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---

name: comps

multi_ticker_semantics: target_with_required_peers

description: Comparable company analysis, trading comps, peer multiples, EV/EBITDA comparison, P/E benchmarking, comps table, relative valuation, industry multiples, precedent transactions, trading comparable analysis

temporal_scope:

default_quarters: 4

max_quarters: 12

description: "Typical lookback: 4 quarters, max: 12"

allowed_tools:

- search_companies

- search_xbrl_facts

- get_company_financials

- search_earnings_calendar

- get_company_profile

- list_xbrl_concepts

- batch_search

- retrieval_scope: structured_only

+ - search_documents

+ - search_sec_filings

+ - read_source_outline

+ - read_source_deep_outline

+ - read_source_pages

+ - search_keyword_in_source

+ - search_cross_period

+ - get_statement_structure

+ - xlsx-read

+ retrieval_scope: unstructured_document_search

min_tool_diversity: 5

---

## Preflight

- !curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 2 https://mcp.agentii.ai/mcp/health 2>/dev/null || echo "UNREACHABLE"

+ Run the canonical pre-flight sequence — MCP health probe, ticker resolution, workspace `style.md` override, memory load, and coverage check. See `contracts/preflight.md`.

- **Agent Call Tracing**: The first tool you call will return a `_run_id` in its result. On every subsequent tool call, include HTTP header `X-Agentii-Trace: agent={skill_name}; parent={caller_name}; instance={instance_label}`. The MCP server will inject run_id, depth, and user_id automatically. When spawning parallel sub-agents of the same type, assign each a unique instance label (e.g., equity-research-1, equity-research-2). See `contracts/x-agentii-trace-header.md` for the full contract.

+ Include the `X-Agentii-Trace` header on every tool call per `contracts/x-agentii-trace-header.md`.

## Triggers

- analyze comps analysis

- run comps analysis analysis

- produce comps analysis report

- comps analysis breakdown

- comps analysis deep dive

- build a comps analysis

- assess comps analysis

- quantify comps analysis

- compare comps analysis across peers

- review comps analysis for

- generate comps analysis on

- comps analysis for investment decision

## Defaults

| Parameter | Default | Notes |

|---|---|---|

| lookback_years | 3 | Historical data window |

| include_peers | false | Whether to surface a peer comparison block |

## Methodology

### Retrieval Scope

This skill performs unstructured document search at scale across SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K). The three-layer agent-use-ready retrieval protocol (Document Discovery → Page Map → Deep Read) applies to all unstructured document search at scale.

### Retrieval Strategy

- Follow the retrieval strategy decision tree in `retrieval.md`. This skill uses:

- - Branch (a) for structured financial metrics via `search_xbrl_facts` with `list_xbrl_concepts` pre-condition for unfamiliar concepts. **Before querying XBRL facts for peer comparability, call `get_statement_structure/{ticker}?statement_type=income_statement&fiscal_year=<YYYY>` for each peer ticker to verify concept availability — prevents cross-company line-item incomparability where one peer uses a non-standard concept name .**

- - Branch (b) for multi-period unstructured queries via `search_cross_period`.

- - Branch (c) for single-period document queries via direct `read_source_outline` → `read_source_pages`.

- - Branch (d) for simple lookups via `get_company_profile` / `search_earnings_calendar`.

+ See `contracts/retrieval.md` for the canonical decision tree; skill-specific retrieval detail is in `references/methodology.md`.

### Temporal Scope

Default: 12 fiscal quarters (max 20). Financial modeling: trailing 12 quarters (3 fiscal years) for long-range projection inputs.

### Tool Allowlist

- See frontmatter `allowed_tools` — 12 tools declared for this vertical.

+ See frontmatter `allowed_tools`.

### Protocol

- 1. Pre-retrieval: call `get_company_fiscal_calendar/{ticker}` to resolve fiscal period format.

- 2. Concept discovery: call `list_xbrl_concepts(query=<term>, ticker=<T>)` for unfamiliar XBRL concepts.

- 3. Retrieval: follow the three-layer protocol —

- - Layer 1: `search_documents` / `search_sec_filings` to discover candidate filings.

- - Layer 2: `read_source_outline` to scan page-level metadata.

- - Layer 2.5 (optional): `search_keyword_in_source` to filter large documents.

- - Layer 3: `read_source_pages` to deep-read only selected pages.

- 4. Evidence-pack handoff: produce `evidence-pack.json` + `evidence-digest.md` per the evidence-pack output contract.

- 5. **xlsx-financials output**: invoke `xlsx-financials` as sub-skill to produce formatted `.xlsx` comps table workbook. For multi-ticker comps, output to `_cross/{slug}_{date}_statement-income.xlsx` . For single-ticker, output to `{ticker}/{date}_{time}_statement-income.xlsx`.

+ Step-by-step execution detail is in `references/methodology.md`.

## Deliverable Chain

```

[search_companies + search_xbrl_facts] → xlsx_build(spec: comps) → xlsx_recalc → xlsx_audit → [.xlsx output]

```

## Validation Gates

1. **peer count**: between 4 and 8. *If failed*: If < 4: flag in Coverage Gaps, proceed with available peers. If > 8: trim to top 8 by sector proximity.

2. **trading multiples**: include EV/EBITDA + P/E at minimum. *If failed*: If either missing: flag which multiple is unavailable and why.

3. **comps statistics table**: present with mean, median, high, low for each multiple. *If failed*: If statistics table missing: refuse delivery.

