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BUSINESS
RESEARCH GUIDE
Company Reports
The company report
collection provides facts and analysis of companies worldwide. Use the
Quick Guide
below to get started. To create company lists or identify corporate affiliation,
use a directory database. For nonprofit
research, use GuideStar. For help,
contact J.
Michael Davis, Business Librarian.
Hoover's
Company Profiles
Brief reports on more than 13,500 public and private companies. Quick facts:
background, operations, products, revenues, competitors, leadership.
DataMonitor
SWOT Reports
Business Source Premier - the largest business journal database
in the world also includes company SWOT reports (strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, threats) from business publisher DataMonitor.
Mergent
Online
Reports
on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. companies. Includes
SEC filings and annual reports to stockholders. Coverage:
SEC filings from 1993 to present. Annual reports from 1997 to present.
IBISWorld
Industry reports on the past, current, and expected performance of every
industry in the U.S. economy. Key Content:
Reports on the current performance of major companies in every industry.
International
Directory of Company Histories
Historical reports on 4,500 of the worlds' largest companies. Access:
Part of the Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to
BCRC, click Advanced Search. Select "Histories" from
the drop-down menu.
ISI
Emerging Markets
News, company and industry reports, macroeconomic statistics and
forecasts from 80 emerging market countries in Asia, Africa, Middle East,
Latin America, and Central/Eastern Europe. Title
List
LexisNexis
Academic
Company reports from a variety of public and commercial report publishers.
To view company reports, click Business in the left column, then
select links under the Company Information category.
Mintel
Market Reports
Market reports on
U.S. and international consumer markets. Information about market share
leaders and their market strategy is found in the "Retail Distribution"
section of each Mintel Reports.
S&P
Stock Reports
Standard & Poor's publications in electronic format including
S&P Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, Dividend Record, Earnings
Guide, Mutual Fund Reports, Stock Guide, and Stock Reports.
| Company Information
in Journals and Newspapers |
Company researchers
should also review journal articles for information about public and private
companies. Use articles to stay abreast of current company events. Use
Lexis for articles about smaller local/regional companies.
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Annual
Reports: 