Bloomberg
Type the equity ticker symbol, yellow equity key, cn, and the
green go key. Good source for current news.
Dow-Jones Interactive on the Web
http://www.djinteractive.com/cgi-bin/NewsRetrieval?
cgi=WEB_FLAT_PAGE&page=wrapper/index&NRAUTOLOG=01UV9HqDNxmT3PZ1f1daXYSwEA
Includes full text from over 5500 publications, including wire
services, newspapers and magazines. There is a company search option.
Also includes current quotes, market data, and company and industry reports.
Business & Industry
http://www.bidb.com/cgi-bin/login.exe?login=&password=&product=5
Facts, figures, trends, forecasts for public and private companies,
industries, and markets. Includes full text and abstracts from over 600
trade magazines, newsletters, and newspapers in 30 countries.
Company SEC Filings
Disclosure's Global Access
http://www.disclosure.com/dga
Reports filed with the SEC A number of searchable fields are
defined, and the user can define the desired output. Accessed with user
ID and password through the Web.
Brokerage Reports
First Call's Research Direct
http://www0.firstcall.com
Earnings estimates and analyst's reports on domestic and international
equities and industries. Tulane users only.
Investext
Brokerage reports covering over 50,000 companies. Some of the reports are delayed for several ,months. Accessed through our Dialog account.
Earnings Estimates
Zacks' University Analyst Watch
http://www.ultra.zacks.com/cgi-bin/uaw
Zacks provides coverage of 6,000+ publicly traded companies. The research
is compiled from over 3,000 analysts at more than 240 different brokerage
houses.
Bloomberg
Type the equity ticker symbol, yellow equity key, ee, and the
green go key. Includes statistics from IBES, Nelson's and Zack's.
Hoover's Handbook of American Business. DIR HG 4057 .A28617
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies. DIR HG 4057 .A28618
Hoover's Handbook of World Business. DIR HG 4009 .H66
These handbooks describe individual companies, including history, products
and services, sales, names of officers, number of employees, rankings in
the Fortune, Forbes, and Business Week annual lists, names of competitors,
and a Hoover's ranking. Some of this information is available from Hoover's
web site at http://www.hoovers.com.
Moody's Manuals. FIN HG 4961.M7 and CD-ROM
Provides financials, a brief history, capital structure and other information
on U.S. public and international companies. Library subscribes to the following:
Bank and Finance Manual OTC Industrial Manual
Industrial Manual OTC Unlisted Manual
International Manual Public Utility Manual
Municipal & Government Manual Transportation Manual
Standard & Poors's The Outlook. FIN HG 4961 .S69
A weekly investment newsletter, this publication
analyzes and projects business and stock market trends. Profiles and rates
individual selections with buy/sell recommendations, along with a recommended
portfolio of holdings.
Standard & Poor's Stock Reports. FIN HG 4905.S444
Includes two-page reports covering a business summary, recent developments,
and up to 10 years of financials and stock data. Includes Betas and P/E
ratios.
Value Line Investment Survey. FIN HG 4501.V26 (Current year at
Circulation Desk) and CD Network
Concise, one-page reports issued weekly, include stock charts, business
background and recent developments covering 1700 companies. The Expanded
Edition includes another 1800 stocks. Each industry group is revised quarterly.
Compustat (PC Plus) CD-ROM Network
A sophisticated program that allows access, selection, and presentation
of financial and market data for individual corporations, business segments,
and industry composites. Some of the functions available include generating
competitive analyses, developing corporate planning strategies, evaluating
the performance of strategic business, performing credit analysis, analyzing
divestiture candidates, managing investment portfolios, developing marketing
strategies, and evaluating a company's vulnerability to mergers or acquisitions.
User manuals are available in the library.
Manufacturing USA. 2 vols. Reference HG 4961 .S73
Statistical data on manufacturing industry performance and analysis,
industry ratios, leading companies, employment, compensation, production,
and capital expenditure over a 17 year period, with 3 year projections.
Based on data from a number of publications by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Service Industries USA. Reference HD 9981.1 .S47. Presents analytical data on the domestic service industry. Covers 151 industries arranged by SIC. Lists general statistics, selected ratios, leading companies, occupation % within the industry, and data by state.
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. Reference HG 4961.S74
and CD-ROM
Provides textual, statistical tables and charts on all major domestic
industries. Also includes a "Comparative Company Analysis" section that
compares growth in sales and earnings of major companies in the industry.
Standard & Poor's Industry Reports. Reference HG 4961.S7
Monthly review of 80 industries. The publication is comprised of: Forecast,
Industry Screens, Industries in the News; Industry Reports; Peer Comparisons;
and an index.
Statistical Reference Index/ Index to International Statistics.
Howard-Tilton Reference..
Indexes and abstracts hundreds of statistical sources, including many
special publications produced by trade and industry associations. Many
of the publications indexed are available on microfiche in the Microforms
room on the 3rd floor of Howard-Tilton..
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook '98. Reference HC106.82.U16
1997. Overviews of 50 different
industries, with tables, graphs, growth projections, and list of references.
FINANCIAL RATIOS
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. Annual.
IND HF 5681 .R25 T68
This annual publication lists financial and operating
ratios for industry groups, arranged by SIC code, based on information
released by the IRS. It therefore includes all corporations which are required
to file tax returns, although the data is slow to be released by the IRS.
IndustriScope. FIN HG 4915 .M5
A monthly publication which compares financial figures of companies
within industry groups. Includes stock price, price change, relative price,
share holdings, revenue, earnings, dividends and ratio analysis.
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios. IND HF 5681.R25D8
A Dunn & Bradstreet publication, this multi-volume annual contains
balance sheets and income statements as well as "common size" financial
figures for 5 different industries. Also provides 14 indicators of performance
in the areas of solvency, efficiency and profitability.
RMA (Robert Morris Associates) Annual Statement Studies. IND
HF 5681 .B2 R6
Financial and operating ratios for 425 industries.
Information is obtained from member banks, and only companies with less
than $250 million are included. A bibliography of sources of composite
financial data is also included.
Standard & Poor's Analysts' Handbook. IND HG 4961.S77
Provides per share amounts for selected income account
and balance sheet items. Calculations are derived from the S&P industry
group stock price indexes from 1960 to date.
Web Sites Compilations
The Financial Data Finder
http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/osudata.htm
Financial and economic data maintained by the Department of Finance
at Ohio State.
Internet Business Library - Internet Links to Business & Economics
http://www.bschool.ukans.edu/intbuslib/virtual.htm
A site maintained by the University of Kansas.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
http://rfe.wustl.edu/
Includes a section of Finance & Financial Markets
Yahoo Markets & Investments
http://www.yahoo.com/business_and_economy/markets_and_investments/
A extensive collection of sites, compiled by the people who've been
tracking the Web for a long time (in Web time), with their own built-in
search engine. This is the proverbial killer site.
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