy status" 3. "Show subsidiaries and org structure" ``` **Time:** 5-10 minutes **Cost:** Free **Step 3: Financial Deep Dive (Proff.no)** ``` 1. Access revenue and profit data 2. Review multi-year financial trends 3. Calculate valuation multiples 4. Check credit ratings ``` **Time:** 30-60 minutes **Cost:** Proff.no subscription **Step 4: Decision** ``` Based on: - Market intelligence (CompanyIQ) - Financial analysis (Proff.no) - SSB industry trends (CompanyIQ) ``` --- ## 📝 Summary ### CompanyIQ Strengths: 1. **Company Discovery** - Find any Norwegian company 2. **Market Intelligence** - Industry analysis with SSB 3. **Screening** - Quick health checks (bankruptcy, employees) 4. **Free & Fast** - No costs, intelligent caching ### CompanyIQ Limitations: 1. **No Financial Statements** - Need commercial service 2. **Limited Board Data** - Requires auth 3. **Basic Ownership** - Not full UBO analysis ### The Solution: **Use CompanyIQ for what it's great at** - market intelligence and company discovery. Supplement with Proff.no for financial analysis. --- **Think of CompanyIQ as:** - 🔍 **Research phase** - Find and screen companies - 📊 **Context provider** - Understand the market - 🎯 **Discovery tool** - Identify opportunities **NOT as:** - ❌ Financial analyzer - ❌ Credit scorer - ❌ Valuation tool **Use the right tool for the right job!** 🎯