Suppose you are an investment analyst, your supervisor, a portfolio manager asked you to write an equity research report and recommend one (1) Malaysian common stock which you start covering it for the first time.

This initiating coverage report should include the main sections below:

• Recommendation Typically to either buy, sell, or hold shares in the company. This section also usually includes a target price (i.e., RM8.75 in the next 12 months).
• Company Information Background, general information, any recent information, new releases, quarterly or annual results, major contracts, management changes, or any other important information about the company.
• Investment Analysis A summary of why you believes the stock will over or underperform and what will cause it to reach the share price target included in the recommendation. This is the most important part of the report. It also called Catalysts or Growth engines