Librarian Profile
Lanette Garza
Contact:
Coates Library, Office 100L
Ph: 210.999.8178
lgarza1@trinity.edu
Ph: 210.999.8178
lgarza1@trinity.edu
Finance Research - About This Guide
This guide gathers, in one place, the links to financial datasets and resources meant to guide you to financial statements and annual reports for publicly traded companies. This guide will be used during library instruction to further discuss financial markets and research articles related to corporate finance.
Finding Company Background Information
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Hoover'sD&B Hoovers delivers insightful information on more than 162 million businesses, both public and private, around the world; including the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific and emerging markets. Search by Company Name, Executives, Industry or by using Conceptual Search and Business Signals. Business data includes Annual Revenues, Employee Counts, Corporate Family Tree, Key Contacts, Analyst Reports, SWOT reports, stock data, financials and other vital information
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Nexis UniNexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides full-text access to 15,000 news, business and legal sources including U.S. Federal and State case law, statutes and regulations; law journals; U.S. and international news; and company and industry financial information.
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IBISWorldIBISWorld provides reports for all of the 723 industries in the United States as categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). IBISWorld research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates. Performance analysis includes emerging industry trends as well as recent production performance and 5 year forecasts.
Annual Reports and Financial Statements
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MarketScope AdvisorContains detailed descriptions of companies, industries, and mutual funds; company information includes a description of the company, stocks & bond issues, earnings estimates, dividend and split history and more. Industry surveys cover industry trends, forecasts, major players and market share data, key ratios, and statistics. Screening tools for companies, stocks and bonds are available.
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EDGARAll companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the EDGAR database.