Subject Guides: Business Research: Company Information & Financials

Library Databases

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window Search by company name or ticker symbol

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window 1) Click on ProQuest One Business hyperlink at top of page, 2) go to Company Overviews box, 3) choose Browse all Company Reports, and 3) search by company name
Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window Go to Browse Companies in the upper right and search by company name
Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window Older company reports can be found here and will help tell the story of how the company has changed over time

PrivCo This link opens in a new window Requires the creation of an individual user account associated with an Auburn University email address.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window Search by company name

Mergent Online: Help Topics

Business Insights: Essentials: Product Resource Guide (see page 4 for help on searching company profiles)

EDGAR (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission) 1) Use Search by: Company or fund name, ticker symbol, central index key (CIK), file number, state, country, or standard industrial classification (SIC) and 2) enter a company name or ticker symbol
Bankruptcy Statistics Data Visualizations - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts To isolate business filings, use filters to limit to: 1) Chapter 7 (liquidation) and/or Chapter 11 (reorganization) under Chapter Codes and 2) Business under Nature of Debt

If your company is a subsidiary of a larger company, you usually need to search for the parent company in these databases.
Limited financial data will be available for private companies. We often must rely upon what the company makes available, what we can find in the business news, and using industry ratios to make estimates.
Don't forget to visit company websites and social media accounts to gather company information. Financials are usually found on the corporate page under an investor or shareholder section.