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Business Guide: Information About Companies
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A
American Stock Exchange
www.amex.com
Can search for Nasdaq, AMEX and NYSE quotes by stock, mutual fund
or option symbol. Lists companies that exceed, meet or fail to
meet earnings expectations. Includes new listings; daily indexes.
AnnualReports.com
www.annualreports.com
Free online directory that aids in finding companies' annual reports. Can look up companies alphabetically, by ticker symbol, by sector or by industry and can order reports online.
Asian Development Bank
www.adb.org
Business Opportunities, Shortlisted Firms lists firms and companies shortlisted for specific projects. Lists are arranged by country and project; includes company address, phone number and contact information.
B
Bank and Thrift Rating Services for Consumers
www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/bank/
Lists
Web-based and other bank rating services, which cover banks, bank holding companies,
savings and loans, and savings banks. These services usually assign each institution
a letter grade or numerical ranking to indicate the safety or soundness of the
institution. Provides address, phone number and Web link; product cost and description;
types of institutions covered, and rating method used.
BestCalls.com
www.bestcalls.com
Online
source for schedules and access information for earnings conference calls. Subscribers
can use CallTracker to track conference call schedules and transcripts; receive
e-mail notifications of specific conference calls; e-mail alerts of interim quarterly
conference calls; and purchase, manage and print transcripts. Portal provides links to investor resources, including quote and charting services, research, message boards, webcasts, public relations firms, financial publications, news.
Better Business Bureau
www.bbb.org
Can search database of company records by company name, city and state to view complaints; can use advanced search to search by phone number, e-mail address or Web site. Can browse records by industry category, fill out interactive complaint form and access customer reviews of businesses.
Builder Online
www.builderonline.com
List of nation's top 200 builders.
Building Design and Construction
www.bdcnetwork.com
Giants 300 List lists top architects, architect-engineers, engineer-architects, engineers, contractors, construction managers, with information on revenues, recent major projects, staff size, addresses, Web links.
Business Information on the Internet
www.rba.co.uk/sources/index.htm
Provides
links to international, European and British business finders; stock market and
share price resources; company financial information and annual reports; country
information; company directories; telephone directories; trade and service directories;
other references.
C
Central Contractor Registration
www.ccr.gov
Database of basic business information about contractors doing business with the Department of Defense. Can search database by company name, location, SIC code, NAICS code, CAGE code, PLUS 4 or DUNS number to check contractor's registration status.
CEO Express
www.ceoexpress.com
Multi-purpose business-oriented reference and news site. Daily
News & Info provides a Web site locator (search
by company name locates its site(s)). Business Research
provides company research, IPO research.
Construction Equipment Online
www.constructionequipment.com/
Industry Giants lists top 250 companies ranked by replacement value.
ContractorMag.com
www.contractormag.com
Book of Giants provides annual rankings of the nation's 100 largest
mechanical contracting firms, top 10 by type of work and top 10
by region for current and past years.
Corporate Information
www.corporateinformation.com
Offers profiles of more than 30,000 companies in 58 countries. Registered users can search by company name (publicly-traded or privately-held, foreign or domestic) or by ticker symbol to retrieve company information, such as Wright Quality rating, description of the company's business, other business information, financial data from the previous year, address, phone number, home page, officers, ticker symbol, stock charts, earnings, ratio analysis, links to other market research reports. Some profiles include accounting policies and comparisons to other companies. Can search company information by industry type. Selected construction and architecture company profiles include description of types of construction and/or architectural services provided. Can search for company information by state or country and view all companies by state; or can search all companies in the database in alphabetical order. Can view Top 100 Lists by market capitalization, sales, operating margin, 52-week price change, three-year sales growth. Country Profiles provides links to investment information, company research, stock exchange resources.
CorpTech
www.corptech.com
Publishes
data on more than 95,000 high-tech manufacturing, development and services companies. Can sign
up for free guest membership and search by company name or ticker symbol to view
a CorpTech company capsule. Capsule includes company name, address, telephone,
fax, home page, ownership, year formed, sales range, employee range, primary industry
and CEO name. Can search by 20 criteria and view up to five standard profiles
free per search. Provides standard sample capsule and subscription information.
D
Daily Stocks
www.dailystocks.com
Stock research Web site. Search for company stock by stock ticker symbol,
retrieves links to quotes, analyses, history, charts, profiles and other financial
data. Link to company home page available. Provides links to other
sites and search engines with information on the company stock. Stock symbol
can be looked up by company name.
Dialog
www.dialog.com
Online information service from Thomson Scientific offers company and industry intelligence on nearly 500,000 companies worldwide; market share and sales figures, business directories and financials on 14 million U.S. and international companies. Intellectual property databases include U.S. copyrights; trademarks from 14 countries, European Community, World Intellectual Property Organization; 4 million trademark images; Japanese trademarks in English; more than 15 million patents in 60 countries; U.S. business process patents; Korean patent application abstracts in English.