4. **tool diversity**: distinct MCP tools used in this invocation >= `min_tool_diversity` (5). *If failed*: flag as depth-insufficient in Coverage Gaps, listing which tool categories were unused (structured data / document retrieval / company metadata / earnings calendar / coverage). This gate does NOT block analysis completion — it is a quality signal for your review.

## Tool Fallbacks

- |------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|

- | `read_source_pages` | SQL error / PROXY_ERROR | Use `search_keyword_in_source(document_id, keyword)` if document_id known; otherwise `search_documents` with same query | "source file unavailable; used keyword search instead" |

- | `list_xbrl_concepts` | Timeout / 503 | Use direct `search_xbrl_facts` with standard US-GAAP concepts (Revenues, NetIncomeLoss, EarningsPerShareDiluted, OperatingIncomeLoss, Assets) | "concept discovery skipped due to timeout; using standard US-GAAP concepts" |

- Tool errors are retried ONCE with the fallback action before escalating to the retrieval gaps failure policy. If both Layer 2 and Layer 3 tools are unavailable, enter document access degradation mode (structured data + metadata only, flag output as degraded).

+ Per-tool failure modes and fallback actions are tabulated in `references/tool-fallbacks.md`.

## Output File

- Write the final deliverable to `_cross/{descriptive-slug}_{{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM}}_comps_{{affix}}.md` or `_sector/{sector_name}/{{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM}}_comps_{{affix}}.md` .

+ Write the final deliverable to `_cross/{descriptive-slug}_{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM}_comps_{affix}.md` or `_sector/{sector_name}/{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM}_comps_{affix}.md` .

## Output Structure

- 1. **Executive Summary** — target company's relative valuation conclusion (premium/discount/fair vs. peers), key multiple that drives the spread

- 2. **Peer Selection Rationale** — 4-8 peers (Validation Gate 1), sector/industry alignment, size proximity (market cap, revenue scale), business model comparability

- 3. **Company Profiles** — one paragraph per peer: ticker, market cap, revenue, EBITDA, key business segments, 1-sentence differentiation from target

- 4. **Trading Multiples Table** — P/E (LTM + NTM), EV/EBITDA (LTM + NTM), EV/Revenue, P/B, PEG ratio for each peer (Validation Gate 2: EV/EBITDA + P/E at minimum)

- 5. **Valuation Summary** — mean, median, high, low for each multiple (Validation Gate 3: statistics table mandatory). Implied valuation range for target

- 6. **Relative Value Assessment** — target vs. peer median: premium/discount analysis, justified premium factors (growth, margins, moat), unjustified discount factors (overhang, complexity)

- 7. **Cross-Company Comparability Notes** — concept availability verified (`get_statement_structure` for each peer), accounting differences flagged, fiscal-year misalignment noted

- 8. **Coverage Gaps & Citations** — data not retrievable + full citation index in `{ticker} {citation_id} page<N>` format

+ The deliverable is a structured markdown report written to the path in `## Output File`. Full section-by-section template (headings, tables, and field definitions) lives in `references/output-structure.md`. Required elements:

+ 1. **Executive Summary** — headline conclusions (≤200 words).

+ 2. **Core analysis sections** — per this skill's methodology and analyst modes.

+ 3. **Data classification** — tag findings `[FACT]` / `[DEDUCTED]` / `[VIEW]` per `contracts/snapshot-synthesis.md`.

+ 4. **Coverage Gaps & Citations** — inline `/v/` citations are PRIMARY (immediately after each fact); the bottom **Citations** section is a non-duplicative roll-up index.

+ 5. **Output frontmatter** — emit the FR-090 structured block per `contracts/output-frontmatter-schema.md`.

+ **Citations & memory**: follow `contracts/citation-and-memory.md` — ≥1 citation per 200 words; every material fact, table row, and metric is immediately followed by its inline clickable `https://agentii.ai/v/{ticker}/{citation_id}/{N}` link; a bottom **Citations** section provides a non-duplicative roll-up index; the closing TUI reply includes a compact **Key Citations** list (headline 5–10 facts) of clickable `/v/` URLs; and append the run to `agentii.md` per `contracts/agentii-md-schema.md`.

+ ## Memory & Snapshot

+ - **Memory load** (pre-flight): load prior workspace context for the ticker before retrieval — see `contracts/memory-load.md`.

+ - **Structured output frontmatter**: emit the FR-090 block (`key_metrics`, `conclusions`, `facts_count`, `deducted_count`, `views_count`, `citation_count`) per `contracts/output-frontmatter-schema.md`.

+ - **Snapshot synthesis**: after writing the deliverable, update the two-tier snapshot and classify findings as `[FACT]`/`[DEDUCTED]`/`[VIEW]` — see `contracts/snapshot-synthesis.md`.

+ - **Session archival**: record the run under `sessions/{YYYY-MM-DD}/` and update `sessions/INDEX.md` per `contracts/session-format.md`.

+ ## Final Summary (TUI)

+ End the closing chat reply with a compact **Key Citations** list (headline 5–10 facts), each a clickable `https://agentii.ai/v/{ticker}/{citation_id}/{N}` link, so the user can cmd+click straight to the exact SEC page. See `contracts/citation-and-memory.md`.

## Error Handling

|---|---|---|---|

| Missing data | Data API returns empty result set | Widen date range and retry once | "No data available for {ticker} in requested window." |

| Sector mismatch | Peer sector != target sector | Filter out mismatched peers | "Removed {n} peer(s) due to sector mismatch." |