Library Guides: Company and Industry Research -: Company Information

Databases for company research

PrivCo This link opens in a new window
*Private Company Information
-Excellent Corporate History
-Corporate Organization
-M&A Deals
-Funding and restructuring information, if applicable Business and financial data on more than 57,000 major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Covers all public companies in the US and overseas. Gives detailed facts about the company and extensive financial data. Also includes complete annual reports for the most recent 10 years and SEC filings including 10-K reports through EDGAR.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
*Select the "Company Information" at the top of the search screen
-Company profiles cover both public and private companies located in the United States and around the world
-Provide in-depth information including a company overview, business description, key employees, and top competitors
Statista This link opens in a new window
Wide range of statistics including consumer behavior, markets, industries, countries and trend forecasts.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Search by company name, ticker, or URL
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
*Select Get Company Info at bottom right, then open Company Dossier to search for company information
-Provides detailed financials and the latest news about companies from magazines and newspapers worldwide
-Provides executive and director information, as well as Deals updates
-Also gives basic directory type (brief information) on thousands of small private companies.
UniWorld This link opens in a new window
Multinational business contact information. Find American firms operating in other countries or foreign firms operating in the United States. You can screen companies by industry, geographic location, size, or keyword.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Select COMPANIES/MARKETS at top, then COMPANY
-Search by company name or ticker for company snapshot
-Find more detailed information by using the menu on left
Passport This link opens in a new window
TIP:To search for specific company, try using the search box in upper right hand corner
-Contains company profiles for both parent companies and their individual subsidiaries in countries around the world.
-Covers Company Background, Strategic Direction, Competitive Positioning, Production and Retail Value Shares of specific markets.
Mergent Archives - Historical Annual Reports This link opens in a new window
US and International companies with annual reports dating back to 1800s

Thomson One *Must use Internet Explorer browser*
-US and International public company overviews and financials
-Reuters top news stories, company specific information on deals, ownership, officers and directors.
-SEC filings (current and historical) and Investext analyst reports.
Note: See box on left for information on Investment Reports
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To search for Investext analysts reports: Choose "Research" from the menu choices on left side of the page. This will display the most recent Investext reports for the selected company. To perform a search within Investext, use the Advanced Research Page link found in the upper right hand corner of the Research webpage. This will allow you to search for reports by company, industry, country or keyword.

Hoover's Online This link opens in a new window
Click on "Get Started" under Build a Company List box. Limit your search by HQ location, company size, company identifiers, company type, OR corporate family.

Online Resources

Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)
provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.
Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB)
An annual series that provides national and subnational data on the distribution of economic data by enterprise size and industry.
County Business Patterns (CBP)
useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for other statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses.

The Four Financial Statements

4 financial statements--

Video on Private Company Information

This video walks through examples of how to find company information on private companies by using the 'How to Find Company Information' flowchart developed by Business Information Services at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.