For example, IIBIEIS provides analysts' forecasts for countries from around the world. For Japan, the earnings forecasts are often not only those of the parent company, bUI also sometimes represent those of the consolidated company. The choice as to whether to provide the parent or consolidated amount for a given company depends on whether the majority of forecasts received by J1B/EIS for that company is for parent or consolidated earnings. Researchers unfamiliar with this procedure may believe that all forecast data for Japanese companies uniformly represent consolidated (or parent) amounts.