Contact Information

Library Head: Christina Sheley
Location: SPEA 150
1315 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
Email libbus
Phone: 812-855-1957
Fax: 812-855-3398
Staff: View Staff
Hours: Fall | Spring
Summer
» View IUB Campus Map
» Building Access

Recommended
Resources

Useful Links

» Class Web Pages
» Our Facebook Page
» Electronic Reserves
» IUB Home
» Kelley School of Business
» School of Public and Environmental Affairs
» Student Job Application
more...

last updated: 11/15/2012

Company Research Guide

Company Profiles

Create a Company List

Financial Data

News and Journal Articles

SEC Filings

Analyst Reports

International Companies

Financial Ratios

Also try:

Business/SPEA Information Commons Research FAQ

Need assistance? When we are online, enter your question
in the chat box or email us: libbus@indiana.edu

Chat requires JavaScript.

Company Profiles

Business Insights: Essentials - about - help: Global business information including competitive intelligence, career and investment opportunities, business rankings, and company histories.
CorporateAffiliations.com - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Corporate linkage information on nearly 200,000 of the most prominent parent companies and their affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions. Search by name or ticker. Profile will include address, financial summary, stock exchanges, NAICS and SIC codes, competitors, executives, products, outside service firms, and corporate hierarchy.
Datamonitor 360: see MarketLine Advantage
Dun & Bradstreets Million Dollar Database - about - help: Directory of businesses in the U.S., Canada, & Mexico regardless of size, plus international businesses with $500,000+ sales or 20+ employees at this site. Search by various criteria, industry, geography, size, etc. Various output options.
Factiva - about - help: International. Public Companies. Click on Companies/Markets tab, then "Company". Search by name or ticker. Snapshot will include address and phone, recent stock price, SIC and NAICS codes, key executives and key financials, performance charts, latest news and competitor list.
Hoovers Online - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Search by company name or ticker. Profile will include address and phone, overview, financial data, key people, SIC and NAICS codes, competitors, and rankings.
LexisNexis Academic - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Select "Companies" from the left of the page, then "Company Dossier". Search by company name or ticker. Snapshot will include address and phone number, recent stock activity, NAICS and SIC codes, financials, executives, current news, bond ratings and competitor list.
MarketLine Advantage - about: (Previously Datamonitor) Public and Private Companies. Search by company name. Profile will include address and phone number, key executives and biographies, analysis, latest news, competitors list, rankings and financial deals.
Mergent Online - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Profile will include address and phone number, number of employees, SIC and NAICS codes, financial highlights, executives, and recent stock data.
Mergent WebReports - about: Provides digital access to Corporate and Municipal Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals. Good for historical research. Available for some companies back to 1909. The reports themselves are in pdf format.
Value Line - about -: Provides information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Value Line Historical Reports - about -: Provides information on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries; data available back to 1997. Even older reports are available in print, stored in the ALF. Use IUCAT to search for and request print volumes.

-top-

Create a Company List

Amadeus - about - help: Public and Private European Companies only. Can search by geoography, industry codes, size criteria, financial data and more. Select desired criteria from the "Expert Search" list of variables. Click on "OK" on bottom right when finished. To view the list and export a report, click on the "List" tab at the top of the page.
Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database - about - help: International. Can search by geography, industry codes, size criteria and more. Click on "Advanced Search". Select desired field name and enter your criteria. Then hit "Add to Criteria" button. Continue adding all desired criteria, then click on "Run Search". Various output options.
Hoover's Online - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Can search by geography, size, industry codes, financial data and more. Select "Build A List" on the right and select desired criteria.
LexisNexis Academic - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Can search by geography, industry codes, size criteria and more. Select "Dossier Create a Company List". Enter desired criteria. Various output options
Mergent Online - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Can search by geography, size, industry codes, in-depth financial data and more. Select the "Advanced Search" tab and build search of desired criteria. Customize output.
ReferenceUSA - about: Detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses, 210 million US residents, 855,000 US health care providers as well as 12 million Canadian businesses.
SDC Platinum: A Thomson product; not accessible over the Web. Located on a single computer in the Business/SPEA Information Commons. Access to the Mergers & Acquisitions dataset.
Thomson ONE - about: Select "Screening and Analysis" from the bottom left. This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.

-top-

Financial Data

Amadeus - about - help: Detailed financial information on over 5 million public and private companies in 34 European countries.
Mergent Online - about - help: Financial data and customizable reports on 10,000 U.S. public and private companies; SEC filings, including full color annual reports. Also data on 20,000 non-U.S. companies. Download years of data (customizable) into a spreadsheet. Up to thirty years daily stock prices also available.
Thomson ONE - about: Look-up a company by name or ticker and download financial data under "Fundamentals". Full-text SEC filings also available. This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.
Value Line - about -: Provides information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Value Line Historical Reports - about -: Provides information on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries; data available back to 1997. Even older reports are available in print, stored in the ALF. Use IUCAT to search for and request print volumes.

