Where do I start? what s in company & industry databases

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1 Where do I start? what s in company industry databases The following tables list the features of the databases with company and industry sections that are available electronically from the University of Wollongong. You can also search in other databases (Searching tips for these databases are listed under the tables). Tables below: Information,, General (Search tips, country coverage, reporting schedule, statistics, archive of old, etc) FINDING COMPANY INFORMATION Public/Private details Financials Share prices indices from stock exchanges Ratios Competitors Ranking Comparative data between Brands/trade names Product Bureau of Statistics ASAP Public - listed delisted Current General Public and private, search Compan y Profiles section News, in Index section International, click on Profiles - SICs by company select SIC Page 1

2 Profiles of in this industry Public/Private details Financials Share prices indices from stock exchanges Ratios Competitors Ranking Comparative data between Brands/trade names Product Monitor Source Premier Factiva Fin General File Public Limited Very brief (Bond Sentime nt Index) Public Very brief, in Profiles Public, private - Public: listed delisted Public and private stocks, funds, currencies of, Major Multinational competitors networks in Intelligence, top competitors, all common market indices, Aust n indices Varies, in Investment (need Ticker, in Investment, also Ratio comparis on reportcompany industry, sector, SP500 BMI rankings risk ratings (political, economic, environment, regional) Limited Some General, international rankings by sales, Peer Analysi s, in Investme nt, via Datamon itor report Page 2

3 symbol first) Public/Private details Financials Share prices indices from stock exchanges Ratios Competitors Ranking Comparative data between Brands/trade names Product Hoovers Records OneSourc e Global Source OECD Public Some Some, Fortune Global 500, ASX ranking lists, includes, Competitors Report (Internat l) or in Peer (limit to Australia), sales, employee, assets in Peer Some Some have Product range - % of sales General/ product range Statistics FINDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION share - by company segments (by product) SWOT trends Forecasting breakdown covered Case studies comparisons Find within industry, Advanced search - select Page 3

4 sector (GSIC) and limit to. share - by company segments (by product) SWOT trends Forecasting breakdown covered Case studies comparisons Find within industry Bureau of Statistics ASAP Monitor Source Premier Broad Most Limited via Regional country Global Regional Country level Country level, major compani es in BMI, in Profiles By product type, e.g. tea, wine, beer, etc Limited, general product Most, Detailed Broad International - some not included. Agri, Autos, Banking, Chemicals, Consumer electronics, Defence/Security Food/drink, Freight transport, Info Tech, Insurance, Infrastructure, Metals, Mining, Oil gas, Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Power, Real Estate, Retail, Shipping, Tourism, Water, Textiles/Clothing, Telecommunications. Broad Most industries. For industry range: click on, International, search SIC description, Search contacts select country, select industry use limit Limited Page 4

5 country ranges Profiles or limit search to Profiles share - by company segments (by product) SWOT trends Forecasting breakdown covered Case studies comparisons Find within industry Factiva, company Most, industry and company Fin Broad Energy, Materials, Industrials, Consumer discretionary, Consumer staples, Healthcare, Financials, Information Tech, Telecom, Utilities. + further breakdown (uses ASX 24 industry groupings) General File Hoovers Records OneSourc e Global Limited, via Most, News, select Sector sector keep going until at company level (SP/ ASX300 ), intn l via SIC codes Limited, by keywords in abstract Global/ Regional country Country level. Selected Aust n, also try in Asia- Pacific, selected Aust n, varies SWOT in industry, varie s with type of repor t to SIC level Various subdivisions of: Agriculture Mining; Automotive /Aerospace; Chemicals; Communications Computers/Electronics; Construction; Fabric Apparel; Fabricated goods; Finance; Food Tobacco;, via SIC codes or Peer Ananlysis Page 5

6 Source OECD Search tips below, varies Healthcare; Metals; Retail; Services; Transportation; Utilities Energy; Wood Paper Forestry Agriculture/food; Education; Energy Finance Investment/ insurance, pensions; /services/traden uclear energy; Science tech; Tax; Transport. * More detail in STAN database. GENERAL INFORMATION (Country coverage, reporting schedule, statistics, archive of old, etc) Dubai (UAE) International Depth of Currency of Reporting schedule Archive of old Statistics - Type Statistics - historical Other services provided Searching tips Where getting from Bureau of Statistics ASAP Monitor Detailed Current Various financial announcements. Some Detailed, 30+ pages, Selected detailed Detailed, Selected current Various, in general Alerts tool. Detailed Uses Excel for time series and Supertable for data cubes. Can zip and excel files. Current Various Can limit by sales, and employees numbers. Quarterly Country quarterly General Economic data (+ comparisons). Foreign ASX ABS magazines Statistics bureaus, BMI Page 6

7 pages Regional monthly direct investment. contacts. Can download excel statistical file from 1990 s to future. research, annual, nongovt organisations Dubai (UAE) International Depth of Currency of Reporting schedule Archive of old Statistics - Type Statistics - historical Other services provided Searching tips Where getting from Source Premier, limited Detailed, 15+ pages Varies Various Varies, General and industry Factiva Detailed Current Daily Financial Last 2 years Fin General File Detailed Current Daily Last 12 years, Some detailed Current Various Last 3 years in Investme nt Detailed: report, financial announcements and sector Last 12 years Financial Last 3 years in Invest ment Click on or Profiles links, SWOT, Research OR click on relevant links on results page. Includes international organisations. Can export to Endte. Click on /s tab. Glossary. Stock charts RSS feeds. Includes dividend history and forecasts, corporate calendar. Can excel files. Stock Charts. Can limit by sales employee. Three sections in database: Profiles, Index (), Investment Report (need ticker symbol). Hoovers, Brief Last 3 Weekly Financial RSS feed, Alerting Dun Data Monitor, Economic Intelligence Unit ASX, Reuters, Datamonitor ASX, Aspect Huntley Reuters, investment agencies, magazines Page 7

8 Records OneSourc e Global SourceOE CD limited years tool. Bradstreet Detailed Current Weekly monthly, limited Varies, Detailed Varies Varies 1970 s and product Financial Varies Includes company shareholders, subsidiaries, holdings. Some IPO offerings. Contacts list. Alerts. Can export some tables to excel. Varies Searching see instructions below. Alerts tool. Various, e.g. Datamonitor organisations, Reuters, stock exchanges, BMI, etc OECD SourceOECD industry searching By Information Source: Go to Box [Select from list] select appropriate source, e.g. IEA databases, OECD.Stat, etc General searching: Click on Advanced Search link type in Australia (All fields) and select appropriate Publication from drop down menu, e.g. Bank Profitability OR try keyword search Books: Click on Books icon Subject Theme link select industry. Periodicals: use an Advanced Search and limit by Periodicals. Statistics: Click on Statistics icon OECD or IEA s links select industry. Working Papers: Click on Working Papers icon click on industry area. STAN Industrial database: select link from front page (left side). Includes detailed industry statistics from 1970 s for a variety of industries. Other useful databases for company and industry The following databases have useful limits: Proquest5000: use the /Org limit from the drop down search menu Emerald: use the name limit from the drop down search menu, or limit to Case study in the Article Types field In general, you can search by the company name, the industry name or add the phrase case study for most database searches. Page 8