Dun & Bradstreet
www.dnb.com
Business-to-business credit, marketing, purchasing and receivables management
and decision-support services; provides information on companies in the following
areas: account monitoring, business background reports, credit check reports,
past and present performance assessment, risk evaluation, business locator, directories
and many others. Information is available for U.S. and international public or
private companies. Depending on the profile requested, information may contain
statistical scores for helping to determine the likelihood of severe slow pay
and financial stress, financial information and key business ratios, payment information
and trending analysis, business background, payment norms and financial risk assessment,
risk score, public record filings, special events (can include bankruptcy filings,
business moves, changes in ownership, fires and other disasters, quarterly performance
reports, acquisitions), federal government profile, company history, background
information on the chief officer(s), etc.
E
EDGAR
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Automated collection,
validation, indexing, acceptance and forwarding of submissions by companies and
others who are required by law to file disclosures with the SEC. Allows
users to retrieve electronic filings; lists types of documents available; organized
by year as well as by registrant (company or fund); daily and full indices to
the database. Provides information for filers.
Electrical Contractor Magazine
www.ecmag.com
Lists
50 largest electrical contractors and top 40 electrical design firms, with revenue figures.
ENR Online Directory of Design and Construction Firms
www.enr.com
Top Lists has lists of top design firms, contractors,
specialty contractors, design-build firms, environmental firms, international
design firms and contractors, construction management firms, and owners. Sourcebooks
includes listings for top design firms and contractors by major industry sectors.
Resources provides links to online construction industry directories.
EuroInfoPool
www.euroinfopool.com
European Business Information database can be used to research more than
18 million companies in Europe. Visitors can view sample data.
Paid registration users can access information about company locations
and offices, business registration and status, members of the
board and officers, credit history, and industrial codes.
EuroPages: the European Business Directory
www.europages.com
Can
search for company information (address, telephone/fax number,
e-mail and map) by product/service, company name or business sector.
Experian
www.experian.com
Searchable
databases of business credit reports and business public records
reports for more than 15 million U.S. companies. Visitors can
search the databases, view results and purchase reports online.
Sample reports are available.
F
Fedmarket.com
www.fedmarket.com
Subcontractor Directory available to subscribers is searchable by contractor
name, capability, city or state, SIC code or DUNS number; can retrieve company
address, DUNS number and CAGE code, organizational structure, type(s) of work
performed, capabilities and other company information for more than 450,000 vendors.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Rules and Regulations
www.finra.org/RulesRegulation/index.htm
Database of information about individual brokers and securities firms. Can search database for broker by name, current or previous employment, CRD number; search for firm by name or CRD number. For brokers, provides current employment, previous employment and approved registrations; for firms, provides address, types of services, legal status, registration. Can order report of disclosure events (such as criminal events, financial disclosure events, regulatory actions, customer complaints and civil judicial events).
Fitch Ratings
www.fitchratings.com
Provides evaluation of company credit based on long-term debt and preferred stock,
short-term debt and insurance claims-paying ability. Can search for company
ratings by company name, CUSIP number and ticker symbol or search within corporate,
financial services, structured finance and global company categories. Can
access press releases, research reports, credit analysis updates and view credit
ratings, rating watch and actions.
Forbes
www.forbes.com/lists/
Can search Forbes 500 companies by company name, state, industry or rank in any of four categories. Provides market information for that company. Can browse Super 100 companies, Forbes 400 individual performers, other lists.
G
Glass Magazine
www.glassmagazine.net
Annual Top 50 glazing contractors list includes sales figures, employee counts, new construction and renovation percentages.
H
Hoover's Online
www.hoovers.com
Provides substantial information free of charge, but in-depth information is available to paid subscribers only. Companies and Industries provides company reports or news by name, ticker symbol, industry, location or stock index; subscribers can search by more criteria. Lists companies alphabetically as well as by private, public or subsidiary categories. Free information includes address, phone number, Web link, Hoover's summary, key people, recent news and industry information, financials, subsidiaries and divisions, top competitors, rankings. Expanded business profile, products and operations, related companies, industry and competitive landscape information are available to subscribers. Business People offers sample searches for key decision makers, with detailed results available to subscribers. Can generate custom research lists. News posts news stories for the last 30 days for each company and press releases for the last 90 days. CEOs on Camera displays interviews with company CEOs. Industry Watch displays video interviews with stock analysts. Includes company research links. IPO Central has latest filings, latest pricings, related headlines, stock quotes. Can buy company reports online for immediate download in PDF.
Housing Zone.com
www.housingzone.com
Giant 400 lists 400 largest residential builders, with total revenues, new closings
and other figures.
