Finance

Factiva is a global news aggregator database that includes the content of tens of thousands of news sources. As well as keyword searching, one can also access the 'Companies/Markets' menu to search for company profile pages which provides the researcher with a page that includes all recent news stories related to the company and breaks down what are the most common subjects, other companies, and industries being discussed in articles about this company. Great place to see the most up to date information about what's happening with a company right now, or to get an overview understanding of their major activities.

The Morningstar database is primarily intended for investment research on stocks, mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) and includes the ability to screen for instruments that match a wide range of criteria. But company profile pages also include financial statements, key ratios an statistics and sustainability measures.

D&B Hoovers includes the ability to build a company list by criteria such as industry, location of headquarters, financial factors, and more. You can also research industries or access market research reports with global coverage. Company profile pages include company financials, analysis of company 'financial health' via key indicators, information on the company's closest competitors and peer comparisons, 'triggers' (news stories' about topics believed to impact the company) and sometimes SWOT analyses or information on business or geographic segments.

IBISWorld is a great starting point for broad industry background information. Our coverage is mainly for US industries, with some global and China industry reports. Reports go up to the 5-digit NAICS code level and sometimes we have specialized industry reports (niche industries). Reports cover key industry statistics and SWOT analyses, information on key trends and industry outlook, an analysis of the competitive landscape and information about major players, and a section on operating conditions that includes discussion of new technologies and pending regulations.

Mergent Online provides company profiles that include more detailed ownership and executives information than most other resources as well as very brief lists of suppliers in various sectors, which we don't have in any other resources. As well as company financials, news, and annual reports, this database also provides competitor analysis including the ability to build one's own reports, choosing which other companies one would like to include in comparisons.

NetAdvantage is another investment research database with very detailed company profiles. What's unique in these profiles are the detailed financial information, quick comps to competitors and the chart builder tool which allows one to chart market indicators and compare the company of interest to other companies or indices. There's also fixed income and credit ratings and one can explore industry surveys as well to put the company in context (industry surveys include a second on 'How to analyze a company in this industry').

Value Line is another investment research database. Their equity reports tend to be a bit shorter than company profiles in many other databases, but their analysis and insights is considered a highlight. Equities are rated on price stability, growth, earnings predictability and overall financial strength and users can access 3-5 year projections and detailed commentary as well as valuation data, a business overview and history and industry analysis.