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BUS 221: Business Finance, Finding company information & peer group analysis  

Using the Walsh library business databases to tofind company information, especially Mergent for financial information and peer group analysis
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Company profiles in the library

Books in the Walsh Library to help explore ratios not covered in online databases and provide data on industries including non-public companies.

 

Databases

Use these databases to find financial and narrative information on your company. 

  • Mergent  
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    The essential source for financial information and peer group analysis. Click the "HOW TO" tab on this page for a PowerPoint on using Mergent, or view videos below to help you navigate this site
  • EBSCO Business Source Complete  
      
      
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    General business database with a special bonus: Company profiles!
  • Business & Company Resource Center  
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    This general business database comes with some great extras, including investment analyst reports, company histories, rankings, company profiles and industry overviews, all at the "Advanced" button on the home page of the database
  • Lexis-Nexis  
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    Use this extensive worldwide database of news, business and legal information.
  • IBIS World  
      
      
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    Detailed, comprehensive reports on over 700 United States industries – everything from Shoes Stores to Gold Ore Mining and all industries in between.
  • Factiva
    Browse today's major stories on "news pages," use the "search" function to find articles in thousands of sources, and obtain quotes and build charts on companies and industries using the "companies/markets" tab
 

Peer Group Analysis with Mergent VIDEO TUTORIAL

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