Company profiles or reports provide an overview of a company and its activities. This makes them an excellent source for beginning research on a company. Content varies by publisher, but reports may include:
Not all publishers will cover all companies. It will be harder to find reports on private companies than on publicly traded firms.
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Information found in this database includes financial statements and company histories covering approximately 20,000 U.S. and foreign public companies.
The library has access to several databases with information on private companies. Two, Mergent Online and ReferenceUSA, provide limited financial information for private companies. In most cases, private companies are not required to disclose financial information, so this financial information is self-reported or estimated.
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Information found in this database includes financial statements and company histories covering approximately 20,000 U.S. and foreign public companies.
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The Reference Solutions U.S. Businesses database includes more than 60 million businesses (public and private) in the United States. Use the database to identify customers or competitors by industry classification of geographic location.
Publicly traded companies hold conference calls to inform investors about earnings and factors that may affect the company's performance. Fair Disclosure Wire publishes transcripts of conference calls, which are available in the ABI/INFORM database.
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The Reference Solutions U.S. Businesses database includes more than 60 million businesses (public and private) in the United States. Use the database to identify customers or competitors by industry classification of geographic location.
1. Under Record Type, check the Include Unverified Businesses box. (Recommended because it expands search results.)
2. Choose Keywords/SIC/NAICS under Business Type to search for specific types of companies.
3. Choose Geography to limit to companies in a specific geographic area.
4. Choose Update Count to see number of results, or View Results to see the company list.