-top-

News and Journal Articles

ABI/Inform - about - help: More than 2,965 full-text titles covering business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, as well as competitive and product information.
Business Source Premier - about - help: Full text from more than 2300 business journals, including The Harvard Business Review.
Factiva -about - help: More than 25,000 sources including the The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires.
Lexisnexis Academic - about - help: Access over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources.
RDS Business Reference Suite - about - help: Full text from trade and industry publications, regional, national and international newspapers, business dailies and management journals.

-top-

SEC Filings

LexisNexis Academic - about - help: Select "Companies" from the left of the page, then "SEC Filings"
Securities Mosaic - about - help: A complete, fully text-searchable database of SEC EDGAR filings, with robust query and analysis tools.
Thomson ONE - about: Real-time and historical SEC EDGAR filings, scanned images of company annual reports, foreign exchange filings, and hard-copy SEC filings. This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.

-top-

Analyst Repots

Datamonitor 360: see MarketLine Advantage
Investext Plus: Now found under the "Research" component of Thomson ONE. Click on "Research" under the Company Views menu on the left. This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.
Gartner -: Available only to Kelley students, faculty and staff. To gain access to the Gartner site, those requesting access need to send an email request with their first and last name and indiana.edu (username@indiana.edu) email address to: gartner@indiana.edu
Gartner provides market research reports of the Information Technology (IT) industry and in depth analysis on IT issues. Reports contain research findings and advice on technology markets, topics, and companies.
MarketLine Advantage - about: (Previously Datamonitor) Public and Private Companies. Search by company name. Report will include SWOT analysis, key executives and biographies, latest news, competitors list, rankings and financial deals.
S&P Netadvantage - about - help: Qualitative and quantitative in-depth S&P research, analysis and tools on more than 1,500 U.S. and 300 non-U.S. corporations, including qualitative buy/sell/hold S&P STARS* opinions.
Value Line - about: Provides information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Value Line Historical Reports - about: Provides information on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries; data available back to 1997. Even older reports are available in print, stored in the ALF. Use IUCAT to search for and request print volumes.

-top-

International Companies

Amadeus - about - help: Detailed information on over 5 million public and private companies in 34 European countries.
Business & Company Resource Center - about - help: Global business information including competitive intelligence, career and investment opportunities, business rankings, and company histories.
CorporateAffiliations.com - about - help: Corporate linkage information on nearly 200,000 of the most prominent parent companies and their affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions.
Datamonitor 360: see MarketLine Advantage
Factiva - about - help: General news and business information providing access to over 25,000 sources in 22 languages from 118 countries. Access to detailed reports on thousands of companies is available.
Hoover's Online - about - help: Provides company profiles, corporate directory (searchable by company name, industry, ticker symbol, sales, location), market quotes, and business news.
Investext Plus: Now found under the "Research" component of Thomson One. Click on "Research" under the Company Views menu on the left. This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.
LexisNexis Academic - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Select "Companies" from the left of the page, then "Company Dossier". Search by company name or ticker. Find address and phone number, recent stock activity, NAICS and SIC codes, financials, executives, current news, bond ratings and competitor list.
MarketLine Advantage - about: (Previously Datamonitor) Public and Private Companies. Search by company name. Profile will include address and phone number, key executives and biographies, analysis, latest news, competitors list, rankings and financial deals.
Mergent Online - about - help: International. Public and Private Companies. Financial data and customizable reports.
Thomson ONE - about: Provides a collection of company information on more than 70,000 companies worldwide, including financial data and company reports. Public and Private companies. This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.

-top-

Financial Ratios

Business & Company Resource Center - about - help: Search for company by name. Click on the "Financials" tab, then "Ratios".
Factiva - about - help: Click on the "Companies/Markets" tab; select "Company" from near the top of the page. Search for company by name or ticker. Select "Financial Results", then in the Statement Type box select "Key Ratios".
LexisNexis Academic - about - help: Select "Companies" from the left of the page, then "Company Dossier". Search for company, and from the company snapshot screen select "Financial Information" from the left. Scroll down to ratios.
Mergent Online - about - help: Search for company. Select "Company Financials" tab, then the sub-heading "Ratios".
Thomson ONE - about: Search for company. See "Fundamentals" - "Financial Reports" - "Ratios". This resource is only available using Internet Explorer.
Value Line - about: Provides information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Value Line Historical Reports - about: Provides information on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries; data available back to 1997. Even older reports are available in print, stored in the ALF. Use IUCAT to search for and request print volumes.

-top-

Updated 3/19/2012 mg

Your email address:
Subject: