{"id":354,"date":"2018-10-25T11:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T10:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/newsletter-library\/?p=354"},"modified":"2018-10-25T11:33:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T10:33:28","slug":"77-research-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/newsletter-library\/77-research-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Company research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #999999\">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mailings.iese.edu\/IESE\/newsletter.php?N=10116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #999999\">Return to the\u00a0#77 Newsletter<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">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\u2019s 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\u2019 reports, you can weigh up a company\u2019s strengths and weaknesses, scrutinize its financial health or compare it with competitors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This newsletter provides some starting points to help you dig up critical information to better understand how companies are functioning and performing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Company profiles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find contact info, industry classification, fundamental data, ratios, directors, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/Orbis2.bvdep.com\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Orbis<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>All public and major private companies worldwide, including banks and insurance companies.<br \/>\nTop 1,850,000+ companies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/sabi.bvdinfo.com\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Sabi<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nAll public and private Spanish companies.<br \/>\n2,500,000+ companies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login\/thomsonone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thomson One<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>All public companies worldwide (<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libhowto.iese.edu\/faq\/77745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IE Browser only<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">)<\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\n88,000+ companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/site.securities.com\/php\/search\/search?dtyp=1&amp;range=365&amp;prod%5b%5d=IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">EMIS<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Emerging Markets Information Service)<br \/>\nCompanies based in emerging markets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/advantage.marketline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">MarketLine<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Search by Companies&gt; type company name<br \/>\n150,000+ companies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/global.factiva.com\/en\/sess\/login.asp?xsid=S00Ycb81Gbl3GV9YXmnOHmnMDavMDQoODYp5DByMU38ODJ9RcyqUUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Factiva<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Company snapshots. Select Company&gt; Company Snapshot and type the name of the company you are interested in.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>News<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find company news published on global and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications and business wires.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/global.factiva.com\/en\/sess\/login.asp?xsid=S00Ycb81Gbl3GV9YXmnOHmnMDavMDQoODYp5DByMU38ODJ9RcyqUUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Factiva<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>News on companies worldwide (covers 200+ countries and 22+ languages).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/site.securities.com\/php\/search\/search?dtyp=1&amp;range=365&amp;prod%5b%5d=IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">EMIS<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Emerging Markets Information Service)<br \/>\nNews on companies based in emerging markets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Analysts\u2019 reports<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Find reports published by trusted research analysts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login\/thomsonone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thomson One<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> (<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libhowto.iese.edu\/faq\/77745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IE Browser only<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>)<br \/>\nGo to Screening &amp; Analysis&gt; Research&gt; Research Search and select \u201cReport Type: Company\u201d and in \u201cEnter Keyword\u201d field type the name of the company you are searching for. Date: Last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/advantage.marketline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">MarketLine<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Search by Companies&gt; type company name<br \/>\n150,000+ companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/site.securities.com\/php\/search\/search?dtyp=1&amp;range=365&amp;prod%5b%5d=IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">EMIS<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(Emerging Markets Information Service)<br \/>\nCompanies based in emerging markets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SWOT Analysis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discover companies\u2019 strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/advantage.marketline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">MarketLine<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Search for the company name and retrieve the company report. On the right hand side click on \u201cSWOT analysis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login\/thomsonone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thomson One<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libhowto.iese.edu\/faq\/77745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IE Browser only<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<br \/>\nGo to Screening &amp; Analysis&gt; Research&gt; Research search and select \u201cReport Type: Company\u201d and in \u201cEnter Keyword\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ownership<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information on company shareholders and subsidiaries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/Orbis2.bvdep.com\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Orbis<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Public and major private companies worldwide, including banks and insurance companies (1,850,000+). Select the \u201cownership data\u201d option that suits you or search for the company you want and select from \u201cownership data\u201d in the right-hand menu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/sabi.bvdinfo.com\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Sabi<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>All public and private Spanish companies (2,500,000+). Select the \u201cownership data\u201d option that suits you or search for the company you want and select from the \u201cownership data\u201d in the right-hand menu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login\/thomsonone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thomson One<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libhowto.iese.edu\/faq\/77745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IE Browser only<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>)<br \/>\nAll public companies worldwide (88,000+).\u00a0 Select \u201cShare Ownership\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wrds-web.wharton.upenn.edu\/wrds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">FactSet Ownership<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(you need to obtain your WRDS account)<br \/>\nProvides global institutional, mutual fund, and stakeholder, and float-related share ownership information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>M&amp;A<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information on target and acquirer profiles, deal terms, value and status and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login\/thomsonone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thomson One<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libhowto.iese.edu\/faq\/77745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IE Browser only<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<br \/>\nAll public companies worldwide (88,000+). Select Company views&gt; Deals or Screening &amp; Analysis&gt; Deals and league tables&gt; M&amp;A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomson Reuters Eikon<br \/>\n<\/strong>Access: Barcelona and Madrid Libraries only.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloomberg<br \/>\n<\/strong>Access: Barcelona Library only.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Company screening tools to search for competitors, peer analysis, rank companies and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/Orbis2.bvdep.com\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Orbis<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nPublic and major private companies worldwide, including banks and insurance companies. (1,850,000+). Search using several criteria (industry, financial data, location, etc.).<br \/>\nSelect \u201cPeer Report\u201d from the right-hand menu to compare companies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/sabi.bvdinfo.com\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Sabi<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>All public and private Spanish companies (2,500,000+).<br \/>\nSearch using several criteria (industry, financial data, location, etc.).<br \/>\nSelect \u201cPeer report\u201d from the right-hand menu to compare companies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login\/thomsonone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thomson One<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libhowto.iese.edu\/faq\/77745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IE Browser only<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<br \/>\nAll public companies worldwide (88,000+).\u00a0 Screening &amp; Analysis&gt; Companies or search for the companies you want to compare, browse company overview and scroll down to view key competitors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wrds-web.wharton.upenn.edu\/wrds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Compustat<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">(you need to obtain your WRDS account)<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>All public companies worldwide (99,000+).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/site.securities.com\/php\/search\/search?dtyp=1&amp;range=365&amp;prod%5b%5d=IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">EMIS<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(Emerging Markets Information Service)<br \/>\nCompanies based in emerging markets.<br \/>\nSelect the country you want to search in and go to Dashboard&gt; Company screener<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Filings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Search for registration statements, formal and periodic reports and other forms that are provided to securities and exchange commissions, and to shareholders.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login\/thomsonone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thomson One<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libhowto.iese.edu\/faq\/77745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IE Browser only<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<br \/>\nAll public companies worldwide (88,000+).\u00a0 Select Company views&gt; Related links&gt; Filings or Screening &amp; Analysis&gt; Filings<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librarydb.iese.edu:2048\/login?url=http:\/\/Orbis2.bvdep.com\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Orbis<\/span><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Original Documents&#8221; Module with official business documents and filings.<br \/>\nSearch for the company name, select your company, then click on &#8220;Original Documents&#8221; (&#8220;Download&#8221; section on the right-hand menu).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rankings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Create your own ranking using the company screening tools (see Research) or browse the most popular company lists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Fortune rankings<\/span><\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0 List of rankings published by Fortune magazine for almost every subject related to companies.<br \/>\n<em>Global 500. World\u2019s most admired companies, Best companies to work for, Fastest-Growing Companies\u2026 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/lists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Forbes lists<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(click on companies at the right-hand side)<br \/>\n<em>World&#8217;s Most Innovative Companies, The World\u2019s Best Employers<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/inc5000\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Inc 5000<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>. Get to know the fastest-growing privately held companies in Inc\u2019s annual ranking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/most-innovative-companies\/2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Fast Company<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. World\u2019s 50 Most Innovative Companies 2018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/franchise500\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Entrepreneur Franchise 500 Ranking<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/global100.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;\u00a0Return to the\u00a0#77 Newsletter 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\u2019s investment performance, company databases offer a world of valuable data, insights and reports. 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