Company Information Subject Guide

Public Company Resources

 

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CAROL: Company Annual Reports On Line

Includes annual reports for companies in the US, Europe and Asia. Also links to other investor information sources, such as news, professional organizations, and foreign stock exchanges. Access is free, but you have to register to see annual reports.

EDGAR open access

Contains searchable 10K Reports and other filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Hoover's Online open access

This business directory lists public, private, international and emerging company profiles with links to company Web sites, as well as other business related links. For the fulltext of Hoovers go to LexisNexis in the list of databases. From their home page see "Get Company Info" in this box click on Company Profiles, then select Hoovers.

MarketLine Business Information Centre restricted

This database compiles business information using primary and secondary research to create 10,000 company, 2,000 industry, and 50 country profiles. MarketLine includes daily updates of relevant news, comments and analysis, company history, and a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) within company profiles.

Mergent Online restricted

Contains data on U.S. and international publicly owned companies. Company reports include the history, business, properties, officers and directors, income, long-term debt, capital stock, latest news stories and more. Company annual reports are included for U.S. and international companies in PDF format. Financial data can be retrieved in text or spreadsheet format with searchable EDGAR SEC filings dating back to 1993. Private company reports cover over 4 million U.S. businesses containing business address, SIC codes, estimated number of employees, and estimated revenue. Updated daily.

NetAdvantage restricted

Standard & Poor's is an international investment research and commentary database. Includes independent credit ratings, indices such as S&P 500, risk evaluation, stock reports, mutual funds research, company descriptions and financial data.

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Last updated: November 2008