K
Knowx.com
www.knowx.com
Searches for people, businesses, professional licenses, owners and officers,
reverse address or phone number in multiple databases, Business Yellow Pages,
Corporate Records, Federal Employer ID numbers and "doing business as" records.
Single database searches include bankruptcy, business Yellow Pages, corporate
and limited partnerships, death records, judgments, lawsuits and liens, etc.,
and various real estate searches, like foreclosures, refinancings, sales records,
state professional licenses and UCC records. Must be a registered user
and provide billing information to access databases. Price list is available.
Help gives answers to common general customer support, privacy
and billing questions.
Kompass, the Business to Business Search Engine
www.kompass.com
Database of worldwide business information. Can search for companies by company and trade name, region and country, products, services, industry codes. Provides company address and contact numbers, Web link, business information, list of executives, key figures, list of products and services. Paid subscription is required to access advanced search features, including keyword search, financial performance indicators.
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Manta
www.manta.com
Business information resource. Can browse by industry, company or publisher to find research reports, company profiles, related products for sale online.
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NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers)
www.nasdr.com
Database of information about individual brokers and securities
firms. Can search current employment, previous employment,
and approved registrations for brokers; address/general information,
types of services, legal status, registration for firms.
Can order a report of disclosure events (such as criminal events,
financial disclosure events, regulatory actions, customer complaints
and civil judicial events) if it exists. Search database
for broker by name, current or previous employment, CRD number;
search for firm by name or CRD number.
New York Stock Exchange
www.nyse.com/
Database of the companies listed on the NYSE.
Can search company by name, or search lists of companies arranged
alphabetically, by location or industry. Retrieves stock
price, link to company home page. Provides IPO listings
of companies, requirements for companies to be listed on NYSE,
market information for listed companies, such as stock quotes
and market indices.
O
Orbis from Bureau van Dijk
orbis.bvdep.com/version-2007813/
cgi/template.dll?product=13
Subscription-based global business information database contains data on more than 40 million companies, including 44,500 listed companies worldwide, 28,500 banks, 7,600 insurance companies, 14 million European companies from 46 countries, 14 million U.S. and Canadian companies, 3.5 million South and Central American companies, 1.3 million Japanese companies, and 37,500 African companies. Data includes company descriptions, financials, market research, ratings, country reports, scanned reports, ownership, research reports. ZEPHYR database of M&A deals provides five years of global coverage; European or U.S. coverage back to 1997. Offers free trial to visitors; tutorials and guides for subscribers.
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PRARS (Public Register’s Annual Report Service)
www.prars.com
Free service that lets users order annual reports on more than 3,600 public companies. Can browse company names alphabetically, by industry, by state; can request multiple reports. Links to IBM’s Guide to Reading Financial Statements.
ProQuest
il.proquest.com
Offers information products and services for sale. Corporate/Special offers Canadian corporate reports and filings, financial databases, publications, electronic ordering of company filings. Price quotes and online order forms are available for some products. Offers marketing intelligence reports on Canadian companies and organizations, including those in construction, manufacturing, mining.
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Researcha
www.researcha.com
Offers access to company and company director information for all United Kingdom companies; detailed company reports for more than 32 million companies in 10 European countries. Can search by company or director name and location to view basic company information free; lists of business reports available for sale online.
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Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
securities.stanford.edu
This Stanford University Law School site links to the full text of complaints,
motions, judicial opinions and other major class action filings. Keyword search
allows tracking of companies that have been sued and free-of-charge registration
to receive automatic e-mail notifications of litigation developments. Can browse
index of filings alphabetically or chronologically; view index of settlements;
Top 10 lists.
SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval)
www.sedar.com
Provides access to the filings of all Canadian public companies and mutual funds. Search Database searches the entire database by company name, industry group, type of document or date of filing. Retrieves company name, date of filing,
document type and format and link to its text. Company Profiles searches
in the alphabetical database retrieve all companies under a letter and provide
company address, phone number, contact name, industry classification, ticker symbol, reporting
and governing jurisdiction, name of auditor, assets, etc.
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The Corporate Library
www.thecorporatelibrary.com
Repository for research and study of global corporations, with a focus on corporate governance and the relationship between company management, boards and shareholders. Can view latest governance news; can sign up to receive customized alerts and updates delivered by e-mail. Board Analyst allows subscribers to browse databases of companies and corporate directors to find corporate and officer information, SEC filings, research, individual company reports, comparative analysis, historical data.
U
U.S. International Trade Commission
www.usitc.gov
Electronic
Document Imaging System provides Internet access to public documents filed with
the Secretary's Office in USITC investigations. Users can obtain docketing information,
view images and request print copies of the public documents filed in USITC investigations
instituted since 1996.
W
Wall Street Reporter
www.wallstreetreporter.com
Contains interviews with CEOs of leading public and private companies, investment fund managers, analysts; schedule of upcoming roundtables; events schedule.
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