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Executives, job-seekers and researchers often need quick access to trusted and up-to-date information about firms. Whether you want to ace a job interview, build a list of prospective customers or study a company’s investment performance, company databases offer a world of valuable data, insights and reports. By using powerful financial software, screening tools or just browsing the latest research analysts’ reports, you can weigh up a company’s strengths and weaknesses, scrutinize its financial health or compare it with competitors.
This newsletter provides some starting points to help you dig up critical information to better understand how companies are functioning and performing.
- Company profiles
Find contact info, industry classification, fundamental data, ratios, directors, etc.
Orbis
All public and major private companies worldwide, including banks and insurance companies.
Top 1,850,000+ companies.
Sabi
All public and private Spanish companies.
2,500,000+ companies.
Thomson One
All public companies worldwide (IE Browser only).
88,000+ companies.
EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)
Companies based in emerging markets.
MarketLine
Search by Companies> type company name
150,000+ companies.
Factiva
Company snapshots. Select Company> Company Snapshot and type the name of the company you are interested in.
- News
Find company news published on global and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications and business wires.
Factiva
News on companies worldwide (covers 200+ countries and 22+ languages).
EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)
News on companies based in emerging markets.
- Analysts’ reports
Find reports published by trusted research analysts.
Thomson One (IE Browser only)
Go to Screening & Analysis> Research> Research Search and select “Report Type: Company” and in “Enter Keyword” field type the name of the company you are searching for. Date: Last year.
MarketLine
Search by Companies> type company name
150,000+ companies.
EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)
Companies based in emerging markets.
- SWOT Analysis
Discover companies’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
MarketLine
Search for the company name and retrieve the company report. On the right hand side click on “SWOT analysis”.
Thomson One (IE Browser only)
Go to Screening & Analysis> Research> Research search and select “Report Type: Company” and in “Enter Keyword” field select Table of Contents and type the name of the company you are searching for and SWOT. You can retrieve SWOT analysis from Globaldata and MarketLine.
- Ownership
Information on company shareholders and subsidiaries.
Orbis
Public and major private companies worldwide, including banks and insurance companies (1,850,000+). Select the “ownership data” option that suits you or search for the company you want and select from “ownership data” in the right-hand menu.
Sabi
All public and private Spanish companies (2,500,000+). Select the “ownership data” option that suits you or search for the company you want and select from the “ownership data” in the right-hand menu.
Thomson One (IE Browser only)
All public companies worldwide (88,000+). Select “Share Ownership”.
FactSet Ownership (you need to obtain your WRDS account)
Provides global institutional, mutual fund, and stakeholder, and float-related share ownership information.
- M&A
Information on target and acquirer profiles, deal terms, value and status and more.
Thomson One (IE Browser only)
All public companies worldwide (88,000+). Select Company views> Deals or Screening & Analysis> Deals and league tables> M&A
Thomson Reuters Eikon
Access: Barcelona and Madrid Libraries only.
Bloomberg
Access: Barcelona Library only.
- Research
Company screening tools to search for competitors, peer analysis, rank companies and much more.
Orbis
Public and major private companies worldwide, including banks and insurance companies. (1,850,000+). Search using several criteria (industry, financial data, location, etc.).
Select “Peer Report” from the right-hand menu to compare companies.
Sabi
All public and private Spanish companies (2,500,000+).
Search using several criteria (industry, financial data, location, etc.).
Select “Peer report” from the right-hand menu to compare companies.
Thomson One (IE Browser only)
All public companies worldwide (88,000+). Screening & Analysis> Companies or search for the companies you want to compare, browse company overview and scroll down to view key competitors.
Compustat (you need to obtain your WRDS account)
All public companies worldwide (99,000+).
EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)
Companies based in emerging markets.
Select the country you want to search in and go to Dashboard> Company screener
- Filings
Search for registration statements, formal and periodic reports and other forms that are provided to securities and exchange commissions, and to shareholders.
Thomson One (IE Browser only)
All public companies worldwide (88,000+). Select Company views> Related links> Filings or Screening & Analysis> Filings
Orbis
“Original Documents” Module with official business documents and filings.
Search for the company name, select your company, then click on “Original Documents” (“Download” section on the right-hand menu).
- Rankings
Create your own ranking using the company screening tools (see Research) or browse the most popular company lists.
Fortune rankings: List of rankings published by Fortune magazine for almost every subject related to companies.
Global 500. World’s most admired companies, Best companies to work for, Fastest-Growing Companies…
Forbes lists (click on companies at the right-hand side)
World’s Most Innovative Companies, The World’s Best Employers, etc.
Inc 5000. Get to know the fastest-growing privately held companies in Inc’s annual ranking.
Fast Company. World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies 2018
Entrepreneur Franchise 500 Ranking
Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World